Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan
Riordan signing copies of The Battle of the Labyrinth on November 3, 2008
Born	(1964-06-05) June 5, 1964 (age 47) San Antonio, Texas
Occupation	Author
Nationality	United States
Genres	Fantasy, Detective fiction, Mythology
Notable work(s)	Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Kane Chronicles, Heroes of Olympus, The Maze of Bones
Influences Greek mythology, Roman Mythology, and Egyptian mythology
www.rickriordan.com

Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan (/ˈraɪərˌdɛn/), Jr. (born June 5, 1964)^[1] is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults^[2] and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the ten books in The 39 Clues series, published by Scholastic Corporation, and wrote the first book in the series, The Maze of Bones.^[3] He recently completed a trilogy that focuses on Egyptian mythology, The Kane Chronicles, and is working on The Heroes of Olympus, which is the sequel to the Percy Jackson series and focuses on Greek and Roman mythology.

Biography

Rick was raised in Texas.^[1] He graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1982 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1986, where he double-majored in English and Social Studies.^[4] Riordan taught English and Social Studies in Presidio Hill School in San Francisco for eight years.^[5] He was awarded St. Mary's Hall's first Master Teacher Award in 2002.^[6]

Riordan has created many successful book series. The multi-award-winning^[7] Tres Navarre mystery series for adults follows the fast-paced adventures of an erudite Texan private eye. Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues; he authored several of its books, including The Maze of Bones, which topped the New York Times Best Seller list on September 28, 2008.^[8] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of an ancient Greek god. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film February 12, 2010. Following the success of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists. Its first book, The Red Pyramid, was released May 4, 2010; the sequel, The Throne Of Fire, was released May 3, 2011.^[9] The third book in the Kane Chronicles, The Serpent's Shadow, was released May 1, 2012. Riordan also created a sequel series to the Percy Jackson books, The Heroes of Olympus. Its first book, The Lost Hero, was released in the U.S. October 12, 2010; the sequel, The Son of Neptune, was released October 4, 2011. Riordan expanded both series simultaneously. He has completed The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy, and continues to write The Heroes of Olympus, which will have five books.

The San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 featured Riordan as a guest.^[10] Rick Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons Patrick and Haley, who inspired his Percy Jackson series.

Published books

Olympian Demigod Series

Series One: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

• The Lightning Thief (2005)
• The Sea of Monsters (2006)
• The Titan's Curse (2007)
• The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
• The Demigod Files (2009)^[11]
• The Last Olympian (2009)
• The Ultimate Guide (2010)
• The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (2010)
• The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (2013)

Series Two: The Heroes of Olympus

• The Lost Hero (2010)
• The Son of Neptune (2011)
• The Demigod Diaries – August 14, 2012^[12]
• The Mark of Athena – October 2, 2012
• Book 4 – Spring 2013
• Book 5 – Winter 2014

The 39 Clues Series

• The Maze of Bones (2008)^[13]
• Introduction to The Black Book of Buried Secrets (2010)
• Vespers Rising (2011)

Tres Navarre Series

• Big Red Tequila (1997)
• Widower's Two-Step (1998)
• The Last King of Texas (2000)
• The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001)
• Southtown (2004)
• Mission Road (2005)
• Rebel Island (2007)

The Kane Chronicles

• The Red Pyramid (2010)^[14]
• The Throne of Fire (2011)^[15]
• The Serpent's Shadow (May 1, 2012)^[16]
• The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide – March 20, 2012^[17]
• The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel – October 2, 2012

Stand alone novels

• Cold Springs (2004)^[18]

Awards

• 1998 Shamus Award and Anthony Award for Big Red Tequila^[7]
• 1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step^[19]
• 2008 Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief^[20]
• 2009 Mark Twain Award for The Sea of Monsters^[20]
• 2009 Rebecca Caudill Award for The Lightning Thief^[21]
• 2010 School Library Journal's Best Book for The Red Pyramid ^[22]
• 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards: Author of the Year^[23]
• 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards: Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year for The Red Pyramid^[23]
• 2011 Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award for The Last Olympian^[24]

Further reading

• Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Rick Riordan. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).

References

External links

• Official Rick Riordan Site
• Official Percy Jackson UK Site
• Miss Erin interview
• Starred Review of The Last Olympian
• Teen Libris interview
• Works by or about Rick Riordan in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

v t e The Camp Half-Blood series by Rick Riordan   First main series: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Novels The Lightning Thief • The Sea of Monsters • The Titan's Curse • The Battle of the Labyrinth • The Last Olympian Characters Percy Jackson • Annabeth Chase • Grover Underwood • Tyson Film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Spin-offs The Demigod Files • The Ultimate Guide • Demigods and Monsters Related List of terms • Film cast and characters Category:Percy Jackson & the Olympians   Second main series: The Heroes of Olympus Novels The Lost Hero • The Son of Neptune Characters Percy Jackson • Annabeth Chase • Jason Grace • Piper McLean • Leo Valdez • Frank Zhang • Hazel Levesque Category:The Heroes of Olympus Book:Camp Half-Blood • Category:Camp Half-Blood series • Portal:Literature