The Tower of Nero
U.S. cover of first edition. | |
| Author | Rick Riordan |
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| Cover artist | John Rocco |
| Series | The Trials of Apollo (book 5) |
| Genre | More genres: |
| Publisher | Disney Hyperion |
Publication date | October 6, 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 416 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4847-4645-5 |
| Preceded by | The Tyrant's Tomb |
| Followed by | The Sun and the Star (from The Nico di Angelo Adventures) |
The Tower of Nero is a 2020 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 first published on October 6, 2020, and is the fifth and final book in The Trials of Apollo series, the second spin-off of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, as well as the final book in the mainline Camp Half-Blood Chronicles.
In the book, Apollo (in his human form, Lester Papodopolous) and his demigod master, Meg, fight to free the last oracle. They must face their final enemies, Meg's abusive stepfather Nero and Apollo's longtime nemesis Python. The book begins with the revelation of the triumvirate Holdings, a powerful and malevolent entity led by Nero also with the Roman emperors Commodus and Julius Cesar, in the book Apollo refers to him as Caligula (Cesar's childhood nickname) . The group threatens to unleash chaos and destruction upon the world by releasing the ancient and deadly Python.
The story is told in the first-person point of view, by Apollo.
The novel was published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and, large-print editions and the cover was illustrated by John Rocco.