Rick Riordan

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This article is about the American novelist. For the mayor of Los Angeles, see Richard Riordan. For the Australian politician, see Richard Riordan (Australian politician).

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Rick Riordan
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Riordan at the 2007 Texas Book Festival with advance publicity for The Battle of the Labyrinth
Born Richard Russell Riordan, Jr.
(1964-06-05) June 5, 1964 (age 59)
San Antonio, Texas
Occupation Novelist
Language English
Nationality United States
Alma mater University of Texas
Genre Fantasy, detective fiction, mythology
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Years active 1997–present
Website
rickriordan.com

Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. (/ˈraɪərdən/; born June 5, 1964)[2] is an American author known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which is about a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the son of Poseidon. His books have been translated into 37 languages and sold more than 30 million copies.[3] Twentieth Century Fox has adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Riordan was working as an English and social studies teacher in San Francisco when he conceived the idea for the Percy Jackson series as bedtime stories about ancient Greek heroes for his son Haley. Haley had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, inspiring Riordan to make the titular protagonist ADHD/dyslexic. Riordan published the first novel in the series, The Lightning Thief in 2005. Four sequels followed, the last, The Last Olympian in 2009. Prior to Percy Jackson, Riordan had written the Tres Navarres series, a series of mystery novels for adult readers.[4]

Since then, Riordan has written The Kane Chronicles trilogy and The Heroes of Olympus series. The Kane Chronicles, focusing on Egyptian mythology and siblings Sadie and Carter Kane, began with The Red Pyramid (2010) and concluded with The Serpent's Shadow (2012). The Heroes of Olympus, the sequel to the Percy Jackson series based on Greco-Roman mythology, kicked off with The Lost Hero (2010) and ended four books later with The Blood of Olympus (2014). Riordan also helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues series and its spinoffs, and penned its first book, The Maze of Bones (2008).[5] The first book of his Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series based on Norse mythology, The Sword of Summer, was published October 2015 with a second book, The Hammer of Thor, planned for October 2016.[6][7] The first book of his The Trials of Apollo series based on Greek mythology, The Hidden Oracle, is scheduled for May 2016.

Life and career

Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School and the University of Texas. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at Presidio Hill School in San Francisco.

Rick married Becky Riordan, originally from the East Coast, on June 5, 1985. Both had been born on June 5, she thirty minutes earlier.[8] They moved from San Antonio to Boston in June 2013 when their two sons were of college and high school age, in conjunction with older son Patrick starting college in Boston.[8][9] Haley Riordan inspired the Percy Jackson series as a bedtime story.[10]

Riordan has created several successful book series. Tres Navarre, an adult mystery series about a Texan private eye, won the Shamus, Anthony, and Edgar Awards.[11] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the ancient Greek god Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film in 2010. Following the success of Percy Jackson, Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane.[12] Riordan also created a sequel series to Percy Jackson, The Heroes of Olympus.[6] 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.[13] He also wrote the introduction to the Puffin Classics edition of Roger Lancelyn Green's Tales of the Greek Heroes, in which he states that the book influenced him to write his Greek mythology series.

The 2010 San Diego Comic-Con featured Riordan as its special guest on Sunday, traditionally "Kids' Day".[14]

Awards

Bibliography

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

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Main article: Percy Jackson & the Olympians
  1. The Lightning Thief (2005)
  2. The Sea of Monsters (2006)
  3. The Titan's Curse (2007)
  4. The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
  5. The Last Olympian (2009)

The Demigods of Olympus

  1. The Two Headed Guidance Counselor (2014)
  2. The Library of Deadly Weapons (2014)
  3. My Demon Satyr Tea Party (2015)
  4. My Personal Zombie Apocalypse (2015; only published in compilation)

Related books

  1. The Demigod Files (2009)
  2. The Demigod Diaries (2012)
  3. Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (2013; short story published in Guys Read)
  4. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (2014)
  5. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (2015)

The Heroes of Olympus

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Main article: The Heroes of Olympus
  1. The Lost Hero (2010)
  2. The Son of Neptune (2011)
  3. The Mark of Athena (2012)
  4. The House of Hades (2013)
  5. The Blood of Olympus (2014)

Graphic novels

  1. The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel (2010)
  2. The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel (2013)
  3. The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel (2013)
  4. The Lost Hero Graphic Novel (2014)
  5. The Red Pyramid Graphic Novel (2012)
  6. The Throne of Fire Graphic Novel (2015)

The Kane Chronicles

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Main article: The Kane Chronicles
  1. The Red Pyramid (2010)
  2. The Throne of Fire (2011)
  3. The Serpent's Shadow (2012)

The 39 Clues series

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Main article: The 39 Clues
  1. The Maze of Bones (2008)
  2. Introduction to The 39 Clues: The Black Book of Buried Secrets (2010)
  3. Vespers Rising (2011, in collaboration with Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson)

Tres Navarre series

  1. Big Red Tequila (1997)
  2. The Widower's Two-Step (1998)
  3. The Last King of Texas (2001)
  4. The Devil Went Down to Austin (2002)
  5. Southtown (2004)
  6. Mission Road (2005)
  7. Rebel Island (2008)

Stand alone novels

  1. Cold Springs (2004)

Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles crossover series

  1. The Son of Sobek (2013)
  2. The Staff of Serapis (2014)
  3. The Crown of Ptolemy (2015)
  4. Demigods and Magicians (Compilation, Scheduled for April 5, 2016)[26]

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

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  1. The Sword of Summer (2015)[27]
  2. The Hammer of Thor (Scheduled for Oct 4, 2016)[26]

The Trials of Apollo

  1. The Hidden Oracle (Scheduled for May 3, 2016)[26]

Other

  1. Introduction to the anthology Tales of the Greek Heroes, Roger Lancelyn Green (2009)
  2. Introduction to the essay collection Demigods and Monsters (2009, 2013)

References

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Further reading

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

External links

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