Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964) is an American author from 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. He recently published Maze of Bones for Scholastic which is the first 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.

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. His Percy Jackson series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of a Greek god. The novels draw on Riordan’s experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning differences. Film rights have been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film is in development. Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons.

A new series, the Kane Chronicles will be released in May, involving the egyptian gods, but he hints that it relates to the Camp half blood series. And he is making a new half-blood series called The Heroes Of Olympus. It will take place at camp half-blood but have different main characters. Percy and his friends are appearing in it. It will be out this fall.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

 * 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 Demigod Files - February 10, 2009
 * Demigods and Monsters - February 10, 2009
 * The Last Olympian - May 5, 2009
 * The Ultimate Guide - January 19, 2010
 * The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel - October 19, 2010

The Heroes of Olympus

 * The Lost Hero - October 12, 2010
 * Link: http://camphalfblood.com/
 * password: newhero

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)

The Kane Chronicles

 * The Red Pyramid

Trivia

 * According to The Demigod Files, Rick is the Senior Scribe for Camp Half-Blood and perhaps the person who Percy is talking to during the series.