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The god Apollo is banished to Earth as an awkward teenage mortal in this New York Times #1 bestseller, the first in a five-book series, now in paperback with a bonus short story included.




"Riordan’s many fans will be thrilled with this return to the world of Percy Jackson and friends. . . This latest has Riordan’s signature wry narration, nonstop action, and mythology brought to life."--School Library Journal

  • A different take on Greek and Roman mythology
  • An arrogant god has to learn what it means to be human
  • Beloved characters from Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Heroes of Olympus make cameo appearances
  • New demigods are introduced
  • Villains come from Roman history
  • Perfect for ages 10 up; doesn't require knowledge of Rick's other series
  • Includes a bonus short story: "Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo"


How do you punish an immortal? By making him human.

After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus’s favor.

But Apollo has many enemies―gods, monsters, and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go . . . an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
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    Apollo is punished by Zeus and is cast down from Olympus, landing in New York City as a regular teenage boy. He must learn to survive in the modern world and find a way to regain Zeus's favor.

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Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel
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Also by #1 New York Times best-selling author Rick Riordan, author of The Percy Jackson series: The best-selling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians takes on ancient Egypt in the first book of a trilogy that offers a modern-day portal into a rich fantastical world of ancient myth. The world’s foremost expert in bringing ancient stories to life for modern young readers through fast-paced, hilarious, and high-stakes adventure quests turns to Norse mythology for the first time. Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. The classic first book about Percy Jackson, the troubled boy who discovers he is the son of Poseidon, and his adventures with demigods, monsters, and Greek gods. Book One in the #1 New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series gets the graphic novel treatment from three big names in the comic book industry.

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"A clash of mythic intrigues and centuries of pop culture to thrill die-hard and new fans alike."―Kirkus

"Riordan fans will find all of the key elements here: wisecracking narration, underdog kid turned hero (well, god turned underdog turned hero in this case), mythological core, and robust side characters who round out the field. This is familiar territory for Riordan, but the formula works so well, and Apollo is just so appealingly unpleasant, that there’s little to fault in this adventure."―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Riordan’s many fans will be thrilled with this return to the world of Percy Jackson and friends. . . This latest has Riordan’s signature wry narration, nonstop action, and mythology brought to life."―School Library Journal

About the Author

Rick Riordan, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Disney Hyperion; Reprint edition (October 3, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1484746414
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1484746417
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 680L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 1.03 x 7.58 inches
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Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award.

While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.

Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller.

Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.

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Customers find the plot exciting and provide adequate conflict. They also appreciate the humor and writing style. Readers describe the stories as fun, easy to read, and rollicking adventures with a great message for youngsters. They mention the book is a good start to a new series and fast paced. Customers also find the themes educational and perspective great. Opinions are mixed on the content, with some finding the LGBT+ representation great, while others say the homosexual agenda is not necessary and inappropriate for pre-teens and early teenagers.

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238 customers mention "Plot"197 positive41 negative

Customers find the plot exciting, action-packed, and interesting. They also say it brings mythology vividly to life and humanizes the gods. Readers also say the book is a rousing, rollicking adventure with a great message for youngsters. They say the Roman myths, legends, and history are brilliant. They appreciate the author's ability to provide adequate conflict and resolutions.

"...The book is a rousing, rollicking adventure with a great message for youngsters...." Read more

"...This book has a very deep and enticing plot that will suck the reader into the story displaying many challenges throughout the novel, showing the..." Read more

"...Meg is just full of life and amazing and I just love her.Apollo’s kids. I love them. Will, Austin, and Katie, they’re all great...." Read more

"...creatures that populate Greek and Roman myths, legends, and history are brilliant...." Read more

154 customers mention "Humor"152 positive2 negative

Customers find the humor in the book well-delivered, witty, and amusing. They also say the world of Percy Jackson is pretty cool.

"...As always, Riordan is witty, often laugh-out-loud funny as he blends pop culture..." Read more

"...The humor and such is all there, pretty much all the elements that make it a Riordan novel.OVERALL:..." Read more

"...Apollo is hilarious as a mortal teenager. I love that each chapter started with a comical haiku, it was a fun tie in to random things mentioned in..." Read more

"...And he accomplishes this all while telling fun, exciting, hilarious, emotional, vivid stories...." Read more

93 customers mention "Writing style"74 positive19 negative

Customers find the writing style of the book extremely well written, quick, and easy to read. They also say it flows smoothly and has the right balance of introspection from Apollo.

"...goes very well with the actual history of Greek mythology and flows smoothly with it considering Apollo had lost his powers more than once already...." Read more

"...One thing I would recommend, this book could be read on its own, without reading the others that have come before it, but I wouldn’t...." Read more

"I enjoyed reading this well-written story...." Read more

"...The Trials of Apollo, like Riordan’s other series, is very well written. Riordan is a clever and funny writer...." Read more

77 customers mention "Story"77 positive0 negative

Customers find the stories fun, easy to read, and lighthearted. They also say the book teaches many worldly lessons while using prototypes. Readers also mention that the book is great for kids who love Harry Potter or other adventure/fantasy type.

"...The book is a rousing, rollicking adventure with a great message for youngsters...." Read more

"...today is different from my youth and I find that it teaches many worldly lessons while using the prototypes of typical stories such as the hero's..." Read more

"...this all while telling fun, exciting, hilarious, emotional, vivid stories.Hidden Oracle was all of these things, with bonus hikus...." Read more

"Emerging telling of the story with life like details that brings you into the story. It was an excellent read." Read more

72 customers mention "Book series"72 positive0 negative

Customers find the book series a great start, continuation, and treasure. They also say it's an excellent addition to the rest of the Rick Riordan books.

"...This new series is off to a great start; as usual, Rick Riordan's characterizations of god(s, esses), and the many characters and creatures that..." Read more

"...at mixing tension and humor, The Hidden Oracle marks a wonderful beginning for a new series and a worthy successor to the wildly successful Percy..." Read more

"Good series! Worth it!" Read more

"...this is another great novel written by Riordan and is a great addition to the series...." Read more

45 customers mention "Pacing"32 positive13 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book fast and comfortable. They also say the story is easy to follow and has a quick-witted and likeable narrator.

"...for all the fans, and for all the readers, who like funny and fast-paced stories with bright humor and memorable characters...." Read more

"...I did gave it five stars because it arrive perfectly...." Read more

"...The narration seems somewhat juvenile and rushed, and I don't think it's all due to the character Apollo's personality: some of it is due to the..." Read more

"...Its full of inside jokes and pop culture references. A very quick yet highly recommended read." Read more

22 customers mention "Themes"18 positive4 negative

Customers find the themes in the book educational, interesting, and entertaining. They also say the research is excellent and the book teaches morality without preaching. Readers also mention that the book is a great start to teaching kids respect for other people's sexuality.

"...He also does a bang-up job giving Apollo, who starts out as a typical arrogant, egotistical god with a superiority complex, a delightful character..." Read more

"...They teach morality without preaching, and I will not hesitate to place these books in the hands of my own grandchildren as they reach the age to..." Read more

"...a topic discussed in such a popular author's books is a great start to teaching kids respect for other people's sexuality...." Read more

"...stars, admitting this is not Riordan's best work, but the research is excellent, the plot moves sufficiently, he did create characters I care about..." Read more

28 customers mention "Content"10 positive18 negative

Customers are mixed about the content. Some love the LGBT representation and inclusion of other minorities, while others say the homosexual agenda was not necessary. They also say the sexual themes make the book adult and not appropriate for pre-teens and early teenagers.

"...The first and most obvious thing that I hated is the gayness! seriously, he had to make Nico and Will get together? He really had to?..." Read more

"...This book is very LGBT+ inclusive, Apollo reminiscing about girlfriends and boyfriends...." Read more

"...book is supposed to be geared to, I thought a lot of it was hugely inappropriate for a children’s book...." Read more

"...to give a warning to parents though that this book does contain a homosexual relationship. It is not explicit...." Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars I credit Riordan’s writing for triggering my son’s love of reading
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Having recently read Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series, I decided to tackle his Trials of Apollo series (which includes The Hidden Oracle, The Dark Prophecy, The Burning Maze, The Tyrant’s Tomb, and The Tower of Nero) and found it just as enjoyable.

Zeus blames Apollo for the happenings that occur previously in the Heroes of Olympus series and, to punish his son, drops him literally into a garbage dumpster in New York City—sans his immortality and godly powers—with a junior driver’s license proclaiming him to be Lester Papadopoulos. He’s got to survive as a flabby, sixteen-year-old boy with pimples until he can convince his dad to allow Apollo to return to Olympus. A mortal Apollo has plenty of enemies who’d like to see him dead, including former friends, enemies, and lovers such as Caligula, Nero, and Commodus as well as his ancient enemy, Python. He teams up with Meg, a daughter of Demeter and step-daughter of Nero, who claims Apollo as his slave.

As always, Riordan is witty, often laugh-out-loud funny as he blends pop culture (Apollo apparently knew and influenced everyone from jazz musicians to rock-and-rollers) with twists on Greek and Roman mythology. He also does a bang-up job giving Apollo, who starts out as a typical arrogant, egotistical god with a superiority complex, a delightful character arc as he becomes more human, more tolerant, more caring. The book is a rousing, rollicking adventure with a great message for youngsters. I have previously credited Riordan’s writing for triggering my son’s love of reading, and that certainly would apply to this series—except that he’s now an adult reading Star Wars books ad nauseum.
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Rick Rordan Greek mythology and fantasy, titled The Trials Of Apollo, express the god Apollo’s hard times after having his godly power taken away and the mission he must go through.This book has a very deep and enticing plot that will suck the reader into the story displaying many challenges throughout the novel, showing the theme of withstanding hard times.

The story begins with Apollo instantly put into a difficult possession. He is saved by his new friend Meg and they seek out help and end up in Camp Half Blood. Apollo later realizes that the oracle is broken and he needs to fix it but while he is doing an activity for the camp he finds the oracle. They later proceed on admission to save and fix the oracle; their mission will be very challenging.

I enjoyed reading this book very much and there are almost only good words for it. The plot goes very well with the actual history of Greek mythology and flows smoothly with it considering Apollo had lost his powers more than once already. I also enjoyed all the characters and their personalities and Apollo’s personality I felt would be very accurate to him in real life. Two things I did not love about this book but were not huge deals was that I felt that Petrcy Jackson could have had a bigger role in the story and that could have helped the beginning of the story get off better. Another thing that I disagreed with was the woods at the camp were made out to be very dangerous while in the other books connected to this one such as the percy Jackson series the woods were not nearly as dangerous and they had games within the woods. Rick Rordan writes very fluidly from a first person perspective. He uses lots of similes, metaphors, personification, and comparisons.

This read is best for people from the age of 12 to about 16 or 17 but also anyone interested in Greek mythology would be intrigued. This book was somewhat long with about 373 pages long. I think this book should be read because it shows how important it is to have people by your side and to trust those people.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I didn’t think this one was as good as the PJO or HOO books but I am definitely going to keep reading them.
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I had a love/hate relationship with Apollo in this one. He is definitely not at all how I envision him to be. But Riordan’s versions of the gods rarely are but … At first I found him quite humorous but that quickly faded and I was absolutely over him. I was over him being self-absorbed and whiny. His change didn’t happen until the last fourth of the book and while I’m glad it came, it really felt like we spent WAY too much time with whiny self-absorbed Apollo for me to truly appreciate him.

I loved Meg from the get go. It was sooooooo nice to see a Daughter of Demeter and one so strong. I love Demeter, she’s so badass, and her kids are definitely badass as well. Meg is just full of life and amazing and I just love her.

Apollo’s kids. I love them. Will, Austin, and Katie, they’re all great. And while they’re all good at healing they’re all into different things. It was nice to see that since Apollo is the god of so many things. I really hope that we see all three of them in the following books.

Nico. NICO. N.I.C.O. I love him, he’s one of my absolute favorite of Riordan’s characters and I am so, so glad that he was in this book. I definitely hope that we see him more, I love that he had such a big part in this one. It was also nice that we got to have a tiny bit of Percy, I really didn’t expect to have him at all, so that was a nice surprise! I would love it if we got more of him but I doubt that will happen.

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This one follows the Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus books so I definitely recommend reading those two series first. Yes that’s 10 books but trust me, you will NOT be disappointed, and the plots of all of them tie in together. You don’t NEED to read them, but this one DOES have spoilers for the earlier books. So I really don’t want to tell you much. But Apollo got punished for something that happened in The Heroes of Olympus series and Zeus banished him from Olympus and made him a mortal and before he can be returned to his godly self he has to go through some trials. XD Seriously go read the PJO & HOO books.

WORLDBUILDING:

Like I mentioned this one follows the previous series and is just like all of his other Greek Mythology books. The humor and such is all there, pretty much all the elements that make it a Riordan novel.

OVERALL:

I didn’t think this one was as good as the PJO or HOO books but I am definitely going to keep reading them.
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Barbara S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great books!!
Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2024
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My daughter is now 25 and still reread this series. It is a very entertaining read.
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Leo T
5.0 out of 5 stars Boa qualidade.
Reviewed in Brazil on September 8, 2020
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Muito bom, comecei a coleção do universo Percy Jackson em inglês pra treinar vocabulário. Cada livro é único mas ainda mantém a essência Rick Riordan e Percy Jackson. Minha única observação é que essa versão é menor de todos os outros livros da saga (é uma reimpressão) e eu não me atentei a isso pois achei que só havia uma versão dos livros. Então pra quem quer fazer a coleção uniforme, minha dica é sempre se atentar as dimensões do livro e se tem escrito "edição de reimpressão" algo do tipo. Havia comprado o quarto livro no lançamento e os 3 primeiros agora. Os 3 primeiros vieram menores e com um tipo de folhas acizentado.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Boa qualidade.
Reviewed in Brazil on September 8, 2020
Muito bom, comecei a coleção do universo Percy Jackson em inglês pra treinar vocabulário. Cada livro é único mas ainda mantém a essência Rick Riordan e Percy Jackson. Minha única observação é que essa versão é menor de todos os outros livros da saga (é uma reimpressão) e eu não me atentei a isso pois achei que só havia uma versão dos livros. Então pra quem quer fazer a coleção uniforme, minha dica é sempre se atentar as dimensões do livro e se tem escrito "edição de reimpressão" algo do tipo. Havia comprado o quarto livro no lançamento e os 3 primeiros agora. Os 3 primeiros vieram menores e com um tipo de folhas acizentado.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not Riordan's Pinnacle. | Give it a read!
Reviewed in India on June 24, 2021
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First things first. If you're reading this book or this review, or any other reviews on this book, without reading the Heroes of Olympus or Percy Jackson. It would help you more if you leave immediately. Okay, thanks.

Okay, I’ve got to appreciate everybody who trusts Rick Riordan in writing good books. Because, I think this book should be the definition of a “Good book”. Not a great book, Not a bad book, A good book. The Sword of Summer is like a blowtorch of sluggishness. The narrating style was Rick’s homeground, first-person (Not a minus), but the Sword of Summer just felt… Sloppy. After being blow-torched and witnessed Rick’s said-to-be pinnacle, I read the Trials of Apollo - The Hidden Oracle. This went the first-person path and delivered me through the journey and got me to the destination excellently.

The main characters were Apollo (obviously), and Meg (Margaret, call her that and you’ll be cannibal kabab.). The beginning was quite interesting. It was like a drama with quick exchanges of dialogues. The point of the book is, Apollo is sent to the mortal world, as a mortal, as a punishment, for blessing his son Octavian, an evil roman demigod who insists on war on the greeks. Zeus decides sending Apollo through a series of trials will help him understand his mistake. The narration was really funny. Apollo constantly complains about how he is supposed to be at Mount Olympus watching other demigods, you know.. Do their thing. Meg helps Apollo from a duo of street dudes robbing him.

The book brought back old demigods and introduced new ones. The book was quite a read.

The minus. There’s always a minus, isn’t there? Meg in the beginning seemed extremely clueless about demigods, the gods and mythology and stuff. She told Apollo she was a demigod but didn’t know the word. It made me wonder, Is she actually telling the truth? Then when you get to the ending, at the Grove of Dodona, she’s all like There’s no we. Once this is over, you're on your own, Apollo. How can somebody so clueless, get so serious?

But overall I think this is a great read. Definitely have a go at it, and review what you think. Anyway, if you found this review helpful, definitely tell amazon that.

R. Mrityunjay Krishna, 7-C
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Spine Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Not Riordan's Pinnacle. | Give it a read!
Reviewed in India on June 24, 2021
First things first. If you're reading this book or this review, or any other reviews on this book, without reading the Heroes of Olympus or Percy Jackson. It would help you more if you leave immediately. Okay, thanks.

Okay, I’ve got to appreciate everybody who trusts Rick Riordan in writing good books. Because, I think this book should be the definition of a “Good book”. Not a great book, Not a bad book, A good book. The Sword of Summer is like a blowtorch of sluggishness. The narrating style was Rick’s homeground, first-person (Not a minus), but the Sword of Summer just felt… Sloppy. After being blow-torched and witnessed Rick’s said-to-be pinnacle, I read the Trials of Apollo - The Hidden Oracle. This went the first-person path and delivered me through the journey and got me to the destination excellently.

The main characters were Apollo (obviously), and Meg (Margaret, call her that and you’ll be cannibal kabab.). The beginning was quite interesting. It was like a drama with quick exchanges of dialogues. The point of the book is, Apollo is sent to the mortal world, as a mortal, as a punishment, for blessing his son Octavian, an evil roman demigod who insists on war on the greeks. Zeus decides sending Apollo through a series of trials will help him understand his mistake. The narration was really funny. Apollo constantly complains about how he is supposed to be at Mount Olympus watching other demigods, you know.. Do their thing. Meg helps Apollo from a duo of street dudes robbing him.

The book brought back old demigods and introduced new ones. The book was quite a read.

The minus. There’s always a minus, isn’t there? Meg in the beginning seemed extremely clueless about demigods, the gods and mythology and stuff. She told Apollo she was a demigod but didn’t know the word. It made me wonder, Is she actually telling the truth? Then when you get to the ending, at the Grove of Dodona, she’s all like There’s no we. Once this is over, you're on your own, Apollo. How can somebody so clueless, get so serious?

But overall I think this is a great read. Definitely have a go at it, and review what you think. Anyway, if you found this review helpful, definitely tell amazon that.

R. Mrityunjay Krishna, 7-C
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Raphael
5.0 out of 5 stars Woah
Reviewed in Japan on November 18, 2023
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I have no words to describe how awesome this book is. I can just say that I smiled and laughed A LOT while reading it and the ending twist is just AMAZING
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FALAC
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Rick
Reviewed in Mexico on June 13, 2016
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Great book it was
From the beginning to end
Adventure in every page I will read it again

This little verse resumes the whole book. In every chapter you will find these type of rhymes at the beginning that will make you smile. Rick Riordan did it again he make me stay awake till 3 am to continue reading. Far from being just another fantasy book it also make us question ourselves. We all love Apollo, his words not mine and he has that type of humor that makes an awesome reading, the best reading. This serie promises to be better than any he has ever written. We can't wait Rick please write faster.

I recommend it a lot and if you haven't read any of Rick I suggest to read his previous series before you start with these book. I will only have like that it lasted longer because the way Rick make us live the story is unique and is very hard to accomplish.
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