Author Information Rick Riordan, dubbed 'the storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times bestselling book series that have sold millions of copies worldwide: Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase, based on Norse mythology. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, won the Red House Children's Book Award and has since become a blockbuster film series starring Logan Lerman.

Summary The second title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series takes place in the action-packed world of Percy Jackson. The god Apollo is banished to Earth and held captive.