— Rick Riordan, book The Titan's Curse
Source: The Titan's Curse
Birthdate: 5. June 1964
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
— Rick Riordan, book The Titan's Curse
Source: The Titan's Curse
— Rick Riordan, book The Lightning Thief
Source: The Lightning Thief
— Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena
Variant: The good thing is Jason and I both outrank you so we can both tell you to shut up.
Source: The Mark of Athena
„But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.“
— Rick Riordan, book The Battle of the Labyrinth
Source: The Battle of the Labyrinth
— Rick Riordan, book The Lost Hero
Source: The Lost Hero
„No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.“
— Rick Riordan, book The Blood of Olympus
Variant: No one can hate you more than someone who used to love you.
Source: The Blood of Olympus
„Hey, I’m a Poseidon kid,” he said. “I can’t drown. And neither can my pancakes.“
— Rick Riordan, book The Blood of Olympus
Source: The Blood of Olympus
„Yeah, well,” Nico said, “not giving people a second thought…that can be dangerous.“
— Rick Riordan, book The House of Hades
Source: The House of Hades