What makes The Trials of Apollo series such an interesting and thoughtful set of books is that the story focuses on the arrogant self-centered god Apollo and what happens when he is cast out with no godly powers. Riordan has been able to balance multiple story arcs throughout the various series because he is constantly changing the focus and bringing in new characters to take the lead. Rick Riordan has successfully taken the mythological and historical figures from centuries past and crafted well written, exciting, action packed stories about modern day humans who just happen to be the children of the Greek, Roman, and Norse gods. In the Riordan literary world, there is always some evil force that is looking to exert control or seek vengeance for being wronged centuries before. Now bound to Meg McCaffrey, Apollo confronts the enemies of his past, while relying on the help of the Greek demigods from Camp Half-Blood in New York and the Roman demigods of Camp Jupiter in California.īook three in the series was released over a year and half ago, but Riordan masterfully places the readers back in the dread and doom that Apollo, Meg and the rest of the demigods face without skipping a beat. Readers and fans of Riordan’s past work have been waiting eagerly for the next installment in his Trials of Apollo series and this fourth book in the series continues to deliver emotional punch, truly evil characters and the heroic abilities of the demigods in our world.Īpollo, cast out from Mount Olympus by Zeus and placed in the mortal body of the teenaged Lester, has been forced to confront the selfishness he has exhibited for all his life.

The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan is an emotional rollercoaster that grabs hold of the reader’s emotions from the first page and will make readers shed more than one tear for the plight of their heroes. Caution: This review may contain some spoilers from The Trials of Apollo series.

The tyrant's tomb by rick riordan