Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964) is an American author from Texas.

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.

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. On May 4, 2010, The Red Pyramid was released, the first book in the The Kane Chronicles. A third series, The Heroes of Olympus was released the same year on October 12th. Rick Riordan plans to write a book series based on Norse mythology starting 2015.

John Rocco is responsible for the cover and promotional art of all three of these series within North America.

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

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

 * The Lightning Thief - July 1, 2005
 * The Sea of Monsters - May 3, 2006
 * The Titan's Curse - May 1, 2007
 * The Battle of the Labyrinth - May 6, 2008
 * The Demigod Files - February 10, 2009
 * Demigods and Monsters - February 10, 2009 (supplementary)
 * The Last Olympian - May 5, 2009
 * The Ultimate Guide - January 19, 2010 (supplementary)

The 39 Clues Series

 * The Maze of Bones - September 9, 2008
 * The Black Book of Buried Secrets (Introduction) - October 26, 2010
 * Vespers Rising - April 5, 2011

The Kane Chronicles

 * The Red Pyramid - May 4, 2010
 * The Throne of Fire - May 3, 2011
 * The Serpent's Shadow - May 1, 2012
 * The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide - March 20, 2012

Crossovers

 * The Son of Sobek - June 18, 2013
 * The Staff of Serapis - May 20, 2014

The Heroes of Olympus

 * The Lost Hero - October 12, 2010
 * The Son of Neptune - October 4, 2011
 * The Demigod Diaries- August 14, 2012
 * The Mark of Athena - October 2, 2012
 * The House of Hades- October 8, 2013
 * The Blood of Olympus- October 7, 2014

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

 * The Sword Of Summer-Coming October 6, 2015

In-Story
In story, Riordan's name is never mentioned, but in, The Serpent's Shadow Sadie says she's going to send the recording to the same person who has been transcribing their adventures.