Rick Riordan

A Quest from Apollo by Rick Riordan

John and Alyssa had never ridden the subway with a god before.
They caught the train at their usual station and immediately noticed a man in glowing golden robes standing at the opposite end of the railcar. His curly blond hair was wreathed in laurels. His eyes were as blue as glacier ice. Under his arm he held an old-fashioned harp – a Greek lyre.

He locked his gaze on John and Alyssa.
“About time,” said the man. “I’ve been waiting for you.”
Alyssa tensed. She doubted her mother would approve of her talking to a glowing stranger on the subway. “Sorry . . . you’ve been waiting for us?”
“Of course,” the man said. “You’re John and Alyssa, aren’t you? I’m the god Apollo. There’s a monster in these subway tunnels…”

Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods by Rick Riordan, out 7 August 2014. Who can tell the real stories of the gods and goddesses of Olympus better than Percy Jackson himself?

Watch out for Heroes of Olympus: the Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan, out October 2014.