title: The Trials of Apollo, Book Two: The Dark Prophecy
author:  Rick Riordan 
description: <b>Rick Riordan</b>, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, is the author of five #1<i>New York Times</i>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<i>New York Times</i>best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family:<i>Percy Jackson's Greek Gods</i>and<i>Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes</i>. Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @camphalfblood.
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  Contents
  
  > > Chapter 1
  
  > > Chapter 2
  
  > > Chapter 3
  
  > > Chapter 4
  
  > > Chapter 5
  
  > > Chapter 6
  
  > > Chapter 7
  
  > > Chapter 8
  
  > > Chapter 9
  
  > > Chapter 10
  
  > > Chapter 11
  
  > > Chapter 12
  
  > > Chapter 13
  
  > > Chapter 14
  
  > > Chapter 15
  
  > > Chapter 16
  
  > > Chapter 17
  
  > > Chapter 18
  
  > > Chapter 19
  
  > > Chapter 20
  
  > > Chapter 21
  
  > > Chapter 22
  
  > > Chapter 23
  
  > > Chapter 24
  
  > > Chapter 25
  
  > > Chapter 26
  
  > > Chapter 27
  
  > > Chapter 28
  
  > > Chapter 29
  
  > > Chapter 30
  
  > > Chapter 31
  
  > > Chapter 32
  
  > > Chapter 33
  
  > > Chapter 34
  
  > > Chapter 35
  
  > > Chapter 36
  
  > > Chapter 37
  
  > > Chapter 38
  
  > > Chapter 39
  
  > > Chapter 40
  
  > > Chapter 41
  
  > > Chapter 42
  
  > > Chapter 43
  
  > > Chapter 44
  
  > > Chapter 45
  
  > > Chapter 46
  
  > > Chapter 47
  
  > > Guide to Apollo-Speak
  
  ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  
   **RICK RIORDAN** , dubbed ‘storyteller of the gods’ by _Publishers Weekly_ ,
  is the author of five _New York Times_ number-one bestselling midd