The Sun and the Star

The Sun and the Star
Cover art
Authors
Cover artistKhadijah Khatib
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCamp Half-Blood Chronicles
Genres
Publisher
Publication date
May 2, 2023
Publication placeUnited States
Pages480
ISBN9781368081153
Preceded byThe Tower of Nero (in
The Trials of Apollo series) 

The Sun and the Star[a] is a 2023 American fantasy-adventure middle-grade fiction novel based on Greek-Roman classical mythology co-written by authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. It is a sequel to the 2020 novel The Tower of Nero in The Trials of Apollo series and was supposed to be the final book of the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. The story follows the adolescent demigods and boyfriends Nico di Angelo and Will Solace, the sons of Hades and Apollo, respectively, on their quest into Tartarus to rescue their old friend Bob, who is, in fact, the Titan Iapetus.

The Sun and the Star was published by Disney-Hyperion in the United States and by Puffin Books in the United Kingdom and was released on May 2, 2023. It immediately became the number one bestseller on The New York Times Best Seller list for Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover Books,[1][b] continued to remain the number one bestseller on the list for an initial period of six weeks,[2][c] became the number one bestseller on the list again for another period of eight weeks,[3][d][4][e] and continued to remain in the top ten on the list after fifty-one weeks.[5][f] On September 26, 2024, Mark Oshiro confirmed via X[6] that a sequel was in production and estimated to release in 2025.[7]


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  1. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - May 21, 2023". The New York Times. May 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - June 25, 2023". The New York Times. June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - July 9, 2023". The New York Times. July 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - August 27, 2023". The New York Times. August 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - Books - May 5, 2024". The New York Times. May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mark Oshiro's tweet confirming the rumours regarding a sequel". X (formerly Twitter). Mark Oshiro. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Mark Oshiro's quote tweet in response to the possible date of publication". X (formerly Twitter). Mark Oshiro. Retrieved September 27, 2024.