#19 in Myths & legends
The Hidden Oracle
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Hidden Oracle” is a funny, light-footed opening to Rick Riordan’s Apollo series. The whole story stays with a god reduced to a mortal teenager, and keeping to that single viewpoint is the change from the earlier books; some readers find it quick and very amusing. Others feel the charm of the Percy Jackson novels is thinner here, and newcomers do better to begin with those.
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About the book
The Hidden Oracle is a 2016 American children's fantasy action-adventure middle grade children's fiction novel based on Greco-Roman classical mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on May 3, 2016, and is the first book in The Trials of Apollo series, the second spin-off of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. The book and its cover art by John Rocco were first announced in 2015. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. The Hidden Oracle has been translated into 19 languages from its original English.
Reading order · The Trials of Apollo
Full order & progress →- The Hidden OracleThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - The Dark Prophecy
8.08.0 / 10 - The Burning Maze
8.28.2 / 10 - The Tyrant's Tomb
8.38.3 / 10 - The Tower of Nero
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 532 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 78% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Myths & legends average of 8.2. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 61 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 471 | 89% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Hidden Oracle for?
The Hidden Oracle sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 384 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Myths & legends.
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