The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze
By Rick Riordan
Read in 8th Grade
*Read previous Rick Riordan Greek myth books for context
Book 1 in series
After the modern wars with the Titans and Giants, Zeus blamed Apollo, who generated the prophecies for both. Apollo feels it is unfair, since he cannot control the oracular power, despite being the God of Prophecy. He is cast down to Earth as a mortal, where he must presumably serve a master until his punishment is over. Much to his bad luck, he is bound to a ragtag demigod named Meg McCaffrey. He seeks the help of the famous "heroic fodder", Percy Jackson, but is turned down. Apollo cannot get used to the mortal way of living, where he is imperfect and scorned. But throughout the book, the sorrow his conceitedness has brought emerges, and he comes to terms with the mistakes of his past. But back to the story.
