Episode #87 – Orange Is the New Evil

Prophecy Radio episode #87 discusses Last Canto of the Dead, the final book in Daniel José Older’s Outlaw Saints duology. Plus, we tackle all the latest Riordanverse news, including several new covers for upcoming Rick Riordan Presents books. Instead of our usual chapter discussion of The Red Pyramid, we had an enlightening chat with Daniel about developing this book, whether he’d ever revisit this world, and what’s coming next. New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and we keep our discussions PG-13.

News and updates (00:02:42)

Happy birthday to Charlie Bushnell, who turned 19 on June 17. We totally forgot to mention the Winston Chu vs. the Wingmeisters cover reveal last week, so we made sure to talk about it this week. There was also a SECOND cover reveal this week for It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass. Read Riordan gave us the demigod’s guide to a successful Father’s Day. If you’re going to the ALA conference in Chicago where Rick and Mark will be talking about The Sun and the Star, let us know! Can you believe Percy Jackson and the Olympians has been on the NYT bestsellers list for 13 years? Did you see our copy of TSATS with Alessia Trunfio’s cover? Kristen gets to see the book for the first time in person, live on air! Will you grab a copy of the Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief deluxe edition? We discuss whether Rick will be signing copies of this one. According to Becky, Rick is currently under contract for another book that has nothing to do with Irish mythology and is definitely not Chalice of the Gods. Last Canto of the Dead by Daniel José Older (00:29:59)

Listen to Prophecy Radio episode #33 for a refresher on Ballad & Dagger and our first interview with Daniel. What is this book about? Read Karen’s Last Canto of the Dead book review. This book kicks off with some serious chaos, but it also gives us a good overview of San Madrigal. Did this book give off different vibes from the first one? Is Tolo our…ideal book boyfriend? But let’s not forget about Tams, who is also wonderful. What was it like being inside Chela’s head this time around? The spoiler section for Last Canto starts at 00:42:42. What did we think about Mateo and Chela being separated for the majority of this book? Sometimes you gotta draw a line in the sand and never, ever, ever cross it. Mateo and his father have warring ideologies, and this thread throughout the book was one of the highlights for us. When is the right time to