Rick Riordan







Rick Riordan

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born
June 05, 1964

gender
male

place of birth
San Antonio, Texas, The United States

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Children's Books


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Rick Riordan is an American author from Texas 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.
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News from Zeus House

Happy July! Here in San Antonio, we're going on four straight weeks of 100+ temperatures and two months without rain, so I hope it's cooler where you are.

The Riordan family just spent its first week in our new house, which has come to be called Zeus House because we painted it in Sherwin-Williams 'Zeus' color, and also, of course, because of Percy and friends. When we first moved in, we found a me...more
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avg rating: 4.34 | 39,162 ratings | 8,118 reviews | 19 distinct works | 405 fans
The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.33 — 11,394 ratings — published 2005
25 editions
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The Sea of Monsters The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.29 — 7,834 ratings — published 2006
12 editions
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The Battle of the Labyrinth The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.47 — 5,860 ratings — published 2008
10 editions
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The Titan's Curse The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.38 — 5,552 ratings — published 2007
12 editions
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The Last Olympian The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5)
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.60 — 2,264 ratings — published 2009
4 editions
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The Maze of Bones The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues, Book 1)
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 3.93 — 1,581 ratings — published 2008
8 editions
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The Demigod Files The Demigod Files
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.09 — 647 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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The Percy Jackson and the Olym... The Percy Jackson and the Olympians Set
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.72 — 287 ratings — published 2008
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Big Red Tequila Big Red Tequila
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 3.83 — 120 ratings — published 1997
2 editions
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Percy Jackson and the Sword of... Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades
by Rick Riordan
avg rating 4.39 — 93 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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"Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades."
Rick Riordan (The Titan's Curse)
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""Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."

Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"

Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"

"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."

Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."......I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."

"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.

"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.""
Rick Riordan (The Titan's Curse)
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"It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up."
Rick Riordan
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