Rick Riordan - Children's Author

Rick Riordan is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children and the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas, USA. In 2002, Saint Mary’s Hall honored him with the school’s first Master Teacher Award.

His adult fiction has won the top three national awards in the mystery genre – the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. His short fiction has appeared in Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.

His Percy Jackson series features a twelve-year-old dyslexic boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of a Greek god. The Lightning Thief was a New York Times Notable Book for 2005 and winner of the Red House Children's Book Award 2006. Film rights were purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film version was released in 2010. The Sea of Monsters was a Child Magazine Best Book for Children for 2006 and a Publishers Weekly and BookSense national bestseller. The third title, The Titan’s Curse, made the series a #1 New York Times bestseller, and the most recent title, The Battle of the Labyrinth, had a first printing of one million copies.

Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and two sons.

To find out more about Percy Jackson - visit www.percyjackson.co.uk

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Featured Books, with extracts by Rick Riordan

The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow
Rick Riordan
Best-selling Rick Riordan brings his thrilling Kane Chronicles trilogy to a dramatic close in this high octane story which fuses magic and mythology in a new world where the rules are very different. Twins Carter and Sadie, descendants of the...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, God of the Sea, has woken from a very deep sleep and come face to face with two snake-haired ladies who refuse to die. But they're the least of his problems. Because Percy finds himself...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2012
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Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena
Rick Riordan
The phenomenally successful Rick Riordan is back with the next thrilling installment of the Heroes of Olympus series.  Can Percy Jackson and the Half-blood Heroes succeed on their quest to find The Doors of Death or will the Greek Gods...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2012
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The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow
Rick Riordan
May 2012 Book of the Month.  This is the third and final book in this awesome and electrifying Kane Chronicles series that is set in ancient Egypt. Carter and Sadie have their biggest and most important quest yet; to defeat the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2012
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The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles book 2)
Rick Riordan
From the author of the phenomenally successful Percy Jackson novels comes a terrific series set in Ancient Egypt rather than in Ancient Greece.  Rick really has his finger on the pulse when it comes to delivering what 9+ kids...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Heroes of Olympus : The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
This is the second title in this number one, bestselling spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. This crazy messed up world of gods and monsters is Percy Jackson's reality, which pretty much sucks for him. Only...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/10/2011
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The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles book 2)
Rick Riordan
From the author of the phenomenally successful Percy Jackson novels comes a terrific series set in Ancient Egypt rather than in Ancient Greece.  Rick really has his finger on the pulse when it comes to delivering what 9+ kids...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2011
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Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan
An incredible, brand new series from the bestselling creator of Percy Jackson.  Whether you’ve devoured the Percy Jackson books or loved the hugely successful film in 2010 you’ll love this amazing new series about a new generation of demigods and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 12/10/2010
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles book 1)
Rick Riordan
Shortlisted for the Independent Booksellers Book Award 2011 Best-selling author Rick Riordan who created Percy Jackson has once again created some non-stop thrilling action in this headlong adventure as the Egyptian past comes alive and threatens two present day children. Carter and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/05/2010
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Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
Rick Riordan
The brand new Percy Jackson for all those who have been fans for ages and for others who have just been introduced to him through the brilliant edge of your seat film.  The Percy Jackson series is a deserved bestseller...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Percy Jackson: The Ultimate Guide
Rick Riordan
For fans of Percy Jackson, the chances are you’ll know that he didn't want to be a half-blood and never asked to be the son of a Greek God. Percy Jackson was just a normal kid, going to school, skateboarding,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Flips: Percy Jackson (Nintendo DS)
Rick Riordan
Half Boy. Half God. All Hero.  Join Percy Jackson as he teams up with other demigods to battle mythical foes!  Young Percy Jackson goes off on a quest to help his real father, Poseidon, avert a war among the gods....
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Format: - Released: 12/02/2010
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (film tie-in)
Rick Riordan
Film tie-in edition of one of the most eagerly awaited film releases of 2010 from the Director of the Harry Potter films. Half Boy, Half God, All Hero, that’s Percy Jackson, but he didn’t choose or want to be a half-blood...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files
Rick Riordan
Take a fantastic look behind the scenes of the famous Percy Jackson, schoolboy and Demi god. Theses archives include a guide to Percy’s most important backup team, Percy’s own introduction to the greatest gods and goddesses in mythology, an interview...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan
Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek god, I've had my share of near-death disaster. This summer, I didn't choose to battle the cheerleading squad, but when two hissing she-devils with...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2009
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The 39 Clues 1: The Maze Of Bones
Rick Riordan
Want to get your kids reading, well here’s a spellbinding adventure that we think kids of 8 upwards will really pick up on for it’s something more than a book as it integrates books, games, a website, cards and prizes...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 09/09/2008
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39 Clues, Card Pack 1
Rick Riordan
There are some 350 cards to collect between now and the publication of the 10th 39 Clues title in 2010.  This is the first card pack and the cards therein will help reveal the clues to help you solve the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 09/09/2008
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Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
Rick Riordan
It's the last Friday before the winter holidays but Percy Jackson isn't at school: he's battling the fearsome Manticore (half human, half lion), which in itself isn't ideal ...but with Annabeth missing and the goddess of the hunt held captive, things get a...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
Rick Riordan
'You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God of the Sea. It's not easy being a half-blood these days. You mortals can't even see the monsters we have to fight all the time. So when a game...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2007
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