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==Life and career== |
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Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from [[Alamo Heights High School]] and the University of Texas. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at Presidio Hill School in San Francisco. |
Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from [[Alamo Heights High School]] and the University of Texas. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at Presidio Hill School in San Francisco. |
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Rick married Becky Riordan, originally from the East Coast, on June 5, 1985. Both had been born on June 5, she thirty minutes earlier.<ref name=athena/><!-- introducing photos of Cape Cod near bottom of page --> They moved from San Antonio to Boston in June 2013 when their two sons were of college and high school age, in conjunction with older son Patrick starting college in Boston.<ref name=athena/><ref name=Boston/> Haley Riordan inspired the Percy Jackson series as a bedtime story.<ref name=williams/> |
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Riordan has created several successful book series. Tres Navarre, an adult mystery series about a Texan private eye, won the [[Shamus Award|Shamus]], [[Anthony Awards|Anthony]], and [[Edgar Award]]s.<ref name="PB">{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780553576443-0|title=Big Red Tequila|publisher=[[Powells Bookstore]]|accessdate=April 26, 2009}}</ref> His [[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]] series features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] god Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|feature film]] in 2010. Following the success of ''Percy Jackson'', Riordan created [[The Kane Chronicles]], which features a modern-day [[Egyptian pantheon]] and two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane.<ref>{{cite news|last=Minzesheimer|first=Bob|title=Book Buzz: Riordan's 'Fire' ignites May 3 and a big week for e-books|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2011-01-13-buzz13_ST_N.htm|accessdate=January 22, 2012|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 13, 2011|author2=Craig Wilson}}</ref> Riordan also created a sequel series to Percy Jackson, [[The Heroes of Olympus]].<ref name="usatoday" /> Riordan also helped create the children's book series [[The 39 Clues]]; he authored several of its books, including ''[[The Maze of Bones]]'', which topped [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] on September 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html|title=Children's Books|date=September 28, 2008|work=The New York Times|accessdate=April 26, 2009}}</ref> |
Riordan has created several successful book series. Tres Navarre, an adult mystery series about a Texan private eye, won the [[Shamus Award|Shamus]], [[Anthony Awards|Anthony]], and [[Edgar Award]]s.<ref name="PB">{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780553576443-0|title=Big Red Tequila|publisher=[[Powells Bookstore]]|accessdate=April 26, 2009}}</ref> His [[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]] series features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] god Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|feature film]] in 2010. Following the success of ''Percy Jackson'', Riordan created [[The Kane Chronicles]], which features a modern-day [[Egyptian pantheon]] and two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane.<ref>{{cite news|last=Minzesheimer|first=Bob|title=Book Buzz: Riordan's 'Fire' ignites May 3 and a big week for e-books|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2011-01-13-buzz13_ST_N.htm|accessdate=January 22, 2012|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 13, 2011|author2=Craig Wilson}}</ref> Riordan also created a sequel series to Percy Jackson, [[The Heroes of Olympus]].<ref name="usatoday" /> Riordan also helped create the children's book series [[The 39 Clues]]; he authored several of its books, including ''[[The Maze of Bones]]'', which topped [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] on September 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html|title=Children's Books|date=September 28, 2008|work=The New York Times|accessdate=April 26, 2009}}</ref> |
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<!-- may belong refashioned in the next section -->The 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]] featured Riordan as its special guest on Sunday, traditionally "Kids' Day".<ref>{{cite web|title=SD Comic-Con '10 - Schedule for Sunday (7/25)|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38462/sd-comic-con-10-schedule-saturday-724|publisher=Dread Central|accessdate=May 3, 2012|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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==References== |
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[http://rickriordan.blogspot.in/2013/06/update-from-athena-house.html "Update from Athena House"]. June 12, 2013. ''Myth & Mystery: The official blog for author Rick Riordan'' (rickriordan.blogspot.in). Retrieved November 14, 2015.</ref> |
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![]() Riordan at the 2007 Texas Book Festival with advance publicity for The Battle of the Labyrinth | |
Born | Richard Russell Riordan, Jr. June 5, 1964 San Antonio, Texas |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater | University of Texas |
Genre | Fantasy, detective fiction, mythology |
Years active | 1997–present |
Notable works |
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Website | |
rickriordan |
Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. (/ˈraɪərdən/; born June 5, 1964)[1] is an American author known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which is about a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the son of Poseidon. His books have been translated into 37 languages and sold more than 30 million copies.[2] Twentieth Century Fox has adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Riordan was working as an English and social studies teacher in San Francisco when he conceived the idea for the Percy Jackson series as bedtime stories about ancient Greek heroes for his son Haley. Haley had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, inspiring Riordan to make the titular protagonist ADHD/dyslexic. Riordan published the first novel in the series, The Lightning Thief in 2005. Four sequels followed, the last, The Last Olympian in 2009. Prior to Percy Jackson, Riordan had written the Tres Navarres series, a series of mystery novels for adult readers.[3]
Since then, Riordan has written The Kane Chronicles trilogy and The Heroes of Olympus series. The Kane Chronicles, focusing on Egyptian mythology and siblings Sadie and Carter Kane, began with The Red Pyramid (2010) and concluded with The Serpent's Shadow (2012). The Heroes of Olympus, the sequel to the Percy Jackson series based on Greco-Roman mythology, kicked off with The Lost Hero (2010) and ended four books later with The Blood of Olympus (2014). Riordan also helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues series and its spinoffs, and penned its first book, The Maze of Bones (2008).[4] The first book of his Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series based on Norse mythology, The Sword of Summer, was published October 2015 with a second book, The Hammer of Thor, planned for October 2016.[5][6] The first book of his The Trials of Apollo series based on Greek mythology, The Hidden Oracle, is scheduled for May 2016.
Life and career
Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School and the University of Texas. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at Presidio Hill School in San Francisco.
Rick married Becky Riordan, originally from the East Coast, on June 5, 1985. Both had been born on June 5, she thirty minutes earlier.[7] They moved from San Antonio to Boston in June 2013 when their two sons were of college and high school age, in conjunction with older son Patrick starting college in Boston.[7][8] Haley Riordan inspired the Percy Jackson series as a bedtime story.[9]
Riordan has created several successful book series. Tres Navarre, an adult mystery series about a Texan private eye, won the Shamus, Anthony, and Edgar Awards.[10] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the ancient Greek god Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film in 2010. Following the success of Percy Jackson, Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane.[11] Riordan also created a sequel series to Percy Jackson, The Heroes of Olympus.[5] Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues; he authored several of its books, including The Maze of Bones, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list on September 28, 2008.[12]
The 2010 San Diego Comic-Con featured Riordan as its special guest on Sunday, traditionally "Kids' Day".[13]
Awards
- 1998 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel and Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original for Big Red Tequila[14][15]
- 1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step[16][17]
- 2008 Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief[18]
- 2009 Mark Twain Award for The Sea of Monsters[18]
- 2009 Rebecca Caudill Award for The Lightning Thief[19]
- 2010 School Library Journal's Best Book for The Red Pyramid[20]
- 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards: Author of the Year[21]
- 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards: Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year for The Red Pyramid[21]
- 2011 Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award for The Last Olympian[22]
- 2011 Milner Award for Percy Jackson and the Olympians series[23]
- 2012 Indian Paintbrush Award for The Red Pyramid[24]
- 2013 Best Fiction Book for Children in Bulgaria for The Mark of Athena
Bibliography
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- The Lightning Thief (2005)
- The Sea of Monsters (2006)
- The Titan's Curse (2007)
- The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
- The Last Olympian (2009)
The Demigods of Olympus
- The Two Headed Guidance Counselor (2014)
- The Library of Deadly Weapons (2014)
- My Demon Satyr Tea Party (2015)
- My Personal Zombie Apocalypse (2015; only published in compilation)
Related books
- The Demigod Files (2009)
- The Demigod Diaries (2012)
- Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (2013; short story published in Guys Read)
- Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (2014)
- Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (2015)
The Heroes of Olympus
- The Lost Hero (2010)
- The Son of Neptune (2011)
- The Mark of Athena (2012)
- The House of Hades (2013)
- The Blood of Olympus (2014)
Graphic novels
- The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel (2010)
- The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel (2013)
- The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel (2013)
- The Lost Hero Graphic Novel (2014)
- The Red Pyramid Graphic Novel (2012)
- The Throne of Fire Graphic Novel (2015)
The Kane Chronicles
- The Red Pyramid (2010)
- The Throne of Fire (2011)
- The Serpent's Shadow (2012)
The 39 Clues series
- The Maze of Bones (2008)
- Introduction to The 39 Clues: The Black Book of Buried Secrets (2010)
- Vespers Rising (2011, in collaboration with Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson)
Tres Navarre series
- Big Red Tequila (1997)
- The Widower's Two-Step (1998)
- The Last King of Texas (2001)
- The Devil Went Down to Austin (2002)
- Southtown (2004)
- Mission Road (2005)
- Rebel Island (2008)
Stand alone novels
- Cold Springs (2004)
Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles crossover series
- The Son of Sobek (2013)
- The Staff of Serapis (2014)
- The Crown of Ptolemy (2015)
- Demigods and Magicians (Compilation, Scheduled for April 5, 2016)[25]
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
The Trials of Apollo
- The Hidden Oracle (Scheduled for May 3, 2016)[25]
References
- ^ "Rick Riordan ID Card". Puffin Books. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Lodge, Sally (August 18, 2011). "First Printing of Three Million for New Percy Jackson Book". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
There are 30 million copies in print in the U.S. of the novels in the author's three series for Disney-Hyperion: Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, and the The Heroes of Olympus—and the books have been translated into 37 languages.
- ^ "About the Author". powells.com. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
- ^ Italie, Hillel (September 1, 2008). "'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing". Fox News Channel. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ a b "Read an excerpt from new Rick Riordan". June 18, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ Springen, Karen (May 31, 2012). "Rick Riordan Makes His 'Mark'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
a cruise to the Baltic and Scandinavian countries last summer provided fodder for Riordan's upcoming Norse series
- ^ a b "Update from Athena House". June 12, 2013. Myth & Mystery: The official blog for author Rick Riordan (rickriordan.blogspot.in). Retrieved November 14, 2015.
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Riordan, Rick (January 26, 2014). "Mystery man". Boston Globe Magazine. The Boston Globe (bostonglobe.com). Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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(help) - ^ Williams, Sally (February 8, 2010). "Percy Jackson: My boy's own adventure". The Guardian. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Big Red Tequila". Powells Bookstore. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Minzesheimer, Bob; Craig Wilson (January 13, 2011). "Book Buzz: Riordan's 'Fire' ignites May 3 and a big week for e-books". USA Today. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Children's Books". The New York Times. September 28, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ "SD Comic-Con '10 - Schedule for Sunday (7/25)". Dread Central. July 11, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ "Shamus Award Winners". The Private Eye Writers of America. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Anthony Award Nominees and Winners". Bouchercon. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Category List – Best Paperback Original". Edgars Database. Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards". book.consumerhelpweb.com. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ a b "Mark Twain Award Previous Winners". Missouri Association of School Librarians. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ Riordan, Rick. "2009 Rebecca Caudill Award - Acceptance Letter from Rick Riordan" (PDF). Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Trevelyn; Luann Toth; Marlene Charnizon; Daryl Grabarek; Joy Fleishhacker (December 1, 2010). "Best Books 2010". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ a b "Children's Choice Book Awards Winners Announced!". Children’s Book Council. May 3, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "Soaring Eagle Book Award - Nominated Authors 1986 - 2014 Nominees" (PDF). Campbell County Public Library System. p. 5. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Previous Winners". The Milner Award. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Indian Paintbrush Book Award by Author Name 1986 - 2014 Nominees" (PDF). Campbell County Public Library System. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Rick Riordan announces 'Trials of Apollo' series set in Percy Jackson's world". Hypable. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "The Sword of Summer". ReadRiordan.com. Disney-Hyperion. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
Further reading
- Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Riordan. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).
External links
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- Official website
- Template:Worldcat id
- Rick Riordan at Library of Congress, with 47 library catalog records
- Rick Riordan
- 1964 births
- Alamo Heights High School alumni
- American fantasy writers
- Living people
- People from San Antonio, Texas
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Anthony Award winners
- Shamus Award winners
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American mystery novelists
- American male novelists