Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (/ˈraɪərdən/; born June 5, 1964) is an
American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the
Olympians series, about a teenager named Percy Jackson who discovers
he is a son of the Greek god Poseidon. Riordan's books have been
translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million
copies in the US. 20th Century Fox has adapted the first two books of
his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have
spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story
collections.Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (/ˈraɪərdən/; born June 5,
1964) is an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson
& the Olympians series, about a teenager named Percy Jackson who
discovers he is a son of the Greek god Poseidon. Riordan's books have
been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty
million copies in the US. 20th Century Fox has adapted the first two
books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His
books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short
story collections.Riordan's first full-length novel was Big Red
Tequila, which became the first book in the Tres Navarre series. His
big breakthrough was The Lightning Thief (2005), the first novel in
the five-volume Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which placed a
group of adolescents in a Greco-Roman mythological setting. Since
then, Riordan has written The Kane Chronicles trilogy and The Heroes
of Olympus series. The Kane Chronicles (2010-2012) focused on Egyptian
mythology; The Heroes of Olympus was the sequel to the Percy Jackson
series. Riordan also helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues
series and its spinoffs, and penned its first book, The Maze of Bones
(2008). His most recent publications are three books in the Magnus
Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, based on Norse mythology. The
first book of his The Trials of Apollo series, The Hidden Oracle, was
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.toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}Riordan was born and raised in
San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School, and
first attended the music program at North Texas State University,
wanting to be a guitarist. He transferred to the University of Texas
at Austin and studied English and History. He received his teaching
certification in those subjects from the University of Texas at San
Antonio. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at
Presidio Hill School in San Francisco. Rick Riordan Top Movies & Young Movies