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Richard Russell Riordan, Jr., more commonly known as Rick Riordan, (born June 5, 1964, age 55) is a highly acclaimed American author from San Antonio, Texas. He currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.

Biography

Riordan is famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians, series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series intended for adults and helped 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 the 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. As a teacher, he received inspiration for names included in his best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, like 'Jackson' (Percy's last name), Nancy Bobofit and even Luke Castellan and Paul Blofis.

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 and The Kane Chronicles series for children. The novels draw on Riordan's experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning difficulties.

The Kane Chronicles was released in May of 2010, involving the Egyptian gods, but he hints that it relates to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (it is hinted in the book as well). He also wrote a second follow-up to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series. The first book, The Lost Hero, was released in October of 2010. The second book, The Son of Neptune, was released in October of 2011. The third book, The Mark of Athena, was released in October of 2012. The fourth book, The House of Hades, was released on October 8th, 2013. The fifth and final book, The Blood of Olympus, was released on October 7th, 2014.

Riordan also wrote a series of interactive stories in the app Demigods of Olympus.

Riordan released a crossover short story with Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles. Three books in total were released: "The Son of Sobek", "The Staff of Serapis," and "The Crown of Ptolemy" He also pointed out that he was going to write a book on Greek mythology called Percy Jackson's Greek Gods that came out August 19th, 2014.

Rick came out with a Percy Jackson short story called "The Singer of Apollo", which was released in September of 2013 for the anthology Guys Read: Other Worlds. To date, the story has been perhaps the only time Rick has released a short story set in the Percy Jackson/Kane Chronicles/Heroes of Olympus/Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard/Trials of Apollo shared universe that upon the first release wasn't in any way attached to a book specially made for one of any of the five series of books.

Rick also has stated that a new series based on old Norse mythology was being developed and that it would be published in 2015. In an interview with the Boston Globe, he announced that these books will take place in Boston, Massachusetts. In September 2014, during a live web stream, Rick Riordan announced the series would be called Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. At the back of The Blood of Olympus, the new book title was revealed to be The Sword of Summer. The book was released on October 6, 2015, with amazing news of new Greek/ Roman series named The Trials of Apollo.

Book Series

Camp Half-Blood series

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
The Mark of Athena - October 2, 2012
The House of Hades - October 8, 2013
The Blood of Olympus - October 7, 2014

The Trials of Apollo

The Hidden Oracle - May 3, 2016
The Dark Prophecy - May 2, 2017
The Burning Maze - May 1, 2018
The Tyrant's Tomb - September 24, 2019
The Tower of Nero - Fall 2020

The Kane Chronicles

The Red Pyramid - May 4, 2010
The Throne of Fire - May 3, 2011
The Serpent's Shadow - May 1, 2012

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

The Sword of Summer - October 6, 2015
The Hammer of Thor - October 4, 2016
The Ship of the Dead - October 3, 2017

Demigods of Olympus

My Two-headed Guidance Counselor - August 7, 2014
The Library of Deadly Weapons - August 7, 2014
My Demon Satyr Tea Party - January 22, 2015
My Personal Zombie Apocalypse - July 24, 2015

Graphic Novels

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The Lightning Thief - October 12, 2010
The Sea of Monsters - July 2, 2013
The Titan's Curse - October 8, 2013
The Battle of the Labyrinth - October 2, 2018
The Last Olympian - August 13, 2019

The Kane Chronicles

The Red Pyramid - October 2, 2012
The Throne of Fire - October 6, 2015
The Serpent's Shadow - October 3, 2017

The Heroes of Olympus

The Lost Hero - October 7, 2014
The Son of Neptune - February 21, 2017

Companion Books

Demigods and Monsters - February 10, 2009
The Demigod Files - February 10, 2009
The Ultimate Guide - January 19, 2010
The Demigod Diaries - August 14, 2012
The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide - March 20, 2012
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods - August 19, 2014
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes - August 18, 2015
For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds - August 16, 2016
Camp Half-Blood Confidential - May 2, 2017
From the Kane Chronicles: Brooklyn House Magician's Manual (An Official RickRiordan Companion Book) Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, & More - May 1, 2018
9 from the Nine Worlds - October 2, 2018
Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal - Spring 2020

Standalone Shorts

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo

Crossover Series

The Son of Sobek (Short Story) - May 7, 2013
The Staff of Serapis (Short Story) - April 8, 2014
The Crown of Ptolemy (Short Story) - May 12, 2015
Demigods & Magicians (Above three printed as a single volume) - April 5, 2015

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

Stand-Alone Novels

Cold Springs - March 2004

The 39 Clues Series

The Maze of Bones - September 9, 2008 (First Book)
Full List (Various Authors)
Vespers Rising - April 5, 2011 (Riordan with Gordan Korman, Peter Lerangis and Jude Watson)
The Black Book of Buried Secrets (introduction only)

Trivia

In The Demigod Files, it says that Rick is the senior scribe for Camp Half-Blood, so he may be the person narrating in The Heroes of Olympus series.
Rick originally wrote The Lightning Thief for his son, Haley Riordan, who has ADHD and dyslexia, in order to encourage him to read. The character Percy Jackson was based on him.
According to his official website, he has not seen the movie version of The Lightning Thief, or the movie version of the Sea of Monsters because he didn't want the movie to change the way he imagined the characters or the way they acted.
Rick Riordan does not like audio book versions of his books, because he says they don't sound the way he would like them to.
Rick Riordan never looks at fan fiction because he doesn't like that other people are writing about his characters, and he doesn't want people saying, "Hey, that was my idea though!" if he uses it in a book.
For some of his characters in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, he used his students' names, such as Connor and Travis Stoll and Katie Gardner.
"Riordan" means "royal poet" in Irish.
His favorite character to write in The Heroes of Olympus was Gleeson Hedge.
His favorite perspective to write in The Heroes of Olympus was Leo, according to "An Interview From Olympus"
He once joked on Twitter that he had a pet Hydra named Peanut.
According to an interview, Rick Riordan would be a demigod son of Hermes.
He has been nicknamed "Uncle Rick" by fans.
He is also known as a Troll, because of his insane cliffhangers.
He is aware of this wiki.

External links

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Core Series:	The Lightning Thief \| The Sea of Monsters \| The Titan's Curse \| The Battle of the Labyrinth \| The Last Olympian
Main Characters:	Percy Jackson \| Grover Underwood \| Annabeth Chase \| Tyson \| Clarisse La Rue \| Thalia Grace \| Nico di Angelo \| Chiron \| Luke Castellan \| Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Secondary Characters:	Sally Jackson \| Travis Stoll \| Connor Stoll \| Mrs. O'Leary \| Silena Beauregard \| Charles Beckendorf \| Paul Blofis \| Blackjack \| Zoë Nightshade \| Bianca di Angelo \| Juniper \| Ethan Nakamura \| Daedalus
Minor Characters:	Gabe Ugliano \| Argus \| Tantalus \| Hylla Ramírez-Arellano \| Frederick Chase \| Michael Yew \| May Castellan \| Austin Lake \| Kayla Knowles \| Maria di Angelo \| Will Solace \| Elevator Security Guard
Olympian Gods:	Zeus \| Hera \| Poseidon \| Demeter \| Ares \| Athena \| Apollo \| Artemis \| Hephaestus \| Aphrodite \| Hermes \| Dionysus \| Hades \| Hestia
Minor Gods:	Amphitrite \| Ariadne \| Ganymede \| Hecate \| Iris \| Janus \| Morpheus \| Nemesis \| Pan \| Phobos \| Deimos \| Persephone \| Triton
Titans:	Kronos \| Atlas \| Calypso \| Iapetus \| Krios \| Hyperion \| Oceanus \| Prometheus
Mythical Creatures:	Minotaur \| Centaur \| Furies \| Satyr \| Cyclops \| Manticore \| Ophiotaurus \| Nemean Lion \| Empousa
Related Content:	Rick Riordan \| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief \| Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters \| The Demigod Files \| Demigods and Monsters \| The Ultimate Guide \| The Heroes of Olympus \| The Trials of Apollo \| Percy Jackson Demigod Collection \| The Lightning Thief: Illustrated Edition \| Disney+ Series

The Kane Chronicles
Core Series:	The Red Pyramid \| The Throne of Fire \| The Serpent's Shadow
Crossovers:	The Son of Sobek \| The Staff of Serapis \| The Crown of Ptolemy \| Demigods & Magicians
Main Characters:	Carter Kane \| Sadie Kane \| Ra \| Anubis \| Apophis \| Bast \| Bes \| Horus \| Isis \| Zia Rashid \| Set \| Walt Stone \| Setne
Secondary Characters:	Julius Kane \| Ruby Kane \| Amos Kane \| Vladimir Menshikov \| Leonid \| Sarah Jacobi \| Kwai
Minor Characters:	Michel Desjardins \| Iskandar \| Jasmine Anderson \| Sean Ryan \| Julian \| Alyssa \| Cleo \| Felix Philip \| Shelby \| Khufu \| Muffin \| Mr. Faust \| Mrs. Faust \| Percy Jackson \| Annabeth Chase
Egyptian Gods:	Ra \| Geb \| Nut \| Shu \| Osiris \| Horus \| Set \| Isis \| Nephthys \| Anubis \| Sobek \| Bast \| Thoth \| Serapis \| Ptah \| Nekhbet \| Wadjet \| Babi \| Tefnut \| Tawaret \| Khepri \| Khnum \| Neith \| Khonsu \| Sekhmet \| Hathor \| Serqet \| Shezmu \| Hapi
Demons and Magical Creatures:	Ammit the Devourer \| Bau \| Bloodstained Blade \| Criosphinx \| Carriers \| Face of Horror \| Griffin \| Uraeus \| Serpopard \| Switchblade Demons \| Tjesu heru \| Petsuchos
Other:	House of Life \| Magic \| Magician \| Kane Family
Related Content:	Rick Riordan \| List of Terms \| The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide \| Brooklyn House Magician's Manual \| Film Series \| Mythomagic, Inc \| Netflix

The Heroes of Olympus
Core Series:	The Lost Hero \| The Son of Neptune \| The Mark of Athena \| The House of Hades \| The Blood of Olympus
Main Characters:	Jason Grace \| Piper McLean \| Leo Valdez \| Percy Jackson \| Frank Zhang \| Hazel Levesque \| Annabeth Chase \| Iapetus/Bob \| Reyna Ramírez-Arellano \| Nico di Angelo \| Gleeson Hedge
Secondary Characters:	Hylla Ramírez-Arellano \| Dakota \| Tyson \| Ella \| Octavian \| Halcyon Green \| Dr. Howard Claymore \| Alabaster C. Torrington \| Lamia
Minor Characters:	Rachel Elizabeth Dare \| Grover Underwood \| Thalia Grace \| Clarisse La Rue \| Fleecy \| Mrs. O'Leary \| Kinzie \| Arion \| Calypso \| Lou Ellen Blackstone \| Chiron \| Will Solace \| Tristan McLean \| Don \| Julia \| Jacob \| Michael Varus \| Burly Black \| Medea \| Midas \| Lityerses \| Phineas \| Otrera \| Echo \| Narcissus \| Sciron \| Pasiphaë \| Lycaon
Olympian Gods:	Zeus \| Hera \| Poseidon \| Hades \| Ares \| Demeter \| Athena \| Apollo \| Artemis \| Hephaestus \| Aphrodite \| Hermes \| Dionysus
Minor Gods:	Achelous \| Aeolus \| Asclepius \| Boreas \| Eurus \| Hecate \| Iris \| Hypnos \| Keto \| Khione \| Kymopoleia \| Mithras \| Nemesis \| Nike \| Notus \| Phorcys \| Serapis \| Thanatos \| Triptolemus \| Zephyros
Roman Gods:	Jupiter \| Juno \| Neptune \| Pluto \| Mars \| Minerva \| Ceres \| Lupa \| Bellona \| Fortuna \| Janus \| Terminus \| Vulcan \| Mercury \| Apollo (Roman) \| Diana \| Venus \| Bacchus \| Pomona \| Aquilon \| Hercules \| Cupid \| Auster \| Favonius \| Letus \| Victoria
Giants:	Enceladus \| Porphyrion \| Alcyoneus \| Polybotes \| Ephialtes \| Otis \| Damasen \| Clytius \| Mimas \| Orion \| Hippolytos \| Thoon \| Periboia
Undead:	Gray \| Zombie
Primordial Gods:	Gaea \| Tartarus \| Ourae \| Nyx \| Chaos \| Ouranos \| Akhlys \| Hemera \| Elpis \| Spes
Monsters and Magical Creatures:	Cynocephali \| Gorgon \| Gryphon \| Harpy \| Basilisk \| Lycanthrope \| Gegeines \| Cyclops \| Katobleps \| Unicorn \| Giant Eagle \| Ichthyocentaur \| Satyr/Faun \| Storm Spirit \| Laistrygonian Giant \| Lares \| Mania
Related Content:	Rick Riordan \| Haley Riordan \| Percy Jackson and the Olympians \| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide \| The Demigod Files \| The Demigod Diaries \| The Son of Sobek \| The Singer of Apollo \| The Staff of Serapis \| Percy Jackson's Greek Gods \| Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes \| The Crown of Ptolemy \| Demigods & Magicians \| Demigods of Olympus \| Percy Jackson Demigod Collection

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Core Series:	The Sword of Summer \| The Hammer of Thor \| The Ship of the Dead
Main Characters:	Magnus Chase \| Alex Fierro \| Blitzen \| Halfborn Gunderson \| Hearthstone \| Loki \| Mallory Keen \| Samirah al-Abbas \| Sumarbrander \| Thomas Jefferson Jr.
Secondary Characters:	Randolph Chase \| Gunilla \| Natalie Chase \| Amir Fadlan \| Alderman
Minor Characters:	Annabeth Chase \| Frederick Chase \| Helgi \| Hunding \| Vala \| Junior \| Lars Alhstrom \| Stanley \| Inge \| Percy Jackson \| Stan \| Alviss \| Miles \| Wildflower \| Sunspot \| John Henry
Norse Gods:	Freya \| Thor \| Balder \| Ullr \| Frey \| Odin \| Heimdall \| Vidar \| Sif \| Frigg \| Tyr
Minor Gods:	Skírnir \| Mimir \| Ran \| Hod \| Hel \| Sigyn \| Aegir \| Nine Billow Maidens \| Njord \| Kvasir \| Holler \| Forseti \| Glum \| Lofn \| Sól \| Idunn
Jotnar:	Surt \| Gerd \| Norns \| Utgard-Loki \| Harald \| Ymir \| Geirrod \| Gjalp \| Greip \| Thrym \| Thrynga \| Tiny \| Little Billy \| Hrungnir \| Red \| Tattoo \| Gunlod \| Suttung \| Baugi \| Skadi \| Hrym \| Eggther \| Norns
Monsters:	Jormungand \| Ratatosk \| Vedrfolnir \| Nidhogg \| Fenris Wolf \| Lindworm \| Wight \| Brunnmigi \| Siersgrunnr \| Garm
Magical Creatures:	Dwarf \| Elf \| Sleipnir \| Stanley \| Marvin \| Otis \| Hulder \| Nøkks \| Vatnavaettir \| Nisser \| Troll \| Raven \| Hugin and Munin
Related Content:	Rick Riordan \| Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds \| 9 from the Nine Worlds

The Trials of Apollo
Core Series:	The Hidden Oracle \| The Dark Prophecy \| The Burning Maze \| The Tyrant's Tomb \| The Tower of Nero
Main Characters:	Apollo/Lester Papadopolous \| Meg McCaffrey \| Percy Jackson \| Peaches \| Leo Valdez \| Calypso \| Grover Underwood \| Piper McLean \| Jason Grace \| Reyna Ramírez-Arellano \| Frank Zhang \| Hazel Levesque \| Lavinia Asimov \| Nico di Angelo \| Will Solace \| Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Secondary Characters:	Chiron \| Austin Lake \| Kayla Knowles \| Hemithea \| Josephine \| Georgina \| Lityerses \| Trophonius \| Gleeson Hedge \| Mellie \| Chuck Hedge \| Medea \| Herophile \| Crest \| Don \| Tyson \| Ella \| Tarquin \| Luguselwa \| Claudia \| Janice \| Blaise
Minor Characters:	Sally Jackson \| Thalia Grace \| Mrs. O'Leary \| Festus \| Cade \| Mikey \| Harley \| Connor Stoll \| Miranda Gardiner \| Cecil Markowitz \| Ellis Wakefield \| Sherman Yang \| Damien White \| Malcolm Pace \| Paolo Montes \| Valentina Diaz \| Germani \| Agamethus \| Olujime \| Phillip McCaffrey \| Hunter Kowalski \| Sssssarah \| Prickly Pear \| Aloe Vera \| Joshua \| Naevius Sutorius Macro \| Incitatus \| Tristan McLean \| Bombilo \| Aurum \| Argentum \| Julia \| Jacob \| Dakota \| Poison Oak \| Screech-Bling \| Annabeth Chase \| Elon \| Mamurius Veturius \| Mimi
Olympian Gods (Greek & Roman):	Zeus/Jupiter \| Hera/Juno \| Poseidon/Neptune \| Demeter/Ceres \| Ares/Mars \| Athena/Minerva \| Apollo/Apollo (Roman) \| Artemis/Diana \| Hephaestus/Vulcan \| Aphrodite/Venus \| Hermes/Mercury \| Dionysus/Bacchus \| Hades/Pluto
Minor Gods:	Nero \| Commodus \| Caligula \| Iris \| Britomartis \| Styx \| Terminus \| Lupa \| Terpsichore \| Harpocrates \| Cardea
Titans:	Rhea \| Leto \| Mnemosyne \| Helios
Monsters and Magical Creatures:	Python \| Nosoi \| Karpos \| Palikos \| Myrmekes \| Colossus Neronis \| Blemmyae \| Gryphon \| Carthaginian Serpent \| Scythian Dracaena \| Cynocephali \| Centaur \| Cyclops \| Yale \| Satyr/Faun \| Strix \| Dryad \| Dragon \| Pandai \| Eurynomos \| Skeleton Warriors \| Vrykolakai \| Khromandae \| Amphisbaena \| Troglodyte \| Tauri Sylvestres
Related Content:	Rick Riordan \| Percy Jackson and the Olympians \| The Heroes of Olympus \| Demigods & Magicians \| Camp Half-Blood Confidential \| Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio's Journal \| Percy Jackson Demigod Collection \| Un Natale Mezzosangue \| The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure

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-'''Richard Russell Riordan, Jr.,''' more commonly known as '''Rick Riordan,''' (born June 5, 1964, age 53) is a highly acclaimed American author from San Antonio, [[Texas]]. He currently lives in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] with his wife and two children.
+'''Richard Russell Riordan, Jr.,''' more commonly known as '''Rick Riordan,''' (born June 5, 1964, age 55) is a highly acclaimed American author from San Antonio, [[Texas]]. He currently lives in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] with his wife and two children.
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