Rick Riordan
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 Riordran signing copies of the The Battle of the Labyrinth. |
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| Born | June 5, 1964 San Antonio |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genres | Fantasy, Detective fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Percy Jackson and the Olympians series |
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Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964 in San Antonio) author from Texas of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults 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.[1]
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.[2]
Riordan is the multi-award-winning[3] author of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and his The Maze of Bones reached number one on the New York Times Best Seller list on September 28, 2008.[4] Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children. His Percy Jackson 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. Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons.
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[edit] Selected Works
[edit] 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 Last Olympian - 2009
[edit] The 39 Clues Series
- The Maze of Bones - (September 9, 2008)
[edit] 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
[edit] Awards
- Shamus Award and 1998 Anthony Award for Big Red Tequila[3]
- 1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step[5]
- 2008 Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief
- 2009 Mark Twain Award for The Sea of Monsters
[edit] References
- ^ Italie, Hillel (September 01, 2008). "'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing". FoxNews. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep01/0,4670,Books39Clues,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Rick Riordan". Scholastic. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=10315. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ a b "Big Red Tequila". Powells Bookstore. http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780553576443-0. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ "Children's Books". New York Times. September 28, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?scp=8&sq=rick%20riordan&st=cse. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
- ^ "[http://book.consumerhelpweb.com /awards/edgar/edgar1990.htm Edgar Allan Poe Awards]". book.consumerhelpweb.com. http://book.consumerhelpweb.com /awards/edgar/edgar1990.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-26.
[edit] External links
- Official Rick Riordan Site
- Miss Erin interview
- Starred Review of The Last Olympian
- Teen Libris interview
- Works by or about Rick Riordan in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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