The Tower of Nero
by Rick Riordan
The Tower of Nero is the fifth and final Trials of Apollo novel by Rick Riordan, published by Disney-Hyperion in the US on 6 October 2020. Apollo, living as the mortal teenager Lester, and his demigod master Meg McCaffrey face their last trial at Nero's tower in New York.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Disney-Hyperion, 2020
- First published
- Disney-Hyperion, 2020
- Series
- The Trials of Apollo
The first edition of The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan was published by Disney-Hyperion in 2020. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
- 1st Disney-Hyperion2020 Hardback · The Trials of Apollo 5 I own The Tower of Nero, Disney-Hyperion 2020 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Puffin2020 Paperback · The Trials of Apollo 5 I own The Trials of Apollo, Puffin 2020 Log in to want this
- Puffin2020 Hardback · The Trials of Apollo 5 I own The Tower of Nero, Puffin 2020 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Apollo, Meg McCaffrey, Sally Jackson, Dionysus, Nico di Angelo, Nero, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Leo Valdez
- Genre
- fantasy, young adult fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 21 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 4 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Tower of Nero?
The first edition of The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan was published by Disney-Hyperion in 2020.
How many editions of The Tower of Nero are there?
We track 3 editions of The Tower of Nero, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Tower of Nero, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Tower of Nero, Rick Riordan official site (rickriordan.com)
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