Rick Riordan

Richard Russell Riordan, Jr., more commonly known as Rick Riordan, (June 5, 1964–present) is an American author from San Antonio, Texas, famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. In addition, he published Maze of Bones for Scholastic which is the first book in the 39 Clues series of books.

He graduated from University of Texas at Austin where he double-majored in English and history. For fifteen years he taught in public and private schools in California and in San Antonio, Texas.

Riordan is the multi-award-winning author of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and the #1 New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children. The novels draw on Riordan's experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning differences. Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons.

A new series, The Kane Chronicles was released in May, 2010 involving the Egyptian gods, but he hints that it relates to the Camp Half-Blood series (it is hinted in the book as well). He is also writing a second Camp Half-Blood series, The Heroes of Olympus. The first book, The Lost Hero, was released in October 2010. The second book, The Son of Neptune, will be released in October 2011.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

 * The Lightning Thief - June 28, 2005
 * The Sea of Monsters - May 3, 2006
 * The Titan's Curse - May 1, 2007
 * The Battle of the Labyrinth - May 6, 2008
 * The Last Olympian - May 5, 2009

The Heroes of Olympus

 * The Lost Hero - October 12, 2010
 * The Son of Neptune - October 4, 2011

Graphic Novel

 * The Lightning Thief - October 12, 2010

Companion Books

 * Demigods and Monsters - February 10, 2009
 * The Demigod Files - February 10, 2009
 * The Ultimate Guide - January 19, 2010

Tres Navarre Series

 * Big Red Tequila - June 1997
 * Widower's Two-Step - June 1998
 * The Last King of Texas - January 2000
 * The Devil Went Down to Austin - June 2001
 * Southtown - April 2004
 * Mission Road - June 2005
 * Rebel Island - August 2007

The 39 Clues Series

 * The Maze of Bones - September 9, 2008 (First Book)
 * Full List (Various Authors)
 * Vespers Rising April 5 2011 (Riordan and three others, Book One of Vespers vs. Cahills)

The Kane Chronicles

 * The Red Pyramid - May 4, 2010
 * The Throne of Fire - May 3, 2011

Trivia

 * According to The Demigod Files, Rick is the Senior Scribe for Camp Half-Blood, and may be the person who Percy is talking to during the series.
 * Rick originally wrote The Lightning Thief for his son, who has ADHD and dyslexia, in order to encourage him to do his work.
 * According to his official website, he has not seen the Movie version of The Lightning Thief because he didn't want the movie to change the way he imagined the characters.