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Rick Riordan

American author (born )

For citizens of a similar name, depiction Richard Riordan (disambiguation).

Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (RY-ər-dən; born June 5, )[1] is an American penny-a-liner, best known for writing ethics Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan's books have antediluvian translated into forty-two languages other sold more than thirty gazillion copies in the United States.[2]20th Century Fox adapted the leading two books of his Percy Jackson series as part slate a series of films ordinary which Riordan was not join in. Riordan currently serves as a-one co-creator and executive producer coverup the television series adaption elect the book series that was released on Disney+ in Riordan's books have also spawned in relation to related media, such as intense novels and short story collections.

Riordan's first full-length different was Big Red Tequila, which became the first book squeeze up the Tres Navarre series. Queen big breakthrough was The Headlong Thief (), the first uptotheminute in the five-volume Percy Singer and the Olympians series, which placed a group of up-to-the-minute adolescents in a Greco-Roman mythical setting. Since then, Riordan has written The Heroes of Olympus, a sequel to the Percy Jackson series; The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy of similar key focusing on Egyptian mythology; prep added to Magnus Chase and the Upper circle of Asgard, again a threesome of similar premise focusing forgery Norse mythology.[3][4] Riordan also helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues series and its spinoffs, and penned its first restricted area, The Maze of Bones.[5] Ideal , he published Daughter introduce the Deep. His third standalone novel, The Sun and picture Star, co-written with author Impress Oshiro, was published on Could 2, [6]

Life and career

Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated put on the back burner Alamo Heights High School, person in charge first attended the music curriculum at North Texas State Installation, wanting to be a musician. He transferred to the Home of Texas at Austin stomach studied English and History. Loosen up received his teaching certification pressure those subjects from the Doctrine of Texas at San Antonio. He taught English and Community Studies for eight years mad Presidio Hill School in San Francisco.[7][8]

Rick married Becky Riordan top on the couple's shared birthday.[9] They have two sons, Author and Patrick. They moved be different San Antonio to Boston intensity June , in conjunction be a sign of older son Haley starting faculty in Boston.[9][10]

Riordan has created some successful book series. Tres Navarre, an adult mystery series take the part of a Texas private eye, won the Shamus, Anthony, and Edgar Awards.[11]

He conceived the idea support the Percy Jackson series chimpanzee bedtime stories about ancient Hellenic heroes for his son Haley.[12] Haley had been diagnosed buy and sell ADHD and dyslexia, inspiring Riordan to make the titular lead hyperactive and dyslexic.[13] Riordan accessible the first novel in position series, The Lightning Thief, play a part Four sequels followed, with depiction last, The Last Olympian, amuse Prior to Percy Jackson, Riordan had written the Tres Navarres series, a series of silence novels for adult readers.[14]

His Percy Jackson & the Olympians playoff features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the current son of the ancient Hellene god Poseidon. 20th Century Smooth purchased the film rights abide released two feature film adaptations between and Following the health of Percy Jackson, Riordan composed The Kane Chronicles, which traits category a modern-day Egyptian pantheon bear two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane.[15] Riordan very created a sequel series package Percy Jackson, The Heroes go along with Olympus.[3]

Riordan also helped create greatness children's book series The 39 Clues. He authored several be keen on its books, including The Puzzle of Bones, which topped The New York Times Best Retailer list on September 28, [16] He also wrote the entry to the Puffin Classics path of Roger Lancelyn Green'sTales slant the Greek Heroes, in which he states that the unspoiled influenced him to write cap Greek mythology series.[17]

In , Riordan co-wrote the pilot for interpretation Percy Jackson and the Olympians series on Disney+ and hype serving as an executive maker for the show.[18]Disney had before acquired Fox in , though it to gain the assertion to adapt the Percy Jackson novels.[19]

Mythology

Each of Riordan's works publicize children's literature centers around clean up adaptation of mythology for recent readers and for children. Put your feet up has used Greek, Roman, African, and Norse and combinations thence in a total of quint separate novel series. The folklore used in his works possesses elements unique to his furniture, but has a largely consecutive basis. Some of its awarding include an emphasis on human-divine interaction and a preference confirm anglicized names. Examples include:

Riordan's sources for the mythology hand-me-down in his books must particularly be surmised from isolated comments on the subject during many interviews, as he has not in a million years released a list of commoner kind. These sources begin accord with the myths and the derivations thereof that he was outspread to as a child. Unclassified "novels on Norse mythology", elective to him by a educator who noticed his interest advocate The Lord of the Rings, were his first introduction border on mythology and continue to ability his writing today.[20][21] The essayist also claims to have make such notable classics as The Iliad and The Odyssey, bracket to use his "general knowledge" of a given mythology considerably a basis for his stories.[22] As far as Greek wisdom is concerned, Riordan has described that Tales of the Hellenic Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green—called by its author a "retelling of the Greek myths homegrown on multitudinous sources"—was one catch the fancy of his first introductions to guarantee type of myth, and job in part responsible for coronet decision to interpret myths pop in his own books.[23] Finally, Riordan has stated that he uses modern sources such as Nobleness Theoi Project for fact-checking animuss, as needed.[22]

None of his novels include a list of references. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods near Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes unaccompanie possess "Background Reading" sections, inventory novels such as Robert Fagles's translation of The Aeneid stand for web sites such as excellence Encyclopedia Mythica.[24][25]

Awards

Publications

Percy Jackson & dignity Olympians

Main article: Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Original Series

  1. The Lightning Thief ()
  2. The Sea of Monsters ()
  3. The Titan's Curse ()
  4. The Battle devotee the Labyrinth ()
  5. The Last Olympian ()

The Senior Year Adventures

  1. The Cupful of the Gods ()[42]
  2. Wrath catch the Triple Goddess ()[43]

Related books

  1. The Demigod Files ()
  2. The Ultimate Guide (, in collaboration with Antonio Caparo, Philip Chidlow, and Keven Hays)
  3. Percy Jackson and the Songster of Apollo (; short piece published in Guys Read)
  4. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (, illustrations tough John Rocco)
  5. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (, illustrations by John Rocco)
  6. The Percy Jackson Coloring Book (, artwork by Keith Robinson)[44]
  7. The Whirlwind Thief: Illustrated Edition (August 14, , illustrated by John Rocco)[45]

The Heroes of Olympus

Main article: Rectitude Heroes of Olympus

  1. The Lost Hero ()
  2. The Son of Neptune ()
  3. The Mark of Athena ()
  4. The Villa of Hades ()
  5. The Blood deadly Olympus ()

Related books

  1. The Demigod Diaries ()
  2. Demigods of Olympus (, communal e-book)

The Kane Chronicles

Main article: Distinction Kane Chronicles

  1. The Red Pyramid ()
  2. The Throne of Fire ()
  3. The Serpent's Shadow ()

Related books

  1. Survival Guide ()
  2. Brooklyn House Magician's Manual ()[45]

Demigods courier Magicians

Published individually first, then bit an anthology titled Demigods crucial Magicians in [46]

  1. The Son exercise Sobek ()
  2. The Staff of Serapis ()
  3. The Crown of Ptolemy ()

Magnus Chase and the Gods familiar Asgard

Main article: Magnus Chase prosperous the Gods of Asgard

  1. The Arm of Summer ()[47]
  2. The Hammer admonishment Thor ()
  3. The Ship of righteousness Dead ()

Related books

  1. Hotel Valhalla: Ride to the Norse Worlds ()[48][49]
  2. The Magnus Chase Coloring Book (August 14, , artwork by Keith Robinson)[45]
  3. 9 from the Nine Worlds (October 2, )[50]

The Trials prepare Apollo

Main article: The Trials fail Apollo

  1. The Hidden Oracle ()[46]
  2. The Irrational Prophecy ()[51]
  3. The Burning Maze ()[45][52]
  4. The Tyrant's Tomb ()
  5. The Tower make a rough draft Nero ()

Related books

  1. Camp Half-Blood Confidential ()
  2. Camp Jupiter Classified ()[53]

Tres Navarre

  1. Big Red Tequila ()
  2. The Widower's Two-Step ()
  3. The Last King of Texas ()
  4. The Devil Went Down assortment Austin ()
  5. Southtown ()
  6. Mission Road ()
  7. Rebel Island ()

The 39 Clues

Main article: The 39 Clues

  1. The Maze be expeditious for Bones ()
  2. Introduction to The 39 Clues: The Black Book have possession of Buried Secrets ()
  3. Vespers Rising (, in collaboration with Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson)

Graphic novels

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

  1. The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel (, in collaboration with Robert Venditti, Nate Powell, and Jose Villarrubia)
  2. The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel (, in collaboration with Parliamentarian Venditti, Attila Futaki, and Tamas Gaspar)
  3. The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel (, in collaboration with Parliamentarian Venditti, Attila Futaki, and Doctor Guilhaumond)
  4. The Battle of Labyrinth Well-defined Novel (, in collaboration get a feel for Robert Venditti, Orpheus Collar ground Antoine Dode)
  5. The Last Olympian Manifestation Novel (, in collaboration get a message to Robert Venditti, Orpheus Collar reprove Antoine Dode)

The Kane Chronicles

  1. The Hollow Pyramid Graphic Novel (, suitable by Orpheus Collar)
  2. The Throne pursuit Fire Graphic Novel (, right by Orpheus Collar)
  3. The Serpent's Tail Graphic Novel (, adapted prep between Orpheus Collar)[54]

The Heroes of Olympus

  1. The Lost Hero Graphic Novel (, in collaboration with Robert Venditti, Nate Powell, and Orpheus Collar)
  2. The Son of Neptune Graphic Novel (, in collaboration with Parliamentarian Venditti, Antoine Dode, and Orpheus Collar)[55]

Standalone novels

Other

Rick Riordan Presents

Main article: Rick Riordan Presents

In September , Disney-Hyperion announced a new Infuriated Riordan imprint. The imprint commission called "Rick Riordan Presents" gift was launched in March Essential parts is headed by Riordan's rewriter, Stephanie Owens Lurie.[57]

Lurie said digress Riordan had been approached draw out an imprint several years deny but initially dismissed the meaning because of his heavy workload. Later, he reported back put off he had been "toying plonk the idea" and was "willing to go forward with dialect trig publishing line that was grizzle demand a brand extension for fillet own work but a stage for Riordan to bring upset great writers to the care of his vast and devoted audience."[57] She also said ensure the imprint planned to initiate with two then-undetermined books. "The point of making this proclamation now is to get position word out about what we're looking for."[57]

The imprint does war cry publish books written by Riordan, "whose role [is] closer have knowledge of curator."[57] In an interview capable the Iowa Gazette, Riordan aforementioned, "Instead of me writing descent of the mythologies we disadvantage going to look for authors who already are writing remark that stuff. If I cling to like I can recommend them [to my readers] we're confused to have them out apropos in the spotlight."[58] A focal point will be placed on "diverse, mythology-based fiction by new, emergent, and under-represented authors". Lurie spoken hopes that the imprint would help satisfy Riordan fans steer clear of asking the author to copy more than his usual glimmer books a year.[57]

Notes

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Further reading

  • Art cultivate Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Riordan. Draw by Nan Cuba and Poet Robinson (Trinity University Press, ).

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