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The Burning Maze

by Rick Riordan · Trials of Apollo #3 · 432 pages · Published April 2018
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.22 / 5 across 70K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A dark, adventurous Middle Grade middle grade fantasy built around apollo, maze, death. 432 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dark. Adventurous. Devastating.

Dark Adventurous Devastating

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Dark Adventurous Devastating
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  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Trials of Apollo series
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Content notes

Violence Death
Apollo
Maze
Death
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
Middle Grade Fantasy
Moods
Dark
Adventurous
Devastating
Key Tropes
Apollo
Maze
Death
Ending
Satisfying
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Is The Burning Maze spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Do I need to read The Burning Maze in order?

The Burning Maze is book 3 in the Trials of Apollo series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy The Burning Maze?

Readers who love dark and adventurous stories with apollo and maze. Best suited for Middle Grade readers and up.

What kind of read is The Burning Maze?

A dark, adventurous Middle Grade middle grade fantasy built around apollo, maze, death. 432 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Burning Maze?

Content notes include: violence, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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