Zane Obispo is just your normal kid living in the desert at the bottom of a volcano. Then a demon crashes a plane into the volcano and he discovers he is part of a Mayan prophecy. Zane is destined to release the god Au-Puch from his prison in the volcano and set about the destruction of the world. To help him on his journey to kill Au-Puch he has a narwal named Brooks and his uncle Hondo. Plus there are Mayan gods on his side. Of course the rest of the Mayan gods want to kill him for not only releasing Au-Puch but for being the son of a god. 

I think kids are really going to enjoy this book in the Rick Riordan Presents series. It has a lot of action, great mythology and a fantastic main character. I loved that Zane has a bum leg and is not as able bodied as most kids. I also liked that this is Mayan mythology instead of the regular Greek or Norse. It is interesting to learn about different mythologies and I think the kids reading this will benefit from it. What I didn't like so much was that these books are starting to feel very formulaic. There is a kid who is the child of a god. There is a prophecy of doom. There is a quest. There are supernatural beings assisting the hero. There were a few breaks from the formula but for the most part this book follows the same script as a lot of the mythology based middle grade novels out there right now.  That being said kids won't care and will read anything with Rick Riordan's name on it.

This book will be published in September 2018.