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Rick Riordan in 2007 |
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| Born | June 5, 1964 San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genres | Fantasy, Detective fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Percy Jackson and the Olympians series |
Rick Riordan is an American author from Texas famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Detective fiction is a branch of Crime fiction in which a Detective (or detectives either professional or amateur investigate a crime usually Murder Percy Jackson & The Olympians is a series of adventure books written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek mythology. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Percy Jackson & The Olympians is a series of adventure books written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek mythology. He also write the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series.
Riordan is the multi-award-winning author of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and the #1 New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children. His Percy Jackson series features a twelve-year-old dyslexic boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of a Greek god. The novels draw on Riordan’s experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning differences. The Lightning Thief was a New York Times Notable Book for 2005. Film rights have been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film is in development. The Sea of Monsters was a Child Magazine Best Book for Children for 2006 and a Publishers Weekly and BookSense national best-seller. The most recent title is The Battle of the Labyrinth. Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and two sons.
Tres Navarre Series