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 first novel of a second series was released The Kane Chronicles. The first book to his third series The Heroes of Olympus, is due to be released later in the year.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

 * The Lightning Thief - 2005
 * The Sea of Monsters - 2006
 * The Titan's Curse - 2007
 * The Battle of the Labyrinth - 2008
 * The Demigod Files - 2009
 * Demigods and Monsters - 2009
 * The Last Olympian - 2009
 * The Ultimate Guide - 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

The Kane Chronicles

 * The Red Pyramid - 2010

The Heroes of Olympus

 * The Lost Hero - Upcoming 2010