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Also normal horses do not gallop over Toyotas. Its hood bore the unmistakable dents of pegasus hooves. I found that annoying.ДЄfter several failed attempts, we turned a corner and there - parked under a crape myrtle - sat an older model blue Prius. The Upper East Side had a surprising number of Jacksons. We began searching side streets, checking names on apartment mailboxes and intercom panels.

No point scaring myself to death with what ifs. And if he came looking for me in my weakened state. But I could only think of one adversary who might be able to tell the future. One of the natural consequences of being so awesome is that I attracted envy from all quarters. After all, I had been the god of prophecy, master of the Oracle of Delphi, distributor of the highest quality sneak previews of destiny for millennia. In fact, the more I thought about it, I didnвЂ™t see how even a god (other than myself) could have foreseen the future so accurately. I still wondered about their boss, and how he had known where I would fall to earth. I shivered and concentrated on happy thoughts: the Bahamas, the Nine Muses in perfect harmony, the many horrible punishments I would visit on Cade and Mikey when I became a god again. Meg tried to catch the precipitation on her tongue, which I thought a very ineffective way to get a drink of dirty water. Honestly, how do you humans stand it?ДЄfter a few more blocks, a mixture of sleet and rain began to fall. I felt as if my brain had been stuffed with wet cotton. Mortal fears and needs clouded my thoughts. I wasnвЂ™t used to traveling at street level.ДЄlso, in this mortal form, my flawless memory had become. I knew that Percy Jackson lived around here somewhere, but my trips across the sky in the sun chariot had given me something of a Google Earth orientation. They need his help in getting them to Camp Half-Blood, the training camp for demigods in Long Island.Д«y the time we reached Second Avenue, the neighborhood started to look familiar - rows of low-rise apartment buildings, run-down hardware shops, convenience stores, and Indian restaurants. Read an excerpt below from Chapter 3В of The Trials of Apollo, Book One, The Hidden Oracle.В Apollo (as Lester), the narrator, and his demigod sidekick Meg are in Manhattan, on the way to Percy Jackson's apartment. He just published the first book in a Norse mythology series, Magn us Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One, The Sword of Summer. This gave me a completely fresh angle on Percy Jackson's world.

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I decided to subject poor Apollo to that punishment for a third time and write a series from his point of view as a newly outcast 16-year-old mortal. While writing Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, I came across two myths about Zeus punishing Apollo by turning him mortal. Says Riordan: 'Even after so many books on Greek mythology, I am constantly discovering stories I didn't know. ThatвЂ™s where Percy Jackson, the star of RiordanвЂ™s best-selling series, comes in.

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He has to learn how to survive until he can regain ZeusвЂ™ favor. Now a mere human teenager known as Lester, Apollo is weak and confused when he lands in modern-day New York City. The jacket, illustrated by John Rocco, features Apollo, the immortal Greek god of music and archery, being sent down to earth as punishment by his father, Zeus.ДonвЂ™t mess with Dad. The Hidden Oracle, the first in a planned five-book series, will be published on by Disney Hyperion. (Good news for Percy Jackson fans вЂ“ the young demigod, who has encountered Apollo many times in his adventures, is featured in the excerpt.) USA TODAY has a first look at the jacket, and an exclusive excerpt below. ThatвЂ™s the moral of The Trials of Apollo, Book One, The Hidden Oracle, the first in Rick RiordanвЂ™s new mythology series for kids ages 10-14. DonвЂ™t make Dad mad, especially if heвЂ™s Zeus!

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