Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan (* June 5, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American writer who is best known for his novels about the demigod Percy Jackson. He was also successful with his detective book series Tres Navarre. He also wrote the book series Heroes of Olympus and had the idea for The 39 characters whose first volume he wrote themselves.
Riordan studied English and History at the University of Texas at Austin and was then a teacher at schools in California and San Antonio. In 2002 he won the Master Teacher Award. Rick Riordan lives with his two sons and his wife in San Antonio.
Works
Tres Navarre series:
Percy Jackson series:
- 2005: Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief ( Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief )
- 2006: Percy Jackson - The Curse of the Cyclops ( Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters )
- 2007: Percy Jackson - The Curse of the Titans ( Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's Curse )
- 2008: Percy Jackson: The Battle of the Labyrinth ( Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth )
- 2009: Percy Jackson: The Last Goddess ( Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian )
The Heroes of Olympus
- 2011: The Son of Neptune ( Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune )
- 2012: The Mark of Athena ( Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena )
- 2013: Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades
- 2014: Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus
The Kane Chronicles
- 2010: The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid ( Kane Chronicles, The Red Pyramid )
- 2011: The Kane Chronicles: The Throne Fire ( Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire )
- 2012: The Kane Chronicles: The Shadow of the Serpent ( Kane Chronicles: Serpents Shadow)
The 39 characters
- 2008: The 39 Clues: The Catacombs ( The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones )