The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo, Book One)

　　他，曾是自戀又多才多藝的極品男神，一夕之間變成滿臉青春痘的弱雞凡人。
　　面對神力盡失的窘境，他該如何通過凡間的重重考驗？
 
　　太陽神阿波羅惹惱他的父親宙斯，結果一腳被踢出奧林帕斯神殿，從此成為流浪紐約、身體柔弱的十六歲少年。
　　
　　在波西．傑克森的協助下，阿波羅逃往混血營尋求安身，卻意外發現營中半神半人接連失蹤的離奇事件，而這一切導因於德爾菲神諭正受到一股邪惡勢力的控制！身為預言之神的他清楚知道，這是宙斯派給他的第一項試煉。阿波羅能夠順利完成任務嗎？波西．傑克森又會如何助他一臂之力？

系列特色

　　◎【波西傑克森】【混血營英雄】系列之後，再掀希臘神話的美麗與奧祕
　　【波西傑克森】【混血營英雄】推出之後，掀起全球大小讀者對希臘／羅馬神話的關注與學習興趣，讓關係複雜的天神們不再遙不可及。這次，雷克．萊爾頓的【太陽神試煉】以最俊美、最暖心、最多才多藝的型男天神阿波羅為主角，帶領讀者看見不一樣希臘神話，開啟全新且刺激的冒險歷程。
 
　　◎ 天神角色新詮釋，聽見天神的內心話
　　神話閱讀再進階，【太陽神試煉】以太陽神阿波羅為第一人稱方式述說，讓讀者直抵天神的心靈祕密。
 
得獎紀錄

　　★《紐約時報》童書系列暢銷榜第一名★
　　★亞馬遜網路書店暢銷榜第一名★

　　——中文書介摘錄自《太陽神試煉1：祕密神諭》，遠流出版

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.

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 @camphalfblood.