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Rick Riordan

Biography

Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006.


Author Rick Riordan talks about his books, the characters in the books, and who he originally started writing for during an interview before a book signing appearance in St. Louis.

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hploverspayne commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

I'm in love with Rick Riordan's book, because they put you in the piont of view of kids who figure out that thier part of something bigger than themselves. The story of Percy Jackson is just so inspiring. Thier is going to be a second movie. I was so disapointed by The Lightning thief movie. I'm in the process of writing a book called Accident or Murder. Another author I like is Gordon Korman because he wrote his first book at the age of eleven and me at twelve that is just inspiring. Fun Fact: Rick Riordan and Gordon Korman were two of the authors that helped right the 39 clues and now the Cahills vs. Vespers.

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abelaa commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

i like rick riordan's speech because he has hyperbolical stories for children

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cagin123 commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

somebody answer

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god king commented:

what q?

4 months ago...

dwayne722player commented:

im a fan of fantasy books!!!!!!!

3 months ago...

god king commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

I LOVE HEREOS OF OLYMPUS!!!!!!!!

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caylabob2 commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

these are the best books ive read since harry potter and twilight they really get you into the adventure

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CoolinColin commented:

Awesome Series! :D

9 months ago...

god king commented:

hate twilight, used to have loads of nightmares when 3-6 SCARRY!!!!

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canadagurl98 commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

i agree wit you on that! amazing series!

riordan also has written a few other amazing series as well.

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xoxo3605 commented:

I also agree! The whole series is amazing, and you feel like you are actually there!

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laquana oasis commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

Rick Riordan is an awsome author. I'm going to get his new book called Son of Neptune sometime this week. its going ti be awsome. cant wait to read it :)

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cutebookworm commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

i love these books make sure you read one of his following series for the lighting thief called the first book is The Lost Hero the next one for that is coming out October 7th called Son of Neptune so excited!!!!!!!!!!

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thingsthatlast commented on Rick Riordan's profile  

An amaing series for middle grade readers, but funny enough to keep the attention of older readers, also.

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Rick Riordan latest blog posts

Rick's Recent Reads (and other news)

posted on Monday 21st of May 2012

First, thanks to everyone who came out for The Serpent's Shadow tour! I had a great time at the final events in San Antonio and San Marcos. The book is steaming along on the bestseller lists and I'm so glad for the positive feedback it's received from readers.After returning home I dove straight back into the revisions for The Mark of Athena. It's going well, and the book will be released on schedule Oct. 2, 2012. Sorry for the wait, but it reall...

From Anchorage to Portland

posted on Monday 7th of May 2012

Our Serpent's Shadow tour of the Northwest is winding down! Tonight, I have a sold-out event for A Children's Place in Portland, and tomorrow I travel back to San Antonio for an event there on Wednesday, and San Marcos on Friday. After sold-out events in Vancouver and Seattle, we headed north to Anchorage, Alaska on Friday night. The city is just as amazing as I remember, and we had well over 1200 people at the local Barnes and Noble. Here's the ...

Walkin' Like Egyptians in Provo

posted on Thursday 3rd of May 2012

 It's not often I pull up to a stage door and find the entire pantheon of Egyptian gods waiting to greet me. Last night in Provo, Utah, the Egyptians were out in force! The folks you see in these shots are staff or volunteers for the Provo Library, and boy do they know how to put on a party. That's me, below, with Gene, the library director -- er, I mean, pharaoh. We took over the auditorium of Timpview High School and filled it to capacity ...

Thank you, Bay Area!

posted on Wednesday 2nd of May 2012

 It's always great to be back in the Bay Area! The past two days in the South Bay have been so fun. Yesterday morning we did our live webcast from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium. We had tens of thousands of people tune in from all over the world, including Egypt, Azerbaijan, Poland, and of course my good friends down in Brazil.Above is a statue of Horus on the grounds of the museum. Below, a giant-sized game of Senet. Dibs o...

The Serpent's Shadow is Here!

posted on Tuesday 1st of May 2012

The final book of The Kane Chronicles arrives today! I hope you all enjoy it.I'll be in San Jose this morning, broadcasting live from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. If you have yet signed up to join us, please do! I'll be giving you a tour of some of the cool artifacts there, and we'll explore a tomb together, where I'll read a section from the Serpent's Shadow. Gulp! I hope the mummies and spirits like it.Tonight, I'll do my first public event...

Meet Tawaret

posted on Tuesday 24th of April 2012

Our last art reveal before The Serpent's Shadow is released next week! Meet Tawaret, everyone's favorite hippo goddess, protector of mothers and children, nurse to the elderly gods of Sunny Acres Retirement Home.If you're able to come to an event next week, I look forward to seeing you! If not, be sure to join us online for the live webcast May 1. (details on the blog below) Either way, I hope you all enjoy The Serpent's Shadow!...

Meet Khufu

posted on Tuesday 17th of April 2012

Our next art reveal for The Serpent's Shadow -- our old friend Khufu, baboon extraordinaire. Two more weeks until the book is released!...