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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{{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 1, 2008|publisher=[[FoxNews]]|accessdate=2009-04-26}}</ref>

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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{{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|archive-date=2023-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330110632/http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781423101451-0|url-status=dead}}</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, ''[[:en:The_Maze_of_Bones|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 1, 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|archive-date=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928213432/http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000068821,00.html|url-status=dead}}</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>

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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> In January 2022, Disney+ gave the green light for a TV Show adaptation of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-29|title=Color Me Green {{!}} Rick Riordan|url=https://rickriordan.com/2022/01/color-me-green/|access-date=2022-12-06|language=en-US}}</ref> As of December 2022, more than half of the first book has been filmed. 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!

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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|archive-date=2022-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924121254/http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780553576443-0|url-status=dead}}</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> In January 2022, Disney+ gave the green light for a TV Show adaptation of the series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-29|title=Color Me Green {{!}} Rick Riordan|url=https://rickriordan.com/2022/01/color-me-green/|access-date=2022-12-06|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206072327/https://rickriordan.com/2022/01/color-me-green/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of December 2022, more than half of the first book has been filmed. 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!

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