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===''Tres Navarre'' Series===
===''Tres Navarre'' Series===
* ''[[Big Red Tequila]]'' – May 1985
* ''[[Big Red Tequila]]'' – May 1997
* ''Widower's Two-Step'' – June 1998
* ''Widower's Two-Step'' – June 1998
* ''The Last King of Texas'' – January 2000
* ''The Last King of Texas'' – January 2000

Revision as of 19:40, 24 June 2011

Rick Riordan
OccupationAuthor
GenreFantasy, Detective fiction, Mythology
Notable worksPercy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Kane Chronicles, Heroes of Olympus, The Maze of Bones
Website
http://www.rickriordan.com

Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. (born June 5, 1964)[1] is the author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults[2] and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the 10 books in The 39 Clues series, published by Scholastic Corporation, and wrote the first book in the series, The Maze of Bones.[3] He is currently working on two new series: The Kane Chronicles, which focuses on Egyptian mythology; and Heroes of Olympus, which is the sequel to the Percy Jackson series and focuses on Greek and Roman mythology.

Biography

Riordan was raised in San Antonio, Texas.[4] He graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1982 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1986, where he double-majored in English and history.[5] Riordan taught English and history, including Greek mythology, in middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in San Antonio.[6] He was awarded St. Mary's Hall's first Master Teacher Award in 2002.[7]

As a novelist, Riordan has created many successful series. The multi-award-winning[8] Tres Navarre mystery series, intended for adults, follows the fast-paced adventures of an erudite Texan private eye. Riordan also helped create the young adult 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.[9] 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. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film on February 12, 2010.[10] Following the success of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists. Its first book, The Red Pyramid, was released on May 4, 2010; the sequel was released on May 3, 2011.[11] Riordan also created a sequel series to the Percy Jackson books, The Heroes of Olympus. Its first book, The Lost Hero, was released in the U.S. on October 12, 2010; the sequel, The Son of Neptune, is expected to be released on October 4, 2011. Riordan plans to expand both series simultaneously. "The Heroes of Olympus" will have five books and "The Kane Chronicles" with three books.

The San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 featured Riordan as a guest.[12] Rick Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons.

Published books

Camp Half-Blood Series

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The Heroes of Olympus

The 39 Clues series

Tres Navarre Series

  • Big Red Tequila – May 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

The Kane Chronicles

Awards

Further reading

  • Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists featuring Rick Riordan. Edited by Nan Cuba and Riley Robinson (Trinity University Press, 2008).

References

  1. ^ http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/vitals/births/1964/bexab64i.txt[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "About the Author". powells.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  3. ^ Italie, Hillel (September 1, 2008). "'Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing". FoxNews. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  4. ^ "Rick Riordan ID Card". Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  5. ^ "The Alcalde". 89 (4). Emmis Communications. 2001: 84. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Rick Riordan". Scholastic. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  7. ^ "About the Author" (PDF). Hyperion Books for Children. Retrieved 2009-11-12. [dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b "Big Red Tequila". Powells Bookstore. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  9. ^ "Children's Books". New York Times. September 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  10. ^ "IMDB Percy Jackson film".
  11. ^ a b "The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero (9781423113393): Rick Riordan: Books". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  12. ^ SD Comic-Con '10 – Schedule for Saturday (7/24)
  13. ^ Minzesheimer, Bob; Wilson, Craig (January 13, 2011). "Book Buzz: Riordan's 'Fire' ignites May 3 and a big week for e-books". USA Today. Retrieved 13 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Awards". book.consumerhelpweb.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.

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