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Rick Riordan


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Rick Riordan is a teacher and a writer, and has won many awards for his mystery novels for adults. He says that the idea for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief first came to him while he was teaching Greek mythology at middle school in San Francisco. But rumour has it that Camp Half Blood actually exists, and Rick spends his summers there recording the adventures of young demigods. Some believe that, to avoid a mass panic among the mortal population, he was forced to swear on the River Styx to present Percy Jackson's story as fiction. Rick lives in Texas (apart from his summers on Half Blood Hill) with his wife and two sons.
 

Awards: Edgar (1999), Shamus (1998), Anthony (1998)  see all

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Tres Navarre
   1. Big Red Tequila (1997)
   2. The Widower's Two-Step (1998)
   3. The Last King of Texas (2000)
   4. The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001)
   5. Southtown (2004)
   6. Mission Road (2005)
   7. Rebel Island (2007)
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
   1. The Lightning Thief (2005)
   2. The Sea of Monsters (2006)
   3. The Titan's Curse (2007)
   4. The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
   4.5. The Sword of Hades (2023)
   5. The Last Olympian (2008)
   5.5. The Singer of Apollo (2017)
   6. The Chalice of the Gods (2023)
   7. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024)
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Heroes of Olympus
   1. The Lost Hero (2010)
   2. The Son of Neptune (2011)
   The Demigod Diaries (2012)
   3. The Mark of Athena (2012)
   4. The House of Hades (2013)
   5. The Blood of Olympus (2014)
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Trials of Apollo
   1. The Hidden Oracle (2016)
   2. The Dark Prophecy (2017)
   3. The Burning Maze (2018)
   4. The Tyrant's Tomb (2019)
   5. The Tower of Nero (2020)
   6. Camp Jupiter Classified (2020)
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Novels
   Cold Springs (2003)
   Daughter of the Deep (2021)
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Collections
   Other Worlds (2013) (with others)
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Series contributed to
39 Clues
   1. The Maze of Bones (2008)
   11. Vespers Rising (2011) (with others)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by Rick Riordan
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The Cursed Carnival (2021)
And Other Calamities
(Rick Riordan Presents)
edited by
Rick Riordan

Awards
2017 Dragon Award for Best Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel : The Hammer of Thor
1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original : The Widower's Two-Step
1998 Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel : Big Red Tequila
1998 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original : Big Red Tequila

Award nominations
2024 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Middle Grade (nominee) : The Sun and the Star
2002 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : The Devil Went Down to Austin
2002 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Devil Went Down to Austin
1999 Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback (nominee) : The Widower's Two-Step
1999 Anthony Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : A Small Silver Gun
1999 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Widower's Two-Step
1998 Barry Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Big Red Tequila


Rick Riordan recommends
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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne (2025)
(Outlaws Scarlett and Browne)
Jonathan Stroud
"Stroud is a genius."
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The Manifestor Prophecy (2023)
(Nic Blake and the Remarkables, book 1)
Angie Thomas
"All the brilliance you'd expect from Angie Thomas: a page-turning plot, pitch-perfect characters, heart and substance, and real stakes that real kids will care about - plus magic! This is one of those rare books that will instantly become the best friend you didn't know you needed. Nic Blake and the Remarkables is nothing short of a triumph. When's the next installment, please?"
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The Forbidden Island (2022)
(Explorer Academy, book 7)
Trudi Trueit
"A perfect blend of adventure with real science and technology!."

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