The Burning Maze is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman
mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 1, 2018,
and is the third book in The Trials of Apollo series, the second
spin-off of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.The story follows
the Greek god Apollo, turned into a human teenager named Lester
Papadopoulos, in his quest to free five oracles of Ancient Greece from
Triumvirate Holdings, a group of three evil Roman Emperors, in order
to regain his immortality. Joined by the demigod Meg McCaffrey and the
satyr Grover Underwood, Apollo goes to the Labyrinth in search of the
Oracle of Erythraea, the next Oracle to be rescued.The story follows
the Greek god Apollo, turned into a human teenager named Lester
Papadopoulos, in his quest to free five oracles of Ancient Greece from
Triumvirate Holdings, a group of three evil Roman Emperors, in order
to regain his immortality. Joined by the demigod Meg McCaffrey and the
satyr Grover Underwood, Apollo goes to the Labyrinth in search of the
Oracle of Erythraea, the next Oracle to be rescued.The novel was
published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions and
the cover was illustrated by John Rocco. The Burning Maze received
positive reviews from critics, who praised Apollo's narration and the
book's humor. It was a bestseller on Amazon.The story begins a few
days after the events of the previous book, "The Dark Prophecy".
Apollo, in the body of the 16-year old Lester Papadopoulos, ventures
through the Labyrinth with 12-year old Meg McCaffrey and the satyr,
Grover Underwood in a bid to find the third emperor of the Triumvirate
Holdings. As the trio face a continuous attack of strigae, Grover
unleashes the cry of Pan, the lost god of the wild, and brings them to
Aeithales, which is later revealed to be Meg's former home. Mellie,
the wife of the satyr Hedge, asks Apollo and Grover to go and check up
on Hedge, who is in an army surplus store nearby. The duo goes there,
only to face Naevius Sutorius Macro. They escape, when seemingly, a
centaur, comes and contacts somebody. They head back, and Apollo
reveals that the "centaur" is a horse, Incitatus, and the third
emperor is Caligula, the most feared Roman emperor, famous for his
murderous reign and insanity. The Burning Maze Top Movies & Young Movies