Rick Riordan
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]
Published books
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
(Film: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
- The Lightning Thief – June 28, 2005 hardcover, March 21, 2006 paperback
- The Sea of Monsters – May 3, 2006
- The Titan's Curse – May 1, 2007
- The Battle of the Labyrinth – U.S.A. May 6, 2008, U.K. July 3, 2008
- The Last Olympian – May 5, 2009
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Companion Book(s)
- The Demigod Files – February 10, 2009
The 39 Clues
(Series: 39 clues)
- The Maze of Bones – September 9, 2008
Tres Navarre Series
- 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
Books that will be published on 2010
The Kane Chronicles
- The Red Pyramid – May 4, 2010[8]
Untitled Camp Half-Blood Series
- Untitled book # 1 – Fall 2010[8]
Awards
- 1998 Shamus Award and Anthony Award for Big Red Tequila[5]
- 1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step[9]
- 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.
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(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
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards". book.consumerhelpweb.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.