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Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, about a twelve-year-old Percy Jackson who discovers he is a son of Greek God Poseidon. His books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 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 , the first novel in the five-volume Percy Jackson 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 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 . 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 based on Greek mythology, The Hidden Oracle, was released in May 2016. Wikipedia  

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Rick Riordan Quotes

“He's SO goatly.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty."
-Percy”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“We’re on the enemy’s doorstep. We’re being asked to split up. Isn’t that how people get killed in horror movies?”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“I haven't devoured a soul in… What month is this? March?”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“The older Nico got, the more juvenile Percy seemed to him, though Percy was three years older. Nico found his sense of humour equal parts endearing and annoying. He decided to concentrate on the annoying.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled… with delight, because he was standing right next to us.”

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“Percy: Dad-

Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.

Percy: I'm praying, I'm talking to you, right?

Poseidon: Oh… yes. Good point.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Variant: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.
I am praying. I'm talking to you, right?
Oh... yes. Good point. Amphitrite - incoming!
Source: The Last Olympian

“You’ve got to be kid— Well, crud, what just happened there? I ran out of syl”

Rick Riordan book The Hidden Oracle

Source: The Hidden Oracle

“If anybody felt worse than I did, it was Amos. I had just enough magic to turn myself into a falcon and him into a hamster (hey, I was rushed!)”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“My face felt like my normal face, as if that part of me hadn’t transformed into a bird. [Fine, Sadie. Call me the Carter-headed chicken. Happy? ]”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“It's a good thing Jack was no longer in my hands, because I would've pulled a full-on Kylo Ren temper tantrum.”

Rick Riordan book The Hammer of Thor

Source: The Hammer of Thor

“Frank gave Leo a confused smile- like he couldn't decide whether to gloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus- but he cheerfully let Hazel drag him along.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked.

"No such thing as fair," Frank told himself. "If I'm going to burn, it might as well be bright.”

Rick Riordan

“A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Hey, guys!" Grover yelled somewhere above us. "I think she's unconscious!"
"Roooaaarrr!"
"Maybe not," Grover corrected.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Curse Hermes and his multi-vitamins!”

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“We heard the army before we saw it.
The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“Lei had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron, so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo!”

Rick Riordan book The Demigod Diaries

Variant: Leo had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron, so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your presents belong to Leo!
Source: The Demigod Diaries

“The baby!’ Nico grinned, which hurt his face muscles. He wasn’t used to making that expression. ‘Mellie and the kid are all right?”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“Theophane gave birth to a magical ram named Krysomallos, who for some reason had wool made of gold. Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug.”

Rick Riordan

Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

“Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside my circle and laugh'.”

Rick Riordan book The Throne of Fire

Source: The Throne of Fire

“Come on," I said. "I've got some questions for Thoth. And then I'm going to punch him in the beak.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Don't decide yet," Hephaestus advised. "Wait until daybreak. Daybreak is a good time for decisions.”

Rick Riordan book The Battle of the Labyrinth

Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth

“The taller they are, the longer they fall.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal!”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Jason decided there was nothing in the world scarier than a gang of bat-wielding grannies.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“And of course I'm in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up in the air, Gone with the wind”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“Even from far away, I could see people being chased by hellhounds, burned at the stake, forced to run naked through cactus patches or listen to opera music.”

Rick Riordan book The Lightning Thief

Source: The Lightning Thief

“Son of Poseidon? East asked. I nodded. Took a dip in the Styx? Hudson asked. Yep. They made digusted sounds. Well that's perfect East said. Now how do we kille him?”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

Source: The Last Olympian

“You'd think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subtle clue that nobody wanted him around.”

Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters

Source: The Sea of Monsters

“The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why I loved her. She put her duty first, ahead of evverything.”

Rick Riordan book The Son of Neptune

Source: The Son of Neptune

“Now, sorry about that kill-on-sight business.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“I caught Bast’s arm when she was a few steps from the bank.
“Stay away from the water.”
She frowned. “Carter, I’m a cat. I’m not going for a swim. But if you want to summon a river goddess, you really need to do it at the riverbank.”

Rick Riordan book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

“Oh, no!" Hazel wailed. "Popcorn! Our fatal weakness!”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“It wasn’t Leo’s finest moment. Panic seized him, and he took off. His only comfort was that his friends did, too – and they weren’t the cowardly type.”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“The more you know, the more you try to change them, and that can be disastrous.”

Rick Riordan book The Lost Hero

Source: The Lost Hero

“It doesn’t seem right? Another part of him wondered, Since when do I worry about what’s right?”

Rick Riordan book The Blood of Olympus

Source: The Blood of Olympus

“She had to face the fact that she couldn't protect everyone she loved. She couldn't solve every problem.”

Rick Riordan book The House of Hades

Source: The House of Hades

“If Aphrodite is angry, she might make you fall in love with a toy poodle, or a telephone pole.”

Rick Riordan

Source: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

“If somebody offers you Hapi pills, just say no!”

Rick Riordan book The Serpent's Shadow

Source: The Serpent's Shadow

“Annabeth sat up and glared at her ankle.
"You HAD to break," she scolded it.
The ankle did not reply.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena

“For an absurd moment, I wondered if Ammit devoured the hearts of wicked cows, and if he liked the beefy taste.

- Carter Kane”

Rick Riordan book The Serpent's Shadow

Source: The Serpent's Shadow

“While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere, stampeded over the coach’s enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. “What was that for?” the coach demanded.”

Rick Riordan The Mark of Athena

Source: The Mark of Athena