Rick Riordan
Born: June 05, 1964 – San Antonio, Texas, United States
Rick Riordan is an American author best known for mythologically inspired middle-grade fantasy, especially the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. A former teacher, he also wrote The Heroes of Olympus and Magnus Chase books. His work has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide and been translated into numerous languages.
Biography & Author's Journey
Rick Riordan was born on June 5, 1964, in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in a family shaped by teaching, music, and art. At Alamo Heights High School, he worked on the school newspaper and placed in state feature writing, early signs of a literary life that would emerge fully only after other ambitions had been tested. He began college at North Texas State with plans centered on music, then transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, where he completed a double major in English and history, later earning teaching certification through the University of Texas at San Antonio. For fifteen years he taught middle school in California and Texas, and at Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio he received the school’s first Master Teacher Award. During those same years, he began publishing the adult Tres Navarre mysteries, a series that went on to win the Edgar, Anthony, and Shamus awards. ((https://rickriordan.com/about/))
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"Rick Riordan: Storyteller of the Gods"
— Publishers Weekly
"Rick Riordan’s myth-inspired novels, the Percy Jackson series, for younger children, are an utter joy"
— Charlotte Higgins
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