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{{Infobox Writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]] -->
| name = Rick Riordan
| image = Rick riordan 2007.jpg
| caption = Riordan signing copies of ''[[The Battle of the Labyrinth]]'' on November 3, 2007
| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1964|6|5|mf=yes}}
| birthplace = [[San Antonio, Texas]]
| occupation = [[Author]]
| genre = [[Fantasy]], [[Detective fiction]], [[Mythology]]
| movement =
| notableworks =''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'' series
| influences =
| website = http://www.rickriordan.com
}}
'''Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr.''' (born June 5, 1964) <ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/vitals/births/1964/bexab64i.txt</ref> is the author of the ''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'' series. He also wrote the ''Tres Navarre'' mystery series for adults<ref name="powells">{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781423101451-0|title=About the Author|publisher=powells.com|accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep01/0,4670,Books39Clues,00.html|title='Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing|last=Italie|first=Hillel|date=September 01, 2008|publisher=[[FoxNews]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref>
== Life and career ==
Riordan was born in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000068821,00.html|title=Rick Riordan ID Card|accessdate=10 February 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=10315|title=Rick Riordan|publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> He was awarded [[St. Mary's Hall]]'s first Master Teacher Award in 2002.<ref name="hyperion">{{cite web|url=http://hyperionbooksforchildren.com/data/books/dgpdf/14231014561838.pdf|title=About the Author|publisher=[[Hyperion Books for Children]]|access date=2009-11-12}}</ref>
Riordan is the multi-award-winning<ref name="PB">{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780553576443-0|title=Big Red Tequila|publisher=[[Powells Bookstore]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?scp=8&sq=rick%20riordan&st=cse|title=Children's Books|date=September 28, 2008|publisher=[[New York Times]]|access date=2009-04-26}}</ref> His ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of an [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] god. Film rights were purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film was released on February 12, 2010.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814255/</ref> 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.<ref name="KaneAnnouncement">[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html Riordan Sets His Sights on Egypt – 11/5/2009 1:30:00 PM – Publishers Weekly]</ref>
== 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 Demigod Diaries- Unknown ''
* ''[[Demigods and Monsters]]'' – February 10, 2009
* ''[[The Ultimate Guide]]'' – January 19, 2010
=== ''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
=== The Kane Chronicles ===
* The Red Pyramid – May 4, 2010<ref name="KaneAnnouncement"/>
* The Throne of Fire - May 3, 2011
* The Serpent's Shadow - May 1, 2012
=== [[Heroes of Olympus|Heroes of Olympus Series]] ===
* The Lost Hero – Fall 2010
* The Son of Neptune - Fall 2011
* The Mark of Athena - October 2012
* The House of Hades - October 2013
* The Blood of Olympus - Winter 2014
Note: This book series is the sequel to [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]].
== Awards ==
* 1998 [[Shamus Award]] and [[Anthony Award]] for [[Big Red Tequila]]<ref name="PB"/>
* 1999 [[Edgar Award]] for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step<ref>{{cite web|url=http://book.consumerhelpweb.com/awards/edgar/edgar1990.htm|title=Edgar Allan Poe Awards|publisher=book.consumerhelpweb.com|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref>
* 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 ==
{{Reflist}}
==Other websites==
* [http://www.rickriordan.com Official Rick Riordan Site]
* [http://www.percyjackson.co.uk/site/pj_main.php Official Percy Jackson UK Site]
* [http://misserinmarie.blogspot.com/2007/03/interview-rick-riordan.html Miss Erin interview]
* [http://bookalicio.us/2009/05/the-last-olympian-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-book-5/ Starred Review of The Last Olympian]
* [http://teenlibris.com/interview2_RickRiordan.html Teen Libris interview]
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[[Category:Rick Riordan| ]]
| name = Rick Riordan
| image = Rick riordan 2007.jpg
| caption = Riordan signing copies of ''[[The Battle of the Labyrinth]]'' on November 3, 2007
| birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1964|6|5|mf=yes}}
| birthplace = [[San Antonio, Texas]]
| occupation = [[Author]]
| genre = [[Fantasy]], [[Detective fiction]], [[Mythology]]
| movement =
| notableworks =''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'' series
| influences =
| website = http://www.rickriordan.com
}}
'''Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr.''' (born June 5, 1964) <ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/vitals/births/1964/bexab64i.txt</ref> is the author of the ''[[Percy Jackson and the Olympians]]'' series. He also wrote the ''Tres Navarre'' mystery series for adults<ref name="powells">{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781423101451-0|title=About the Author|publisher=powells.com|accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Sep01/0,4670,Books39Clues,00.html|title='Potter' publisher looks to promote next big thing|last=Italie|first=Hillel|date=September 01, 2008|publisher=[[FoxNews]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref>
== Life and career ==
Riordan was born in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000068821,00.html|title=Rick Riordan ID Card|accessdate=10 February 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=10315|title=Rick Riordan|publisher=[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> He was awarded [[St. Mary's Hall]]'s first Master Teacher Award in 2002.<ref name="hyperion">{{cite web|url=http://hyperionbooksforchildren.com/data/books/dgpdf/14231014561838.pdf|title=About the Author|publisher=[[Hyperion Books for Children]]|access date=2009-11-12}}</ref>
Riordan is the multi-award-winning<ref name="PB">{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780553576443-0|title=Big Red Tequila|publisher=[[Powells Bookstore]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/books/bestseller/bestchildren.html?scp=8&sq=rick%20riordan&st=cse|title=Children's Books|date=September 28, 2008|publisher=[[New York Times]]|access date=2009-04-26}}</ref> His ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of an [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] god. Film rights were purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film was released on February 12, 2010.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814255/</ref> 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.<ref name="KaneAnnouncement">[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html Riordan Sets His Sights on Egypt – 11/5/2009 1:30:00 PM – Publishers Weekly]</ref>
== 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 Demigod Diaries- Unknown ''
* ''[[Demigods and Monsters]]'' – February 10, 2009
* ''[[The Ultimate Guide]]'' – January 19, 2010
=== ''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
=== The Kane Chronicles ===
* The Red Pyramid – May 4, 2010<ref name="KaneAnnouncement"/>
* The Throne of Fire - May 3, 2011
* The Serpent's Shadow - May 1, 2012
=== [[Heroes of Olympus|Heroes of Olympus Series]] ===
* The Lost Hero – Fall 2010
* The Son of Neptune - Fall 2011
* The Mark of Athena - October 2012
* The House of Hades - October 2013
* The Blood of Olympus - Winter 2014
Note: This book series is the sequel to [[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]].
== Awards ==
* 1998 [[Shamus Award]] and [[Anthony Award]] for [[Big Red Tequila]]<ref name="PB"/>
* 1999 [[Edgar Award]] for Best Paperback Original for The Widower's Two-Step<ref>{{cite web|url=http://book.consumerhelpweb.com/awards/edgar/edgar1990.htm|title=Edgar Allan Poe Awards|publisher=book.consumerhelpweb.com|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref>
* 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 ==
{{Reflist}}
==Other websites==
* [http://www.rickriordan.com Official Rick Riordan Site]
* [http://www.percyjackson.co.uk/site/pj_main.php Official Percy Jackson UK Site]
* [http://misserinmarie.blogspot.com/2007/03/interview-rick-riordan.html Miss Erin interview]
* [http://bookalicio.us/2009/05/the-last-olympian-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-book-5/ Starred Review of The Last Olympian]
* [http://teenlibris.com/interview2_RickRiordan.html Teen Libris interview]
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