![]() ![]() Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first bestselling book in Rick Riordan's phenomenally successful Percy Jackson series - now with a new cover look. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller. Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.įor fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. ![]()
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