#14 in Myths & legends
The Sun and the Star
- 480
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Sun and the Star” sends Will Solace and Nico di Angelo on a quest of their own: a descent into Tartarus told with warmth and hope. The sons of Apollo and Hades follow a prophecy to save an old friend in Percy Jackson’s world. Some readers lose the thread when they put the book aside for a while. It is meant first for those who already know the pair.
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About the book
From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure, commonly known as The Sun and the Star, is a 2023 American children's fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was co-written by American authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. The book is a sequel to the 2020 novel The Tower of Nero in The Trials of Apollo series, and is the first book in The Nico di Angelo Adventures series. The novel follows the demigods and heroes, Nico di Angelo and Will Solace, the sons of the Greek gods Hades and Apollo, respectively, as the boys follow a prophecy on a quest into the deep dark abyss of Tartarus, underneath the Greek underworld, to rescue an old friend of the boys, commonly known as Bob, who is, in fact, the Greek Titan Iapetus.
Reading order · The Nico di Angelo Adventures
Full order & progress →- The Sun and the StarThis book
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 134 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Myths & legends average of 8.2. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 20 | 15% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 114 | 85% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Sun and the Star for?
The Sun and the Star sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 480 pages — longer than 79% of the ranked books in Myths & legends.
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