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The angst in particular is playing a major part in increasing Riordan's critical fame. For example, look at the Reception of House of Hades, in which there was plenty of angst. Blood of Olympus dealt with the subject normally, and had a very bad reception. While The Hidden Oracle again switched to angst, it received positive reviews despite Apollo's self centerism. [The Hammer of Thor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hammer_of_Thor#Reception] was almost a political mouthpiece, but ended up being Riordan's most critically acclaimed work. The Dark Prophecy was the same, and received highly positive reviews. The Ship of the Dead, which dealt with the subject normally, however, received mixed reviews.