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'''Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr.'''  (born June 5, 1964)<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/vitals/births/1964/bexab64i.txt</ref> is an American author best known for 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>

'''Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr.'''  (born June 5, 1964)<ref>http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bexar/vitals/births/1964/bexab64i.txt{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is an American author best known for 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 ==

== 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]]|accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref>

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|archive-date=2008-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226011649/http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=10315|url-status=dead}}</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]]|accessdate=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=https://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=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=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>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814255/|title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</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">{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html|title=/404|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> He also won 13 awards the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original, the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Middle Grade & Children's ( 5 times 2011-2015 ), Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original ( 5 times 2011-2015 ), Hampshire Book Award, and the Shamus award for best first PI novel!

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=https://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=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=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>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814255/|title=Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}</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">{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705617.html|title=/404|website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref> He also won 13 awards the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original, the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Middle Grade & Children's ( 5 times 2011-2015 ), Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original ( 5 times 2011-2015 ), Hampshire Book Award, and the Shamus award for best first PI novel!

== Awards ==

== Awards ==

* 1998 [[Shamus Award]] and [[Anthony Award]] for [[Big Red Tequila]]<ref name="PB"/>

* 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>

* 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|archive-date=2009-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012061232/http://book.consumerhelpweb.com/awards/edgar/edgar1990.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* 2008 [[Mark Twain Award]] for ''[[The Lightning Thief]]''

* 2008 [[Mark Twain Award]] for ''[[The Lightning Thief]]''

* 2009 [[Mark Twain Award]] for ''[[The Sea of Monsters]]''

* 2009 [[Mark Twain Award]] for ''[[The Sea of Monsters]]''

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* [http://www.rickriordan.com Official Rick Riordan Site]

* [http://www.rickriordan.com Official Rick Riordan Site]

* [http://www.percyjackson.co.uk/site/pj_main.php Official Percy Jackson UK Site]

* [http://www.percyjackson.co.uk/site/pj_main.php Official Percy Jackson UK Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408174732/http://www.percyjackson.co.uk/site/pj_main.php |date=2007-04-08 }}

* [http://misserinmarie.blogspot.com/2007/03/interview-rick-riordan.html Miss Erin interview]

* [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://bookalicio.us/2009/05/the-last-olympian-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-book-5/ Starred Review of The Last Olympian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515125120/http://bookalicio.us/2009/05/the-last-olympian-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-book-5/ |date=2011-05-15 }}

* [http://teenlibris.com/interview2_RickRiordan.html Teen Libris interview]

* [http://teenlibris.com/interview2_RickRiordan.html Teen Libris interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120145903/http://www.teenlibris.com/interview2_RickRiordan.html |date=2008-11-20 }}

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