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==Percy Jackson and the Olympians== |
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Development for both ''The Lightning Thief'' and the Percy Jackson series as a whole commenced when Riordan first began making stories for his son Haley who had just recently been diagnosed with [[ADHD]] and [[dyslexia]]. His son had been studying [[Greek mythology]] in [[second grade]] and requested that his father come up with [[bedtime story|bedtime stories]] based on Greek myths. Riordan had been a Greek mythology teacher in middle school for many years and was able to remember enough stories to please his son. Soon Riordan ran out of myths and his son then requested that he make new ones using the same characters from Greek myths and add new ones. Thus, Riordan created the fictional character Percy Jackson and made the story of how he would travel across The United States to recover Zeus's lightning bolt. After he finished telling the story to his son, he then requested that his dad write a book based on Percy's adventures.<ref name="Percy Jackson idea">{{cite web|url=http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/an-interview-with-rick-riordan/where-did-you-get-the-idea-for-percy-jackson/|title=Where did you get the idea for Percy Jackson?|last=Riordan|first=Rick|pages=1|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> |
Development for both ''The Lightning Thief'' and the Percy Jackson series as a whole commenced when Riordan first began making stories for his son Haley who had just recently been diagnosed with [[ADHD]] and [[dyslexia]]. His son had been studying [[Greek mythology]] in [[second grade]] and requested that his father come up with [[bedtime story|bedtime stories]] based on Greek myths. Riordan had been a Greek mythology teacher in middle school for many years and was able to remember enough stories to please his son. Soon Riordan ran out of myths and his son then requested that he make new ones using the same characters from Greek myths and add new ones. Thus, Riordan created the fictional character Percy Jackson and made the story of how he would travel across The United States to recover Zeus's lightning bolt. After he finished telling the story to his son, he then requested that his dad write a book based on Percy's adventures.<ref name="Percy Jackson idea">{{cite web|url=http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/an-interview-with-rick-riordan/where-did-you-get-the-idea-for-percy-jackson/|title=Where did you get the idea for Percy Jackson?|last=Riordan|first=Rick|pages=1|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> |
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In June, 1994, Riordan had completed his manuscript and began looking for agents. During that time, he visited multiple local colleges looking for good editors until he eventually found an agent.<ref name="Getting Published">{{cite web|url=http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/an-interview-with-rick-riordan/what-was-your-experience-getting-published/|title=What was your experience getting published?|last=Riordan|first=Rick|pages=1|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> While he left his manuscript to his agent and editor to review, Riordan took his book to a selected group of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to read and give their critique. Ultimately he gained their approval, and with their help came up with the name of the book and created the way Percy's sword worked.<ref name="Children Before Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/about-the-author/an-interview-with-rick-riordan/did-you-share-the-percy-jackson-novel-with-any-of-your-students/|title=Did you share the Percy Jackson novel with any of your students before it was published?|last=Riordan|first=Rick|pages=1|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> In June 1997, Riordan signed with [[Bantam Books]] to prepare the book for publishing.<ref name="Getting Published" /> In 2004, the book was sold to [[Miramax Books]] for enough money for Riordan to quit his job to focus on writing.<ref name="Riordan Auction">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/books/02rior.html?scp=7&sq=The%20Lightning%20Thief&st=cse|title=Author of Book Series Sends Kids on a Web Treasure Hunt|last=Rich|first=Motho|date=September 1, 2008|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|pages=1|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> After it was released on July 28, 2005 it sold over 1.2 million copies. The book was released in multiple versions including hardcover, paperback and audio editions.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/popular/display.asp?id=42|title=Hyperion: Percy Jackson|accessdate=2009-08-06|publisher=Hyperion Books}}</ref><ref name="Bern">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077074/ </ref> It has been translated into multiple languages and published all over the world.<ref name="Published Information">{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/features/arts/offthepage/blog/2009/05/rick_riordan_percy_jackson_vs_1.html|title=Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson vs. Harry Potter|last=Mabe|first=Chauncey|date=May 14, 2009|publisher=[[Sun Sentinel]]|pages=1|accessdate=2009-05-18}}</ref> |
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==Selected works== |
==Selected works== |
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Rick Riordan | |
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 Riordan signing copies of the The Battle of the Labyrinth on November 3, 2007 | |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Fantasy, Detective fiction |
| Notable works | Percy Jackson and the Olympians series |
| Website | |
| http://www.rickriordan.com | |
Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964) is the author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults[1] and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the 10-book story arc for the The 39 Clues series, published by for Scholastic Corporation, and wrote the first book in the series, The Maze of Bones.[2]
Life and career
Riordan was born in San Antonio, Texas. 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.[3] He was awarded Saint Mary’s Hall's first Master Teacher Award in 2002.[4]
Riordan is the multi-award-winning[5] author of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults; his The Maze of Bones reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list on September 28, 2008.[6] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of an ancient Greek god. Film rights have been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film is in development. The film is set to be released on February 12, 2010.[7] Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons. Recently, Riordan has stated that he is working on a new series based upon the Egyptian pantheon, which then turned out to be The Kane Chronicles, with the first book, The Red Pyramid, to be released May 4, 2010.[8]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Development for both The Lightning Thief and the Percy Jackson series as a whole commenced when Riordan first began making stories for his son Haley who had just recently been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. His son had been studying Greek mythology in second grade and requested that his father come up with bedtime stories based on Greek myths. Riordan had been a Greek mythology teacher in middle school for many years and was able to remember enough stories to please his son. Soon Riordan ran out of myths and his son then requested that he make new ones using the same characters from Greek myths and add new ones. Thus, Riordan created the fictional character Percy Jackson and made the story of how he would travel across The United States to recover Zeus's lightning bolt. After he finished telling the story to his son, he then requested that his dad write a book based on Percy's adventures.[9]
Selected works
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
- The Lightning Thief – 2005
- The Sea of Monsters – 2006
- The Titan's Curse – 2007
- The Battle of the Labyrinth – 2008
- The Demigod Files – 2009
- The Last Olympian – 2009
The Kane Chronicles
- The Red Pyramid – May 4, 2010[8]
Untitled Camp Half-Blood Series
- Untitled Book – Fall 2010[8]
The 39 Clues Series
- The Maze of Bones – (September 9, 2008)
- 2 OneFalseNote
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6 In Too Deep
- 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
Awards
- Shamus Award and 1998 Anthony Award for Big Red Tequila[5]
- 1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step[10]
- 2008 Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief
- 2009 Mark Twain Award for The Sea of Monsters
- 2009 Rebecca Caudill Award for The Lightning Thief
References
- ^ "About the Author". powells.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Italie, Hillel (September 01, 2008). "'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing". FoxNews. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Rick Riordan". Scholastic. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "About the Author" (PDF). Hyperion Books for Children. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ a b "Big Red Tequila". Powells Bookstore. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Children's Books". New York Times. September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814255/
- ^ a b c Riordan Sets His Sights on Egypt – 11/5/2009 1:30:00 PM – Publishers Weekly
- ^ Riordan, Rick. "Where did you get the idea for Percy Jackson?". p. 1. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards". book.consumerhelpweb.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.