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.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery
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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)
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)
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)
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)
Percy Jackson companion books
Demigods and Monsters (2008)
The Demigod Files (2009)
The Ultimate Guide (2010)
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (2014)
Demigods of Olympus (2015)
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (2015)
Camp Half-Blood Confidential (2017)
Demigods and Monsters (2008)
The Demigod Files (2009)
The Ultimate Guide (2010)
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (2014)
Demigods of Olympus (2015)
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (2015)
Camp Half-Blood Confidential (2017)
Kane Chronicles
1. The Red Pyramid (2010)
2. The Throne of Fire (2011)
The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide (2012)
3. The Serpent's Shadow (2012)
Brooklyn House Magician's Manual (2018)
1. The Red Pyramid (2010)
2. The Throne of Fire (2011)
The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide (2012)
3. The Serpent's Shadow (2012)
Brooklyn House Magician's Manual (2018)
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)
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)
Percy Jackson & Kane Chronicles Crossover
1. The Son of Sobek (2013)
2. The Staff of Serapis (2014)
3. The Crown of Ptolemy (2015)
1. The Son of Sobek (2013)
2. The Staff of Serapis (2014)
3. The Crown of Ptolemy (2015)
Trials of Apollo
1. The Hidden Oracle (2014)
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)
1. The Hidden Oracle (2014)
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)
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
1. The Sword of Summer (2015)
For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds (2016)
2. The Hammer of Thor (2016)
3. The Ship of the Dead (2017)
9 From the Nine Worlds (2018)
1. The Sword of Summer (2015)
For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds (2016)
2. The Hammer of Thor (2016)
3. The Ship of the Dead (2017)
9 From the Nine Worlds (2018)
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