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The Tyrant's Tomb

  • 2019 first published
  • 448 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (19 ratings)
  • 18 editions

The Tyrant's Tomb is a 2019 mythic fiction novel by Rick Riordan. Much of the action takes place in Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, USA and Santa Monica, California, USA. It features Apollo, Meg McCaffrey and Commodus. Key subjects include heroes, gods, roman Emperors and Oracle.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, and 374 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 18 editions across 7 languages.

It runs to roughly 448 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Tyrant's Tomb

In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying. It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and tragedies. Now his journey takes him to Camp Jupiter in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the Roman demigods are preparing for a desperate last stand against the evil Triumvirate of Roman emperors. Hazel, Reyna, Frank, Tyson, Ella, and many other old friends will need Apollo's aid to survive the onslaught. Unfortunately, the answer to their salvation lies in the forgotten tomb of a Roman ruler . . . someone even worse than the emperors Apollo has already faced.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, USA
  • Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Oakland Airport, Oakland, USA
  • Mount Othrys
  • Caldecott Tunnel, Berkeley Hills, USA
  • Camp Jupiter, USA
  • Lake Temescal
  • Little Tiber
  • New Rome University
  • Field of Mars

Characters

  • Apollo
  • Meg McCaffrey
  • Commodus
  • Hazel Levesque
  • Frank Zhang
  • Reyna Ramirez-Arellano
  • Ella

Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Heroes
  • Gods
  • Roman Emperors
  • Oracle
  • Greek Gods
  • Greek Mythology
  • Young adult fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers

Quick answers

Who wrote The Tyrant's Tomb?

The Tyrant's Tomb was written by Rick Riordan and first published in 2019.

What genre is The Tyrant's Tomb?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction.

How long is The Tyrant's Tomb?

The median edition has 448 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

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