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Author Name: Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and the creator of a new series The 39 Clues. For Rick Riordan (pronounced Ryer'-dan), a bedtime story shared with his oldest son was just the beginning of his journey into the world of children's books.
Already an award-winning author of mysteries for adults, Riordan, a former teacher, was asked by his son Haley to tell him some bedtime stories about the gods and heroes in Greek mythology.
Despite his busy schedule, Riordan managed to carve some time out of his daily routine to write the first Percy Jackson and the Olympians book, The Lightning Thief. And in deference to his son, Riordan chose to give the character of Percy certain attributes that hit close to home.
Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Riordan started writing as a young adult. He wrote short stories, unsuccessfully submitted a few of those stories for publication, and edited his high school newspaper. But he didn't take writing seriously until after he graduated from college and was teaching in San Francisco. While Riordan and his family (wife Becky and sons Haley and Patrick) enjoyed living in California, he was nostalgic for Texas. Despite his success in the adult mystery market, writing for children was never far from Riordan's mind.

Rick Riordan is  famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and, most recently, The Last Olympian). He also wrote the Tres Navarre series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series.

     Books By Author :: Rick Riordan

   
The Black Book of Buried Secrets (The 39 Clues Special)
 -by Rick Riordan

A book to save the world. The book in your hands is the ultimate source of Cahill knowledge. It contains every buried secret, ... Read More

   
Heroes of Olympus : The Mark of Athena
 -by Rick Riordan

The Mark Of Athena (Heroes Of Olympus Book 3) is part of Rick Riordan’s The Heroes Of Olympus series. Taking off from whe... Read More

   
Heroes of Olympus, The House of Hades,
 -by Rick Riordan

At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other fiv... Read More

   
The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow
 -by Rick Riordan

CARTER AND SADIE KANE, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble. Read More

   
The Red Pyramid
 -by Rick Riordan

 The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles) is a Egyptian mythological tale set in ancient Egypt, filled with strong characters. Re... Read More

   
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
 -by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, be... Read More

   
Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
 -by Rick Riordan
When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped.And now it's up to Percy and his ... Read More

   
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
 -by Rick Riordan
After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war between the Greek gods, Percy Jackson's seventh grade... Read More

   
Heroes of Olympus, The Son of Neptune
 -by Rick Riordan

Heroes of Olympus #2: The Son of Neptune
In The Lost Hero, three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo made their first v... Read More

   
The Throne of Fire
 -by Rick Riordan

The Kane Chronicles – Book 2.

In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie, off... Read More



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