Books are something that everybody loves. They take you to a world far, far away where you can live various lives. In the world of mystery books, there is only one who can be king of the mystery genre. This is especially true for the author who can go from writing critically acclaimed fantasy books, and then begin an anthology series that has fans young and old anxiously awaiting the next release date for their books.
This is the case for mystery and fantasy champion author, Rick Riordan. To learn all about this fantastic man, read on to see the life, times, and fabulous work of Rick Riordan now.
The Early Life Of Rick RiordanHe was born Richard Russell Riordan Jr. in San Antonio, Texas. He was born and raised in San Antonio, where he went to Alamo Heights high school. Riordan ended up graduating at the top of his class in 1982. He went to college, attending the University of Texas.
Riordan ended up moving to San Francisco, California. This is where he would begin a simple teaching job for a number of years before he started the journey into becoming one of the world鈥檚 most beloved authors.
His Work Life Before Becoming An AuthorRick ended up teaching social studies to high school kids in California. He taught at the Presidio high school in San Francisco, California. Rick didn鈥檛 start writing novels until 1997, when he was 33 years old.
Writing CareerHis first novel was published in the late 1990s, and it was this series that started Rick on his way of becoming a successful author. The series he wrote was called Tres Narres. The first book in the series was written in 1997, and the last was finished in 2008.
There was a total of seven novels written in that series. The books are in the mystery genre, about a private eye in Texas that goes on many thrilling adventures. These books were written for adults. Then, the critically acclaimed Percy Jackson series was the next to be written.
The series currently has five books, with two graphic novels written after the five earlier books. He has written in over 30 books since beginning his career in the late 1990s, and has an anthology book series in the works for early 2015.
Books Turned Into FilmsRiordan鈥檚 critically acclaimed fantasy series, Percy Jackson, has been turned into a big name film series. The film rights were quickly bought in 2010 by the movie company Twentieth Century Fox. The first movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Thief, was released in February of 2010.
The last movie, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters was released in August of 2013. There is a rumor that in 2015, there will be a third installment in the movie franchise called Percy Jackson: Titan鈥檚 Curse.
Awards That Rick Has WonRick Riordan has won a number of awards since 1998. These awards he been for both his Percy Jackson series, and his adult mystery books series, Tres Narres. Some of the awards he has won include the Shamus award and the Anthony award in 1998 for his novel, Big Red Tequila.
He has also won the 2010 School Library Journal鈥檚 Best Book for The Red Pyramid, the 2012 Indian Paint brush award for the Red Pyramid, and even the 2013 Best Fiction Book For Children鈥檚 award in Bulgaria for The Mark Of Athena. The grand total of awards that Riordan has won are thirteen awards since his first award in the year 1998.
Some Of The Books In Riordan鈥檚 Mystery SeriesTres Narres was well received by mystery fans when the books first debuted in the late 1990s. Many of the books were well received and became fan forites. Several of the books even garnered Riordan awards. These books include The Big Red Tequila, South Town, Mission Road, Rebel Island, and The Widower鈥檚 Two-Step.
Rick Riordan鈥檚 Personal LifeRick Riordan leads a fairly private personal life. Many people don鈥檛 know much about his life outside of the fact he was born in 1964, on June 5th. Rick has been married to a woman named Becky since the 1990s. He has two children, both sons, and their names are Haley and Patrick. He and his family live in Boston, Massachusetts. It has been said that Patrick and Haley were the inspiration behind the Children鈥檚 fantasy series, Percy Jackson.
San Diego Comic-conRick Riordan ended up being invited to be a guest to the San Diego Comic-con International in 2010, right as the first installment of his book turned film series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, started to garner success. He sat on a panel where he was asked questions by fans, and lucky fans got to meet him and take photos with him.
Other Books He Has WrittenBesides the adult mystery series, the upcoming anthology debuting in 2015, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Rick Riordan has also written a few standalone books, as well as another series called the Kane Chronicles. Like his Percy Jackson and Tres Narres series, the Kane Chronicles was well received by new and old fans alike. A total of five books were written in the series. The first book was written in 2010, and the last was written in 2012. There is currently no plans to write another book for the Kane Chronicles series.
Anthology SeriesRick Riordan has a new anthology series in the works for his fans. He plans on releasing a Norse anthology book in 2015, and has also said to want to write an Egyptian anthology series as well. These books will be for children and adults alike, and feature all of the well-known Norse Gods and Goddesses that people he learned of as they grew up.
The first anthology book will be released sometime in 2015. Rick Riordan may be a private author, but he does a lot for his fans. He writes sensational books for both adults and children, his best-selling kid鈥檚 books he been turned into critically acclaimed movies, and he is currently working on an anthology series that both kids and adults will love.
You can learn more about this prolific author and his career by visiting his website. Check it out right now!
Book Series In Order 禄 Authors 禄 Rick Riordan 18 Responses to “Rick Riordan” CASSIEZALE: 2 years agoI he always loved your books and read them as many times that I lost count. Your books made me fall in love in mythology and I wish that you will make more of these books in the future and to inspire more young writers like me to pursue our dreams and passion in writing. I am very much looking forward to the new tv series of percy jackson! and I hope I can become a great writer like you! 馃榾
Reply Sandra Leach: 2 years agoAwesome books! My grandson first introduced me to them and I just can’t get enough. I’ve read 5 of them and I’m planning to order all of the rest of them to read also. Wow. I can’t believe I never bothered to read these before. I just didn’t know what I was missing!!
Reply Max: 3 years agoRick Riordan, you are the best. You made my childhood awesome, reading all these your books really inspired me and opened up my eyes.
Reply Alena: 3 years agoI love the books I am looking into the graphic novel for my kids, I love listening to the books as well but there is one book not on audible is there a reason?
Reply Red Rose: 4 years agoI really LOVE your books, I think they are great! There are so many!馃榿馃憤
Reply Did C Jenkins: 4 years agoI’m hooked!
Reply Wendy Murphy: 3 years agoI’m an id reader and absolutely love evey book I’ve read from Persey Jackson to the newer ones ,I plan to read them all and my children love them too ,will be reading them with my grandchildren shorty!Thank you for this amazing gift of escapism and a whole new world !love it!x
Reply m: 4 years agoim on book 2 of toa i started reading 2 years ago i love your books and the only reason im trying to become an actress at my age is because of these books rick inspired me but i cant write
Reply Karthick Baskar: 5 years agoHey I would really love if u work on some kind of Indian mythology.
Reply Karthick Baskar: 5 years agoHey I am just 15 and he completed most of his series and I knew about him when I was 13. I highly recommend 39 clues for those who seek history and thriller.馃憤
Reply Dr.Toxic: 6 years agoi loooooooooove ur books 馃憤馃憤馃憤 it would be col if you could do another series, where like maybe where camp half blood, camp jupiter, all of the egyptian.. norms? is that what its called? and valhalla work together to defeat this one super strong god who uses the power of norse, greek, roman, and egyptian stuff to destroy the world or something!!!!!! that would be cool right?
Reply REAL RaptorCraz: 6 years agoI love all your book. Especially when you mixed some Greek in the Kane Chronicles. Plus Percy Jackson series was by far the best. You he introduced me the world of ancient God’s and the history that follows. The way the books flow together and opening up the cosmos of the human imagination. Also liked it when you mixed two different books together , the Greeks and Jane’s just perfect. Now all you need to do is add the Greeks, Romans, Kane’s with the world coming to an end when the Egyptian gods are fighting with the Greek gods when the Greek gods Roman personalities are trying to split from there counterparts to be there own self with plans to be the most superior gods of the world.
Reply Indie Perera: 7 years agoHi this is from Sri lanka. just want to tell you that I like kane Chronicles so much.But could you please make more stories about kane chronicles? I love to read more about them. I started to find so many things about ancient Egypt. If those are graphic novels, it would be really great
Reply Patti Jo Holcomb: 8 years agodo you think that you could make a book 6 of the Heroes of Olympus please.
Reply lily johnson: 4 years agoI LOVE ur books. could you do a book 6 of the heros of olympus?
Reply alexis: 10 years agoCould you make more books of the Kane series? I just finished The Serpent’s Shadow, but Sadie is a HUGE cliff-hanger. What about her relationship with Walt and Anubis? Could the Kanes and the Greeks join forces against the giants and Chaos?
Reply carlos: 11 years agothe ending makes no sence it just makes you wonder if theres a secound if all three books were in the graphic novel that would be another story this is what i say about anime too
Reply carlos: 11 years agowhy didnt you make a secound graphic novel to the kane chronicls
Reply Lee a Reply Click here to cancel reply.