The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 5 books · 2016 to 2020 · Set in various places

Trials of Apollo Books in Order

The Trials of Apollo follows the god Apollo, cast out of Olympus and turned into a mortal teenager.

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Series facts

Books
5
Published
2016 to 2020
First book
The Hidden Oracle
Latest
The Tower of Nero (2020)
Setting
Set in various places

The reading order

Every Trials of Apollo book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

5 books · Set in various places
  1. 1The Hidden Oracle2016With ApolloThe god Apollo is thrown out of Olympus and lands in a New York alley as a mortal teenager called Lester Papadopoulos, where a young demigod named Meg takes charge of him.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Dark Prophecy2017With ApolloApollo and Meg travel to Indianapolis to free an oracle from the power of a cruel emperor.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Burning Maze2018With ApolloApollo and Meg journey through a burning labyrinth beneath the American south-west.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Tyrant's Tomb2019With ApolloApollo and Meg bring a fallen friend to Camp Jupiter, which faces a terrible attack.Buy on Amazon
  5. 5The Tower of Nero2020With ApolloApollo and Meg return to New York for their final challenge.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read after The Heroes of Olympus, starting with The Hidden Oracle.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Trials of Apollo book
BookApolloMeg McCaffreyLeo ValdezNico di Angelo
1 The Hidden OracleLLeadMMajor
2 The Dark ProphecyLLeadMMajorMMajor
3 The Burning MazeLLeadMMajorMMajor
4 The Tyrant's TombLLeadMMajor·Minor·Minor
5 The Tower of NeroLLeadMMajor·MinorMMajor

Characters in the Trials of Apollo books

10 characters from Rick Riordan’s chart, with the number of Trials of Apollo books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
ApolloGod turned mortal as Lester Papadopoulos5The Hidden Oracle 2016
Meg McCaffreyDemigod who commands Apollo5The Hidden Oracle 2016
Leo ValdezSon of Hephaestus4The Dark Prophecy 2017
Nico di AngeloSon of Hades2The Tyrant's Tomb 2019
Percy JacksonSon of Poseidon1The Hidden Oracle 2016
Grover UnderwoodSatyr and Percy's best friend1The Burning Maze 2018
Jason GraceSon of Jupiter1The Burning Maze 2018
Piper McLeanDaughter of Aphrodite1The Burning Maze 2018
Hazel LevesqueDaughter of Pluto1The Tyrant's Tomb 2019
Frank ZhangSon of Mars1The Tyrant's Tomb 2019