History Literature / TheTrialsOfApollo

The sequel series to ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' and ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', it currently consists of two books:

* RotatingProtagonist: PlayWithed. Apollo and Meg are central protagonists however the supporting protagonists changed in each book.

* WhamEpisode: The Burning Maze. Just, the Burning Maze. [[spoiler: Jason Grace is dead, at the hands of Caligula]].

* ''The Burning Maze'', to be released on May 1, 2018

* ItsAllAboutMe: Apollo. Two of his children's immediate reactions to seeing him mortal is to wonder if this is going to affect their existence and/or supernatural talents, as well. Apollo lauds them for keeping their priorities straight.

* TheDreaded: The third emperor (who has yet to be seen or heard from) as of this writing. [[spoiler: Nero considers Commodus as weak, so why does he keep him around? So he's between Nero and ''this guy''. Nero, AKA The Beast, is scared of this guy and wants as much between the two of them as possible.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: An odd one at that, but in the second book Apollo mentions Indra, the Vedic Hindu equivalent of Zeus. Indra would be a major figure in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint's first book, ''Literature/AruShahAndTheEndOfTime'', as [[spoiler: the spiritual father of the titular Aru Shah]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: An odd one at that, but in the second book Apollo mentions Indra, the Vedic Hindu equivalent of Zeus. Indra would be a major figure in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint's first book, Aru Shah and the End of Time, as [[spoiler: the spiritual father of the titular Aru Shah]].

* ShipSinking: ''The Dark Prophecy'' utterly destroys any ships within the Hunters of Artemis. Turns out all the LesYay is accidental courtesy of being a female only group and all members are required to be celibate and remain romantically unencumbered. And any queer interpretations are completely torpedoed, it is made clear she is asexual and aromantic.

** In ''The Dark Prophecy'', he complains about having to swerve the sun chariot to avoid running into Chinese celestial dragons, and Jamie is from a different godly pantheon originating from Africa tied to the Yoruba people.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Nero/The Beast]] is this towards Meg. Zeus also has a history of inflicting DisproportionateRetribution on Apollo, especially when he was a young god, with Apollo even comparing the two.
* AllMythsAreTrue: Apollo mentions a few other sun gods that'll pick up his slack while he's in human form (plus the scientific working of things), including one that we've never had mentioned before (The Aztecs)

* RealityEnsues: Calypso has been stuck on Ogygia for a ''[[{{Understatement}} long time]]'' - 3,600-ish years[[note]]To be specific, 3,568 years[[/note]], as she herself mentions - mainly weaving, gardening, and other tasks besides the occasional demigod-hero heartbreak business. So while she'd jump at the chance to leave, explore the world, and experience normal things... it takes some getting used to, particularly since she's no longer immortal or has access to her former powers, and a normal demigod life typically involves constant danger. The sudden absence of the former, plus having to adapt to the latter, has caused friction between her and Leo in numerous ways, though they still care about each other and are working through it.

* Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter!: Apollo challenges Zeus to punish him after [[spoiler: he breaks his Styx oath for a second time]]. This is mostly done in an effort to direct his ire away from Meg.

* SmiteMeOhMightySmiter: Apollo challenges Zeus to punish him after [[spoiler: he breaks his Styx oath for a second time]]. This is mostly done in an effort to direct his ire away from Meg.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Percy Jackson]] in the finale.

* ''Camp Half-Blood Confidential'', to be released on May 2, 2017

* AllMythsAreTrue: Apollo mentions a few other sun gods that'll pick up his slack while he's in human form (plus the scientific working of things), including one that we've never had mentioned before.
** In ''The Dark Prophecy'', he complains about having to swerve the sun chariot to avoid running into Chinese celestial dragons, and Jamie is from a different godly pantheon.

** Apollo sings [[WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}} Love Is An Open Door]].

** His being mortal is pretty clearly meant to break him from that and he gets a little better towards the end.

->''My name is Apollo. I used to be a god.''

* TheBusCameBack: At the end of the second book, Grover shows up for the first time in several series.