The Tyrant's Tomb (Trials of Apollo, #4)

by Rick Riordan

Robbie Daymond (Narrator)

It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and tragedies. Now his journey takes him to Camp Jupiter in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors. Hazel, Reyna, Frank, Tyson, Ella, and many other old friends will need Apollo's aid to survive the onslaught. Unfortunately, the answer to their salvation lies in the forgotten tomb of a Roman ruler . . . someone even worse than the emperors Apollo has already faced.

• ISBN10: 0593149491
• ISBN13: 9780593149492
• Publish Date: 24 September 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Listening Library
• Edition: Unabridged edition
• Format: Audiobook (CD)
• Duration: 13 hours and 30 minutes
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780593149492

Reviews

[KitsuneBae]

Hmmmn. Still funny but lacks the ooomph factor.

[thepunktheory]

Full review on my blog!


It's been so long since I read the last books in this series it took me a moment to get back into the groove and remember what was going on. Anyways, after a few chapters, I was back on track and fully immersed in the story.
Rick Riordan managed to nail it once more. The fourth installment of The Trials of Apollo is gripping, thrilling, heartbreaking and funny. It's an amazing continuation of the series and, to be honest, I wouldn't have expected any less from Riordan.
This story is once more very well written and you'll be holding your breath several times. Riordan incorporates some new and interesting bits of Roman history that'll have you on Wikipedia reading up afterward.
Apollo is growing on me more and more with each book. The familiar faces we meet in this book (e.g. Hazel and Frank) are of course already rather dear to me, but even the new characters like Laviana are exceptional.

[lisacee]

It turns out that I never read this Rick Riordan series. This is book of 4, I believe. I was able to figure it out ok and saw some familiar characters, but it just wasn't my thing.

[Stephanie]

You always know what you’re going to get with a Rick Riordan book, and this one doesn’t disappoint. But there was something emotional and melancholy about this one in particular that really resonated with me.