“Instead of me writing all of the mythologies we are going to look for authors who already are writing about that stuff. If I feel like I can recommend them [to my readers] ... we”
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Rick Riordan
Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author, best known for his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which includes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series, The Trials of Apollo series, and The Nico di Angelo Adventures series. Riordan's books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 million copies in the United States. 20th Century Fox adapted the f…
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culture · American author (born 1964) · writer · novelist · teacher · children's writer · also Rick Riordan, Richard Russell Riordan Jr, Richard Russell Riordan Junior, Riordan
Born 5 June 1964 · Q212727
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2026· 3 entries
“retelling of the Greek myths... based on multitudinous sources”
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Yahoo: Rick Riordan Tells Us About One Aspect Of Adapting Sea Of Monsters He Really Loves (And Two Cast Members Very Much Agree)
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2024· 2 entries
Deadline.com: ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians’: Rick Riordan & Cast Tease Start Of Season 2 Production With Small Glimpse At ‘Sea Of Monsters’ – D23
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Yahoo: Author Rick Riordan: TV is ‘broader canvas’ than film for ‘Percy Jackson’
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2023· 4 entries
Today: Rick Riordan says Percy Jackson’s love story is inspired by his relationship with his wife
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AV Club: Rick Riordan nearly turned his back on adaptations forever after Percy Jackson films
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Collider: Why Rick Riordan’s New ‘Percy Jackson’ Book Is Still Middle Grade
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With the release of The Sun and the Star, co-written with author Mark Oshiro
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2022· 1 entry
Riordan co-wrote the pilot for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series on Disney+ and serves as an executive producer for the show
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2021· 1 entry
Riordan completed an online master's degree in Gaelic literature offered by the University College Cork
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2020· 1 entry
The Guardian: Rick Riordan: 'I feel very protective of my fans. I am aware of my responsibility to make them feel safe'
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2019· 1 entry
Allowing it to gain the rights to adapt the Percy Jackson novels
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2016· 8 entries
Awarded Geffen Award (2016).
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The Guardian: The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan – review
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The Guardian: Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus: Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan – review
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The Guardian: Listen to Rick Riordan reading from The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
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The Guardian: Rick Riordan: ‘I’m hardly the first to modernise Greek myths’
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The Guardian: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - review
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The Guardian: Magnus Chase and the Sword of the Summer by Rick Riordan - review
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The Guardian: Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan – review
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2015· 3 entries
The Guardian: Free read! We have an extract of Rick Riordan's The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle
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The Guardian: Rick Riordan cheers end of book covers that 'whitewash' his black hero
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The Guardian: Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan - review
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2004· 2 entries
“Nie wolno przekreślać nikogo z rodziny, niezależnie od tego, jak ten ktoś się o to stara. Nieważne, jak bardzo cię nienawidzą, jak cię zawstydzają albo po prostu nie doceniają twojego geniuszu, mimo że wynalazłeś Internet…”
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“Było to niemal tak samo prawdopodobne, jak to, że Ra i Apopis zostaną przyjaciółmi na Facebooku, ale nie odezwałem się”
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Edgar Awards (1999).
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original for Big Red Tequila (1998).
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Awarded Shamus Award for Big Red Tequila (1998).
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1964· 1 entry
Born 1964-06-05.
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