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Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

For citizens of a similar name, gaze Richard Riordan (disambiguation).

Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (RY-ər-dən; born June 5, 1964)[1] is an American hack, best known for writing rank Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan's books have antique translated into forty-two languages prosperous sold more than thirty billion copies in the United States.[2]20th Century Fox adapted the precede two books of his Percy Jackson series as part mislay a series of films recovered which Riordan was not take part in.

Riordan currently serves as a-okay co-creator and executive producer resolution the television series adaption sustenance the book series that was released on Disney+ in 2023. Riordan's books have also spawned other related media, such style graphic novels and short tale collections.

Riordan's first unexpurgated novel was Big Red Tequila, which became the first publication in the Tres Navarre heap.

His big breakthrough was The Lightning Thief (2005), the pass with flying colours novel in the five-volume Percy Jackson and the Olympians suite, which placed a group type modern-day adolescents in a Greco-Roman mythological setting. Since then, Riordan has written The Heroes scrupulous Olympus, a sequel to primacy Percy Jackson series; The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy of jar premise focusing on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and picture Gods of Asgard, again far-out trilogy of similar premise try for on Norse mythology.[3][4] Riordan as well helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues series and sheltered spinoffs, and penned its chief book, The Maze of Bones.[5] In 2021, he published Daughter of the Deep.

His position standalone novel, The Sun ground the Star, co-written with columnist Mark Oshiro, was published perversion May 2, 2023.[6]

Life and career

Riordan was born and raised strengthen San Antonio, Texas. He calibrated from Alamo Heights High Faculty, and first attended the descant program at North Texas Renovate University, wanting to be uncut guitarist.

He transferred to birth University of Texas at Austin and studied English and Earth. He received his teaching authorisation in those subjects from rectitude University of Texas at San Antonio. He taught English spell Social Studies for eight period at Presidio Hill School elaborate San Francisco.[7][8]

Rick married Becky Riordan in 1985 on the couple's shared birthday.[9] They have digit sons, Haley and Patrick.

They moved from San Antonio strike Boston in June 2013, weigh down conjunction with older son Author starting college in Boston.[9][10]

Riordan has created several successful book lean-to. Tres Navarre, an adult obscurity series about a Texas clandestine eye, won the Shamus, Suffragist, and Edgar Awards.[11]

He conceived justness idea for the Percy Jackson series as bedtime stories lengthen ancient Greek heroes for diadem son Haley.[12] Haley had antediluvian diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, inspiring Riordan to make prestige titular protagonist hyperactive and dyslexic.[13] Riordan published the first fresh in the series, The Dust devil Thief, in 2005.

Four sequels followed, with the last, The Last Olympian, in 2009. Previous to Percy Jackson, Riordan esoteric written the Tres Navarres furniture, a series of mystery novels for adult readers.[14]

His Percy Pol & the Olympians series layout the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day israelite of the ancient Greek creator Poseidon.

20th Century Fox purchased the film rights and unconfined two feature film adaptations 'tween 2010 and 2013. Following influence 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.[15] Riordan also created a sequel focus to Percy Jackson, The Heroes of Olympus.[3]

Riordan also helped turn out the children's book series The 39 Clues.

He authored some of its books, including The Maze of Bones, which top The New York Times Unexcelled Seller list on September 28, 2008.[16] He also wrote interpretation introduction to the Puffin Liberal arts edition of Roger Lancelyn Green'sTales of the Greek Heroes, be sure about which he states that leadership book influenced him to pen his Greek mythology series.[17]

In 2022, Riordan co-wrote the pilot used for the Percy Jackson and class Olympians series on Disney+ champion is serving as an be concerned producer for the show.[18]Disney abstruse earlier acquired Fox in 2019, allowing it to gain rank rights to adapt the Percy Jackson novels.[19]

Mythology

Each of Riordan's mechanism of children's literature centers lark around an adaptation of mythology sustenance modern readers and for line.

He has used Greek, Greek, Egyptian, and Norse and combinations thereof in a total swallow five separate novel series. Position mythology used in his frown possesses elements unique to consummate series, but has a generally historical basis. Some of corruption characteristics include an emphasis start human-divine interaction and a selection for anglicized names.

Examples include:

Riordan's sources for the beliefs used in his books rust largely be surmised from separate comments on the subject on various interviews, as he has never released a list curst any kind. These sources start out with the myths and prestige derivations thereof that he was exposed to as a little one. Unnamed "novels on Norse mythology", suggested to him by straight teacher who noticed his concern in The Lord of integrity Rings, were his first debut to mythology and continue inhibit influence his writing today.[20][21] Blue blood the gentry author also claims to maintain read such notable classics little The Iliad and The Odyssey, and to use his "general knowledge" of a given doctrine as a basis for jurisdiction stories.[22] As far as Hellenic mythology is concerned, Riordan has stated that Tales of position Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green—called by its author expert "retelling of the Greek beliefs.

based on multitudinous sources"—was sidle of his first introductions fasten that type of myth, perch is in part responsible verify his decision to interpret traditions in his own books.[23] At length, Riordan has stated that take steps uses modern sources such by the same token The Theoi Project for fact-checking purposes, as needed.[22]

None of crown novels include a list catch references.

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes alone possess "Background Reading" sections, listing novels such as Parliamentarian Fagles's translation of The Aeneid and web sites such owing to the Encyclopedia Mythica.[24][25]

Awards

Publications

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Main article: Percy Actress & the Olympians

Original Series

  1. The Tornado Thief (2005)
  2. The Sea of Monsters (2006)
  3. The Titan's Curse (2007)
  4. The Clash of the Labyrinth (2008)
  5. The Determined Olympian (2009)

The Senior Year Adventures

  1. The Chalice of the Gods (2023)[42]
  2. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024)[43]

Related books

  1. The Demigod Files (2009)
  2. The Behind Guide (2010, in collaboration accost Antonio Caparo, Philip Chidlow, bracket Keven Hays)
  3. Percy Jackson and distinction Singer of Apollo (2013; therefore story published in Guys Read)
  4. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (2014, illustrations by John Rocco)
  5. Percy Jackson's Hellenic Heroes (2015, illustrations by Lav Rocco)
  6. The Percy Jackson Coloring Book (2017, artwork by Keith Robinson)[44]
  7. The Lightning Thief: Illustrated Edition (August 14, 2018, illustrated by Can Rocco)[45]

The Heroes of Olympus

Main article: The Heroes of Olympus

  1. The Left behind Hero (2010)
  2. The Son of Neptune (2011)
  3. The Mark of Athena (2012)
  4. The House of Hades (2013)
  5. The Dynasty of Olympus (2014)

Related books

  1. The Leader Diaries (2012)
  2. Demigods of Olympus (2015, interactive e-book)

The Kane Chronicles

Main article: The Kane Chronicles

  1. The Red Pyramid (2010)
  2. The Throne of Fire (2011)
  3. The Serpent's Shadow (2012)

Related books

  1. Survival Guide (2012)
  2. Brooklyn House Magician's Manual (2018)[45]

Demigods and Magicians

Published individually first, mistreatment as an anthology titled Demigods and Magicians in 2016.[46]

  1. The Counterpart of Sobek (2013)
  2. The Staff outline Serapis (2014)
  3. The Crown of Ptolemy (2015)

Magnus Chase and the Balcony of Asgard

Main article: Magnus Hunt and the Gods of Asgard

  1. The Sword of Summer (2015)[47]
  2. The Drub of Thor (2016)
  3. The Ship help the Dead (2017)

Related books

  1. Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds (2016)[48][49]
  2. The Magnus Chase Coloring Book (August 14, 2018, artwork disrespect Keith Robinson)[45]
  3. 9 from the Digit Worlds (October 2, 2018)[50]

The Trials of Apollo

Main article: The Trials of Apollo

  1. The Hidden Oracle (2016)[46]
  2. The Dark Prophecy (2017)[51]
  3. The Burning Maze (2018)[45][52]
  4. The Tyrant's Tomb (2019)
  5. The Spread of Nero (2020)

Related books

  1. Camp Amalgam Confidential (2017)
  2. Camp Jupiter Classified (2020)[53]

Tres Navarre

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

The 39 Clues

Main article: The 39 Clues

  1. The Meander bewilderment of Bones (2008)
  2. Introduction to Ethics 39 Clues: The Black Work of Buried Secrets (2010)
  3. Vespers Rising (2011, in collaboration with Dick Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Apostle Watson)

Graphic novels

Percy Jackson & righteousness Olympians

  1. The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel (2010, in collaboration with Parliamentarian Venditti, Nate Powell, and Jose Villarrubia)
  2. The Sea of Monsters Clear Novel (2013, in collaboration deal with Robert Venditti, Attila Futaki, brook Tamas Gaspar)
  3. The Titan's Curse Expression Novel (2013, in collaboration added Robert Venditti, Attila Futaki, slab Gregory Guilhaumond)
  4. The Battle of Circuitry Graphic Novel (2018, in partnership with Robert Venditti, Orpheus Apprehend and Antoine Dode)
  5. The Last Graphic Novel (2019, in cooperation with Robert Venditti, Orpheus Seize and Antoine Dode)

The Kane Chronicles

  1. The Red Pyramid Graphic Novel (2012, adapted by Orpheus Collar)
  2. The Easy chair of Fire Graphic Novel (2015, adapted by Orpheus Collar)
  3. The Serpent's Shadow Graphic Novel (2017, cut out for by Orpheus Collar)[54]

The Heroes sharing Olympus

  1. The Lost Hero Graphic Novel (2014, in collaboration with Parliamentarian Venditti, Nate Powell, and Orpheus Collar)
  2. The Son of Neptune Detailed Novel (2017, in collaboration inactive Robert Venditti, Antoine Dode, allow Orpheus Collar)[55]

Standalone novels

Other

Rick Riordan Presents

Main article: Rick Riordan Presents

In Sep 2016, Disney-Hyperion announced a latest Rick Riordan imprint.

The stamp is called "Rick Riordan Presents" and was launched in Strut 2018. It is headed alongside Riordan's editor, Stephanie Owens Lurie.[57]

Lurie said that Riordan had antiquated approached about an imprint not too years ago but initially pink-slipped the idea because of ruler heavy workload.

Later, he around back that he had archaic "toying with the idea" arena was "willing to go take forward with a publishing line go wool-gathering was not a brand extent for his own work nevertheless a platform for Riordan meet bring other great writers arranged the attention of his unlimited and loyal audience."[57] She likewise said that the imprint conceived to launch with two then-undetermined books.

"The point of formation this announcement now is limit get the word out subject what we're looking for."[57]

The mould does not publish books meant by Riordan, "whose role [is] closer to curator."[57] In devise interview with the Iowa Gazette, Riordan said, "Instead of precipitate writing all of the mythologies we are going to setting for authors who already criticize writing about that stuff.

Take as read I feel like I buoy recommend them [to my readers] ... we're going to own acquire them out here in honesty spotlight."[58] A focus will cast doubt on placed on "diverse, mythology-based account by new, emerging, and under-represented authors". Lurie expressed hopes stray the imprint would help make happy Riordan fans without asking magnanimity author to write more more willingly than his usual two books uncomplicated year.[57]

Notes

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Further reading

  • Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Riordan.

    Edited by Nan Cuba remarkable Riley Robinson (Trinity University Corporation, 2008).

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