The Hidden Oracle!
Thanks to everyone who came to our launch event in Boston on Tuesday, May 3! We had a sold-out crowd and I loved hearing your questions and sharing your enthusiasm. And thanks to everyone on social media who has already responded to the new series with such love and appreciation. I’ve got the best readers in the world! It’s always a relief to me when I hear that I met your expectations in a new volume.
If you haven’t picked up your copy of The Hidden Oracle yet, it is now available anywhere books are sold in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. I’m not sure about the other markets. I don’t get that info. But if it’s not yet available where you live, I’m sure the publishers are working hard to get it into your hands as soon as possible!
And if you missed the usual “Coming in 2017” at the end of The Hidden Oracle, I did too! Here is the title of book two, which will be here next October:
Also the Rick Riordan website has just had a facelift. Check it out and let me know what you think!
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May 26, 2016 10:09AM
the hidden oracle is cool, but i cant wait for the new magnus chase book.
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My favorite book of the HoH was the Mark of Athena and The House of Hades because, it had Percy and Annabeth all but the Blood of Olympus was a little bit of disappointment.
I just didn't like Magnus Chase as much as I was obsessed with the PJO and HOH series. But, to normal (non fanatic readers) I probably like the book very much.
Mark of Athena was my fav book in the HoO series.Leo and Nico are my kings!!!!!!
I actually liked getting new perspectives in BoO. I thought it was interesting to hear from an old favorite from PJ- Nico- whose perspective was actually quite interesting to read. We also got a new perspective from Reyna which I found fascinating b/c I was interested in her past.
Yeah, I was also interested in Reyna 's past. And reading from Nico's perspective was fun.
Definitely Nico and Reyna's POVs were great.
Lauren wrote: "I just didn't like Magnus Chase as much as I was obsessed with the PJO and HOH series. But, to normal (non fanatic readers) I probably like the book very much."I wasn't sure about Magnus but I liked him by the end of the book. Also I think the first book in a series with new characters is never the best.
When I started reading Heroes of Olympus after Percy Jackson I was a bit bored. Now I am completely fanatic. But I think it was just because he started with Jason. I've never liked Jason that much.
True I never really like Jason the much but he okay.
Jenna wrote: "Now I want to read the first one kind of slow because the second one isn't going to be out in a long time!"Haha, I wish for me. I just finished it....at 5am this morning. I didn't know it was going to come out next year until just now.
Starry wrote: "I love your books. But I refused to read Blood of Olympus when I heard that Percy didn't get a viewpoint, and plus, if I don't read it, Percy's story won't end. And now... I guess I have to... (I s..."I hated that too. I felt like with all he has been through, he should have had a point of view. Maybe instead of Jason.....Also, MINOR SPOILER....(I warned you.) Percy's story doesn't end in BoO. He is in other books.......*cough* ToA.......
I am very confused. On the cover it said it's coming May 2, 2017. Rick said it is coming next October. Which one is correct?
Kaitlyn {Daughter of Hecate; Shadowhunter}: "Starry wrote: "I love your books. But I refused to read Blood of Olympus when I heard that Percy didn't get a viewpoint, and plus, if I don't read it, Percy's story won't end. And now... I guess I have to... (I s..."I totally get what you're saying. Honestly, for me, Blood of Olympus was a bit of a let down, since I feel like Percy and Annabeth weren't really that important in the plot of the whole story (well besides the whole Gaea thing...). Even though there are new characters, I feel like the original characters like Percy and Annabeth should never really fade away into the background because fans who have read PJO will still want to see them being active in more series."
No, BoO was just badly written- plain and simple. Not only did Percy not have a viewpoint, which I honestly couldn't care less about, but there were so many plot holes, the characters were extremely out of character, especially Nico who is beyond saving, and it was short, boring, predictable, and lacked the wit and intelligent humor all the other books had.
Truthfully, I do not reccomend you read BoO. just read the summary and skip to THO, which is so much better.
Congratulations!!!!!!I'm really very eager to read the book.
KittenHestia wrote: "Plus: Annabeth is my 4th favourite, and of course Percy is awesome, but I do get annoyed that the books are always advertised with Percy and Annabeth all the time.I have the UK versions and on the..."
Yeah, there was so much hype about Gaea. She either was too weak to fight, or didn't live up to the hype.
I agree about the Annabeth-Percy advertising
Dora wrote: "I apologize that I could not be there because I'm in another part of the globe but I loved your book just as much as all your other books (to the max). THank you for the book, I cannot wait to read..."so true
BEFORE YOU READ THIS: I still love the book series to pieces. Once again, these are some questions that left me wondering, but that does not affect my love for the book. If anyone reading this is offended or mad at my questions, I am truly sorry. This is just what was going through my mind as I was reading the BoO and the Hidden Oracle. Rick Riordan, if you are reading this, I STILL LOVE YOUR BOOKS! YOU'RE STILL MY FAVORITE AUTHOR! Now, on with the comment.There wasn't any mentioning about how new demigods have dyslexia and ADHD. Shouldn't she (Meg) have at least one of those? Wouldn't the seven in HoO have to deal with that also? Does it go away when you become older? Is that just a Greek thing? What about Percy's empathy link with Grover. Is that still a thing? Did I forget about something that happened in HoO? Whatever happened to Frank and Hazel in BoO? They didn't have that much of a prominent being in that book. How is Frank doing with becoming a praetor? Why wasn't anything Percy was eating (If they ate that much. I can't remember.) in the BoO blue? Whatever happened to Jason's coin that flips into a sword? Why are all these questions about the BoO? Why didn't the satyrs help with defeating Gaea? What were they doing that was more important than the world they live in? These are so many questions that might go unanswered in the ToA series. Hopefully not. I love this series too much for that. END OF QUESTIONING
Jasmine wrote: "BEFORE YOU READ THIS: I still love the book series to pieces. Once again, these are some questions that left me wondering, but that does not affect my love for the book. If anyone reading this is o..."Wow. That is a huge comment.
Jasmine wrote: a bunch of questionsI think I can answer a few of those questions
It's very possible that Meg has ADHD or/and Dyslexia but she probably wouldn't know. I hope Rick tells us.
If that's a Greek thing, assuming you mean the ADHD and Dyslexia, it's not. The Roman demigods have ADHD and/or Dyslexia too as mentioned in the Son of Neptune when Hazel said in her time kids like that were just called lazy. The only difference is Latin instead of Greek.
I'm fairly sure the empathy link is still a thing. Don the faun said he could smell a faint empathy link with a faun. It shouldn't have changed.
I'm annoyed about Frank and Hazel they barely had any storyline in BoO.
I'll might check the Percy blue food thing. I know he did have blue food sometime in the HoO series.
I dunno about the others. I think some will be answered in the next ToA book. Can't wait for that. Also can't wait for Hammer of Thor.
K I think this is even longer than Jasmine's comment so I'll finish it here.
The book was totally awesome! Worth the wait.
KittenHestia wrote: "Jasmine wrote: a bunch of questionsI think I can answer a few of those questions
It's very possible that Meg has ADHD or/and Dyslexia but she probably wouldn't know. I hope Rick tells us.
If th..."
HA! Someone actually read that.....Thanks KittenHestia for your answers. They actually helped a lot! :-)
Bbbrrrr. It is the first day of Winter here. I guess it is Summer if you live in the northern hemisphere.
Yes, it's 100 degrees where I live right now.
That sounds hilarious to me because Australia uses Celcius and 100 degrees Celcius is 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Here it is 2.4 Celcius/36.32 Fahrenheit.
Im always getting my books from my local library, and it does not have the trials of Apollo yet, so I still have not read the series yet
So excited that I finally read the book!!!! It's wonderful!
The book took place at CHB so it was mostly Greek but Romans were mentioned.
I hope there will be Romans in the next book. I think there might be.
Yess! I want to know more about Frank and Hazel and the other roman demigods. =]
Definitely. And everyone comments when I'm sleep or in class I am between classes now about to do science. There is this notification glitch on the app which is annoying so I don't get notifications unless I go in the app.
Hayley wrote: "Such a long wait... Well, I hope it's worth it!"It totally is. Love how all the other characters are incorporated.
KittenHestia wrote: "That sounds hilarious to me because Australia uses Celcius and 100 degrees Celcius is 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Here it is 2.4 Celcius/36.32 Fahrenheit."Lol, I forgot about Fahrenheit and Celsius! I meant 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jasmine wrote: "KittenHestia wrote: "That sounds hilarious to me because Australia uses Celcius and 100 degrees Celcius is 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Here it is 2.4 Celcius/36.32 Fahrenheit."Lol, I forgot about Fah..."
It feels like 100 degrees Celsius though....
I'm awful with geography I just looked up where on earth Florida is.I hate the northern hemisphere it confuses me. The southernmost state of Australis is the closest to Antarctica and the coldest. The southern most state of the USA is hot. Even though I know why, it is still weird.
KittenHestia wrote: "Bbbrrrr. It is the first day of Winter here. I guess it is Summer if you live in the northern hemisphere."Yesterday was y last day of school
Nadia wrote: "KittenHestia wrote: "Bbbrrrr. It is the first day of Winter here. I guess it is Summer if you live in the northern hemisphere."Yesterday was y last day of school"
Oh yeah you have mid-year summer holidays that's weird. Australian Summer holidays start just before Christmas and go for 6 weeks. How long do your holidays go for?
Nadia wrote: "KittenHestia wrote: "Bbbrrrr. It is the first day of Winter here. I guess it is Summer if you live in the northern hemisphere."Yesterday was y last day of school"
The last day of school? Lucky! I still have 22 more days to go (weekends included, but if you exclude the weekends, its 16 more days). We're on our last strand of math, geometry, and we're starting debates in English on Monday, and we're wrapping up structures and forces in science soon enough.
I'm about 3 weeks away from the two week winter holidays. We have mid year exams coming up but for some silly reason the exams don't affect whether we pass or fail the subject they are just practice for exams in the later years and I don't think anyone is going to take them seriously unless they are pass and fail.It is like how in technology class if you fail you don't repeat the subject or get any real consequences you just fail on your record so most people in my class don't care if they fail.
Jasmine wrote: "All I have to say is, FLORIDA."I live in Florida too.=)
I still have five days of school to go but, the only thing we're doing is taking exams.=b
Only 8 more days of classes before 5 days of finals and then I am out of high school until September! But yet my Lit teacher is still stubborn on us reading The Aeneid (which we have barely started) and my History class has begun a book too. I hate the thought of beginning these books but not being able to finish them.
