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• Sarwat Chadda received a starred review from Kirkus for Fury of the Dragon Goddess!
• Be sure to read Rick’s April 22 blog post to learn about his and Becky’s trip to Ireland.
• We get a miniature update for the adaptation of “My Life as a Child Outlaw,” the short story from Cursed Carnivals and Other Calamities.
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  The Sun and the Star book tour is right around the corner!
• Stay tuned to win some swag from the book tour!
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  Waterstones is offering a signed edition of the UK version of TSATS, so be sure to pre-order that ASAP!
• Plus, sign up for Rick’s newsletter on his UK site for a possible look at The Sun and the Star chapter 1.
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  Barnes & Noble is having a sale on pre-orders, so be sure to take advantage of it!
• Don’t worry, we’ll talk about Nemesis in the next section!

• This first part of the discussion is just a refresher of what has happened in previous books (so there are no spoilers for TSATS).
• The Sun and the Star synopsis gives nothing away but definitely entices you to read.
• Read Riordan did an OTP timelines article about Nico and Will, which was super helpful.
• “The Sword of Hades” is a super helpful short story to read ahead of The Sun and the Star.
• In The Son of Neptune, Nico goes to Tartarus for the first time.
• Remember how great House of Hades is?
• Could you imagine if Nico had left forever after The Blood of Olympus?
• Nico is in a good chunk of the first and last books of The Trials of Apollo series.
• In The Tower of Nero, we learn that Nico is suffering from PTSD.
• Rick really set up The Sun and the Star in that final book in more than one way!
• The troglodytes are super important in defeating Nero.
• Which books are the most important to reread ahead of The Sun and the Star?
• At this point, we announce that you may not want to keep listening if you’re avoiding all spoilers from the officially released articles. (Skip to the chapter discussion, if so!)
• According to Read Riordan, it’s going to be important to know Bianca’s di Angelo’s backstory.
• We learned A LOT about The Sun and the Star from the Amphithemus entry on Read Riordan.
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  Hypnos is gonna show up in the story, but we’re much more worried about Epiales.
• Then there’s Gorgyra, and all we care about is what the real estate prices are like at the edge of Tartarus. Maybe it’s worth it?
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  The Sun and the Star is a book for Solangelo fans.
• Will Gorgyra end up being an ally?
• Now it’s finally time to talk about Nemesis.
• Who’s in need of dealing with their inner balance?
• Listen to our full discussion of The Sun and the Star chapter 1.
• Who will be the villain in this story, and how big of a threat could they pose if this is meant to be a standalone novel?
• We read your wildest theories for The Sun and the Star.
• Will this all be a fever dream?
• Could Mark and Rick pull from the Orpheus myth for the end of this book?
• Will Bianca come back from the dead?
• We know we’ll learn Will’s sexuality in The Sun and the Star.
• What would Nico look like as a doughnut?
• Is Small Bob gonna be Big Bob now?

• This week, we’re reading The Red Pyramid chapter 8.
• Karen gets a flashback to The Land Before Time.
• Poor Philip of Macedonia.
• How cool (and stressful) would it be to have a little shabti go retrieve the actual artifacts you’re looking for?
• Ermahgerd, serpopards!
• Amos’ magic kind of sucks, tbh.
• Thank the gods for Bast!
• This chapter was super fun and had a lot of great moments and lines.

• Thank you, Stephanie, for tuning in and giving us such a lovely compliment!