

I have to credit Mark with the title! They have a lot more poetry in their soul than I do. More details on this as soon as we have them. Mark and I are planning to do a limited North American tour together, which will be my first in-person tour since 2019. As always, release dates for other countries may vary depending on how long it takes to translate and market in those countries. The on-sale date for North America and the United Kingdom is May 2, 2023. Her art will appear on both the American and British editions.

The cover art is by the incredible, amazingly talented Khadijah Khatib, who also did the art for the UK edition of Daughter of the Deep. Isn’t it beautiful? We are so lucky to have her involved with this book design. Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to “leave something of equal value behind?”

And of course Will insists on coming with. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. Nico’s dreams and Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico’s mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’s realm. Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Here’s a quick summary (SPOILERS if you have not read through TRIALS OF APOLLO):Īs the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. Here it is, folks! The cover for The Sun and the Star, a Nico di Angelo adventure cowritten by Mark Oshiro and me!
