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to the attention of his vast and loyal audience." She also said that the imprint planned to launch with two then undetermined books. "The point of making this announcement now is to get the word out about what we’re looking for.” The imprint will not publish books written by Riordan, "whose role will be closer to curator". In an interview with the "Iowa Gazette", Riordan said, "Instead of me writing all of the mythologies we are going to look for authors who already are
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Percy Jackson. It was released on August 19, 2014. "Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series" is a collection of essays "edited by Rick Riordan with Leah Wilson" and published by Borders Group in 2008; an expanded edition was published by BenBella Books in 2013. The second edition front cover promotes both an "original introduction by Rick Riordan" and "New Essays: Updated through "The Last Olympian"". Leah Wilson is editor-in-
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he authored several of its books, including "The Maze of Bones", which topped "The New York Times" Best Seller list on September 28, 2008. He also wrote the introduction to the Puffin Classics edition of Roger Lancelyn Green's "Tales of the Greek Heroes", in which he states that the book influenced him to write his Greek mythology series. Published individually first, then as an anthology titled "Demigods and Magicians" in 2016. In September 2016, Disney-Hyperion announced a new Rick Riordan
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working with Freeform channel partners to develop new intellectual property from both developing and bestselling authors. The first book from Freeform was "Two Truths and a Lie", written by Melissa de la Cruz and Margaret Stohl, and was the first in a trilogy. Disney-Hyperion started a new imprint, Rick Riordan Presents, for middle grade readers featuring mythology-based books by September 2016. Riordan would act as in a curator-type role and his editor, Stephanie Owens Lurie, would be editorial director of the imprint.
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The Red Pyramid


The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in "The Kane Chronicles" series. The novel was first published in the United States on May 4, 2010, by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions, and has been translated into 19 languages from its original English. The book follows the Kane siblings, Carter and Sadie,
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novel was teased by Rick Riordan behind the pages of its predecessor, "The Titan's Curse". It was based on the Greek myth of the labyrinth, where the Minotaur was supposedly kept. In his book, Riordan made the labyrinth grow to cover the entire undergrowth of United States. On October 4, 2007, "Publishers Weekly" revealed the book's title along with the cover art by John Rocco. A preview of the book was read out for kids to judge, and the reactions were "unbelievable"
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The Heroes of Olympus


The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaea also known as Mother Earth. The series is a sequel to "Percy Jackson & the Olympians", which detailed the life of modern day Greek demigods. Riordan introduces Roman mythology in his sequel series as well as several new characters. The first book of the series, "The Lost Hero", was published on October 12, 2010. The
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The Hidden Oracle


The Hidden Oracle is a fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 3, 2016, and is the first book in "The Trials of Apollo" series, the second spin-off of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The book and its cover art by John Rocco were first announced in 2015. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, "The Hidden Oracle" has been translated
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imprint. The imprint is called "Rick Riordan Presents" and was launched in March 2018. It is headed by Riordan's editor, Stephanie Owens Lurie. Lurie said that Riordan had been approached about an imprint several years ago but initially dismissed the idea because of his heavy workload. Later, he reported back that he had been "toying with the idea" and was "willing to go forward with a publishing line that was not a brand extension for his own work but a platform for Riordan to bring other great writers
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The Dark Prophecy


The Dark Prophecy is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 2, 2017, and is the second book in "The Trials of Apollo" series, the second spin-off of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The book and its cover art by John Rocco were first announced in 2016. It has been published in hardcover, paperback, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, "The Dark Prophecy"
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The Red Pyramid


On October 2, 2012, a graphic novel version of "The Red Pyramid", adapted and illustrated by artist Orpheus Collar, was published worldwide by Disney Hyperion. On September 7, 2012, pictures from the graphic novel were released by Rick Riordan on his official website. "The Washington Post" said that Riordan "begins [the book] with a literal bang" and "the pace never flags as the narrative cuts between Carter and Sadie." The book was also listed in "The Washington Post"'s
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and Rick Riordan advertised even more heavily for the new book. Riordan embarked on a tour across the U.S., speaking to hundreds of fans on each stop of his tour. An online myth-writing competition was sponsored by Scholastic just before the novel's publication, with the grand prize of a "virtual visit" from Rick Riordan. Finally, Riordan signed 10,000 copies of "The Sword of Summer", to be distributed on Black Friday at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide, as yet another massive advertising campaign. "The
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" series as bedtime stories about ancient Greek heroes for his son Haley. Haley had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, inspiring Riordan to make the titular protagonist ADHD and dyslexic. Riordan published the first novel in the series, "The Lightning Thief", in 2005. Four sequels followed, with the last, "The Last Olympian" in 2009. Prior to "Percy Jackson", Riordan had written the "Tres Navarres" series, a series of mystery novels for adult readers. His Percy Jackson and the Olympians
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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" (2005), 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" (2010
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-2012) 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" (2008). 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
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The Kane Chronicles


goddesses who still interact with the modern world. Author Rick Riordan, a former middle-school social studies teacher, stated that the idea for "The Kane Chronicles" came from his realization that the only ancient history subject more popular than Ancient Greece was Ancient Egypt. Riordan had already written and published several books in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, which dealt with the interaction between Greek mythology and the modern world. The idea of having two multiracial siblings narrate the books also came from his experience as a
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The Sword Thief


The Sword Thief is the third book in "The 39 Clues" series. It was written by Peter Lerangis and was published by Scholastic on March 3, 2009. "The Sword Thief" follows the first two books in the series, "The Maze of Bones" by Rick Riordan and "One False Note" by Gordon Korman. The following book continues the plot in "Beyond the Grave". Ian and Natalie Kabra steal Amy and Dan Cahill's boarding pass in Venice airport, their au pair, Nellie Gomez
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The Battle of the Labyrinth


The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the fourth novel in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The novel was first published in the United States on May 6, 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, "The Battle of the Labyrinth" has been translated into 29 languages from its original
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard


Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a quadrilogyl of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan with the subject of Norse mythology and published by Disney-Hyperion. It is based on Norse mythology and is set in the same universe as the "Camp Half-Blood Chronicles" and "The Kane Chronicles" series. The first book, "The Sword of Summer", was released on October 6, 2015. The second book, "The Hammer of Thor", was released on October 4, 2016.
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The Mark of Athena


by Nemesis, feels personally responsible and sets the sail for Greece. Rick Riordan had been working on "The Mark of Athena" since the completion of "The Son of Neptune". He collaborated with John Rocco for creating the book's cover. During his tour to promote the last book of "The Kane Chronicles", titled "The Serpent's Shadow", Riordan read part of the first chapter of "The Mark of Athena". The cover and full first chapter were also released on Disney's "The
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The House of Hades" along with the short story "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades". It was later published as an e-short. "Demigods of Olympus" is an interactive e-series in which the reader is the main character. The first three stories were published in Rick Riordan's application, "Demigods of Olympus" and the fourth was original to a collection of all four on July 14, 2015. This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about the Greek Gods as narrated by
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The Serpent's Shadow (Riordan novel)


"The Serpent's Shadow" is a 2012 fantasy adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the third and final novel in "The Kane Chronicles" series. It was published by Disney Hyperion on May 1, 2012. This book begins six months after the events of the preceding novel, when Carter Kane and Sadie Kane travel to the 51st nome, Dallas, with their initiates and meet J.D. Grissom, the leader of the nome. They tell him that they need a magic scroll
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The Hidden Oracle


", the first book in the "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" series, Rick Riordan announced that he was working on a new series of five books based on Apollo. The first novel was titled "The Hidden Oracle" and planned to be launched on May 3, 2016. According to Riordan, he had the idea to make a new series in the universe of Percy Jackson after he wrote "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods", when he discovered two myths about Zeus punishing Apollo, turning him into
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The Hammer of Thor


is an animated short with a narration explaining the concept of Yggdrasil. To promote "The Hammer of Thor", Riordan went on a nine-day tour in the United States beginning October 4, 2016. The tour promoted both the new novel and Riordan's new imprint Rick Riordan Presents. Riordan also attended the Iowa Book Festival on October 7, where he announced the title of the third book in "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" series, "The Ship of the Dead". In a radio interview
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Mythology in Rick Riordan's works


"The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", and to use his "general knowledge" of a given mythology as a basis for his stories. As far as Greek mythology is concerned, Riordan has stated that "Tales of the Greek Heroes" by Roger Lancelyn Green—called by its author a "retelling of the Greek myths... based on multitudinous sources"—was one of his first introductions to that type of myth, and is in part responsible for his decision to interpret myths in his own books. Finally, Riordan has
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The Lightning Thief


The Lightning Thief is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The manuscript was sold in an auction to Miramax Books, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children and thus Disney Publishing (succeeded by the Disney Hyperion imprint). The novel charts the adventures of modern-day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god
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The 39 Clues


discover upon their grandmother's death that the Cahill family has shaped most of world history. Amy and Dan pursue the Clues while evading the sabotage of other Cahills. Each book chronicles one location which Amy, Dan, and their "au pair" (Nanny) Nellie travel to and focuses on one historical character associated with a Clue. "The Maze of Bones" is the first book in the series, written by Rick Riordan and published on September 9, 2008. Amy and Dan's grandmother, Grace Cahill, changes
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The Lost Hero


The Lost Hero is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in "The Heroes of Olympus" series, a spin-off of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. It is preceded by "The Last Olympian" of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" and followed by "The Son of Neptune". The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a
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. (The Olympians novels are commonly entitled "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" rather than "The Lightning Thief", and so on.) On April 21, 2013, Rick Riordan announced on his Twitter account that he was writing a new book based on the stories of Greek mythology from Percy Jackson's point of view. He later confirmed this in his blog. While on tour for "The House of Hades" Rick Riordan also revealed that the book is 450 pages long, with illustrations throughout. It was
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The Son of Neptune


has since been released in paperback as well as an audiobook and e-book, and has been translated into 37 languages. In an interview by Scholastic with Rick Riordan for "The Lost Hero", Riordan was questioned about the whereabouts of Percy Jackson. The author hinted that the answer would be revealed as Jason's quest progressed. By the end of the book, he said that readers would have a good idea where the second book is going. On May 26, 2011, Riordan released both the cover art and
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The Trials of Apollo


The Trials of Apollo is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure and mythological fiction novels written by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the "Heroes of Olympus" series. It is set in the same world as other Riordan tales, and references characters and happenings from earlier series. A supplementary book, "Camp Half-Blood Confidential", has also been released in addition to the main series. The first book in the series, "The Hidden Oracle", was released on May 3, 2016. The
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Rick Riordan


Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (; born June 5, 1964) 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
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. The first book was adapted into a film titled "" in 2010, which was commercially successful, but received mixed reviews (because of the change in the sequence of various scenes and events) from fans around the world. An adaptation of the second book, titled "", was released in 2013. Development for both "The Lightning Thief" and the "Percy Jackson" series commenced when Rick Riordan began making stories for his son Haley Riordan, who had at the time been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia.
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The 39 Clues


in Art and Music. Amy and Dan's competitors' talents give them an advantage, yet Amy and Dan consistently are ahead in the hunt and are viewed as the main threats. Over the course of the books, Amy and Dan discover their own talents. An editorial team in Scholastic came up with the idea of an interactive series with online games and asked Rick Riordan to write the first book. Riordan agreed because he thought it was a good idea, and as a middle school teacher he loved making history enjoyable for
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The 39 Clues


is the eleventh and final book in the original series, published on April 5, 2011. Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson each penned a plot line. The first describes Cahill ancestor Gideon's discovery of the master serum and betrayal by his friend and first Vesper, Damien Vesper. The second recounts the life of Gideon's daughter, Madeleine, and her attempt to reunite the Cahill family, protect her father's ring, and outwit Damien Vesper from acquiring it. The third tells of Grace
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The Mark of Athena


The Mark of Athena is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 2, 2012, and is the third book in "The Heroes of Olympus" series, a spin-off of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. It is preceded by "The Son of Neptune" and followed by "The House of Hades". The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book,
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Big Red Tequila


Big Red Tequila (Bantam, 1997) is the first novel in Rick Riordan's series "Tres Navarre" and his first ever published book. It is a fast-paced crime story about an unusually talented and flawed hero, Jackson "Tres" Navarre, a third generation Texan. Tres has a PhD from Berkeley in Medieval Studies and English, works as an unlicensed private investigator, and also is a tai chi master. After ten years in the San Francisco Bay area, Tres Navarre returns home to San Antonio,
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to compile secret messages, read hieroglyphics, and recite ancient magic spells", and the intended audience includes "avid followers and budding Egyptologists alike". The book was released by Disney-Hyperion on March 20, 2012, a few months before the publication of "The Serpent's Shadow". The British edition was published by Puffin Books in October of that year. “Brooklyn House Magician’s Manual” is the guide book to “The Kane Chronicles” written by Rick Riordan and released on May 1, 2018.
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, "Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase" was released, and quickly achieved high critical acclaim, with Rick Riordan calling Stroud a "genius". The second book, "The Whispering Skull", was released in September 2014. A third novel, titled "The Hollow Boy", was announced through a competition orchestrated by Stroud, asking readers to send in an idea for a Ghost to feature in the third story. The fourth book, "The Creeping Shadow", was published in 2016, and the
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series features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the ancient Greek god Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a in 2010. Following the success of "Percy Jackson", Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists, Sadie and Carter Kane. Riordan also created a sequel series to Percy Jackson, The Heroes of Olympus. Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues;
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The Kane Chronicles


The Kane Chronicles is a trilogy of adventure and Egyptian mythological fiction books written by American author Rick Riordan. The series is set in the same universe as Riordan's other franchises, "Camp Half-Blood Chronicles" and "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard". The novels are narrated alternately in first-person by the two protagonists, siblings Carter and Sadie Kane. The siblings are powerful magicians descended from the two pharaohs Narmer and Ramses the Great. They and their friends are forced to contend with Egyptian gods and
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard


Sellers list, and rose to #3 on Amazon's best-selling Children's Books list for 2015. It also won the Goodreads Choice Award for Middle Grade & Children's books in 2015. "The Sword of Summer" has been especially praised as an excellent continuation of author Rick Riordan's writing style, although some critics have expressed regret that the book only meets the expectations of fans, rather than surpassing them. "The Sword of Summer" was later published in several foreign-language editions, as well as
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His son, Haley, had been studying Greek mythology in second grade and requested that his father tell him bedtime stories based on Greek myths. When Rick Riordan ran out of myths, his son suggested that he make up new stories using existing mythological characters and new ones. This led Riordan to create the fictional character of Percy Jackson and create the story of how he travels across the United States to recover Zeus' lightning-bolt. Haley suggested that he should turn that story into a book, and Riordan wrote the book
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The Hammer of Thor


people on Midgard–or Earth." Despite the praise for Riordan's new diversity, reviewers criticized other aspects of the novel. Claire Yu of the "Central Times" said in her review, "I want to thank Rick Riordan for giving us such a diverse set of characters, and how he emphasizes on the importance of other cultures", but also said she feels the "special something" of Riordan's typical humor writing is missing from the book. She calls the plot "repetitive" and "not ...
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Camp Half-Blood chronicles


Kane Chronicles" (which centers on Egyptian mythology) and "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" (set in the world of Norse mythology). Three short stories have been published which join "The Kane Chronicles" and the "Camp Half-Blood Chronicles"; "Camp Half-Blood" characters have also appeared in both the "Magnus" and "Kane" books. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" is a pentalogy of adventure and fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States
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Oracle", was released in May 2016. Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School, and first attended the music program at North Texas State, wanting to be a guitarist. He transferred to the University of Texas in Austin and studied English and History; he received his teaching certification in those subjects from the University of Texas in San Antonio. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at Presidio Hill School in San Francisco. Rick married Becky Riordan, originally
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The Son of Neptune


a gold and a silver canine creature, both with red eyes, who was revealed on Rick Riordan's blog to be Reyna, and another girl riding a horse named Hazel Levesque. Along with this, two chapters were released prior to the book's launch: one was put on Riordan's website and another read out by Riordan on Percy's birthday, August 18. Nine months after Percy Jackson's defense of Mount Olympus in "The Last Olympian", Percy finds himself alone and on the run from monsters in northern
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from the East Coast, in 1985 on the couple's shared birthday. They have two sons, Haley and Patrick. It was Haley Riordan who inspired the Percy Jackson series as a bedtime story. They moved from San Antonio to Boston in June 2013, in conjunction with older son Haley starting college in Boston. Riordan has created several successful book series. Tres Navarre, an adult mystery series about a Texan private eye, won the Shamus, Anthony, and Edgar Awards. He conceived the idea for the "Percy Jackson
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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods


Percy Jackson's Greek Gods is a collection of short stories about Greek mythology as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was written by Rick Riordan and was released on August 19, 2014. It features Percy Jackson giving his own take on the Greek myths in a humorous way. The book is entitled "Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods" in the U.K. and much of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is generally published under the Puffin Books imprint of Penguin Group and may be presented as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, volume 6
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Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds


Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds (also known as For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds) is a collection of short stories about Norse mythology. The book is a supplementary work in the " Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" series, written by Rick Riordan. It was released on August 16, 2016 and was published in United States by Disney Hyperion, in United Kingdom by Puffin Books and was also translated into five languages to date. "Hotel Valhalla" features characters from Norse
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The Demigod Files


The Demigod Files is a collection of stories by Rick Riordan published on February 10, 2009. It is a companion book to series "Percy Jackson & the Olympians". It contains three short stories, titled "Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot", "Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon", and "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades", as well as a preview of "The Last Olympian". It is set between the fourth and fifth novels, "The Battle of the Labyrinth" and "
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The Battle of the Labyrinth


had no ARC prints. A month before the novel's release, Riordan revealed his tour plans. Shortly after the book's publication, Riordan spoke at the May 30 Evening with Children's Booksellers, as part of the 2008 BookExpo America. At this time, the Percy Jackson series was the third bestselling children's book series in America, behind the "Twilight Saga" and "The Clique" series, according to "Publishers Weekly". "The Battle of the Labyrinth" was first published as a hardcover in the
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Vespers Rising


Vespers Rising is a part of "The 39 Clues" franchise, which includes the 39 Clues books, card packs, and interactive online games. The book is a transition between the first series, "", and the second, "". It was written by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson. The book was released on April 5, 2011. Unlike the other 10 books (with the exception of the last one), the title card shows a series of dots rather than
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Riordan's Greco-Roman/Egyptian crossover stories, part of the "Demigods and Magicians" collection. The character serves as the narrator in "Percy Jackson's Greek Gods" and "Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes", also by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson is played by Logan Lerman in the film adaptations of the novels and by Chris McCarrell in the . Development of the character Percy Jackson began when Rick Riordan started inventing stories for his son Haley Riordan, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia in the spring of 2002
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The House of Hades


The House of Hades is a fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 8, 2013, and is the fourth book in "The Heroes of Olympus" series, preceded by "The Mark of Athena" and followed by "The Blood of Olympus". The story follows the Greek demigods Annabeth Chase, Leo Valdez, Piper McLean, and Percy Jackson; and the Roman demigods Jason Grace, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang on their quest
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New York Times" especially praised illustrator John Rocco's pencil drawings and maps, comparing them to E. H. Shepard's work in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. One of the most effusive reviews came from author Rick Riordan, John Rocco's longtime collaborator. Riordan lauded the novel's well-executed descriptions of its setting, a sentiment shared by numerous other reviewers. Many reviewers note the predictability of the book's plot as its main downfall, and cite the vivid, unusual setting as the main reason for its success
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Thor


Asgard", a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney-Hyperion, set in the same fictional universe as the "Camp Half-Blood Chronicles", and "The Kane Chronicles" series by the same author. Neil Gaiman's books "American Gods" and "Norse Mythology" also feature Thor. Thor is frequently mentioned in the 2018 video game, "God of War", which is loosely based on Norse mythology. This version of Thor is described as a murderous sociopath
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The Hammer of Thor


The Hammer of Thor is an American young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on October 4, 2016 as a hardcover, audiobook, and ebook, and is the second book in the "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" series. The novel takes place six weeks after the events of the preceding story, "The Sword of Summer", and chronicles Magnus Chase's quest to retrieve the missing hammer of Thor and prevent Loki's rise to power. Since its
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Camp Half-Blood chronicles


is a collection published by Hyperion on August 14, 2012, written by Rick and his son Haley Riordan. It is a companion to the second series, "The Heroes of Olympus", nearly identical in structure to "The Demigod Files". The main contents are four stories: "The Diary of Luke Castellan", "Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes", "Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford" and, by Haley Riordan, "Son of Magic". It contains puzzles, games,
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The Burning Maze


The Burning Maze is an American fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on May 1, 2018, and is the third book in "The Trials of Apollo" series, the second spin-off of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The story follows the Greek god Apollo, turned into a human teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, in his quest to free five oracles of Ancient Greece from Triumvirate Holdings, a group of three evil Roman Emperors, in order to
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The Last Olympian


The Last Olympian is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology by Rick Riordan, published on May 5, 2009. It is the fifth and final novel of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series and serves as the direct sequel to "The Battle of the Labyrinth". "The Last Olympian" revolves around the demigod Percy Jackson as he leads his friends in a last stand to protect Mount Olympus. Upon release, the book received highly positive reviews from various critics. It was also the #1
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The Sea of Monsters


The Sea of Monsters is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan and published in 2006. It is the second novel in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series and the sequel to "The Lightning Thief". This book chronicles the adventures of thirteen-year-old demigod, Percy Jackson as he and his friends rescue his satyr friend Grover from the Cyclops Polyphemus and save the camp from a Titan's attack by bringing the Golden Fleece to cure Thalia's poisoned pine tree.
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Roshani Chokshi


She cites Neil Gaiman as one of her influences to pursue a writing career. Chokshi lives in Georgia, US. All of Chokshi's first novels in her series debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. Her middle grade debut, "Aru Shah and the End of Time", was the first title to launch under author Rick Riordan's Disney-Hyperion imprint, Rick Riordan Presents, in 2018. Young adult novels The Star Touched Queen Series 0.5. "Death and Night" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2017
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians


Percy Jackson & the Olympians, often shortened to Percy Jackson, is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. Five supplementary books, along with four graphic novels, have also been released. More than 69 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 35 countries. As of October 28, 2011, the series has been on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for children's book series for 245 weeks
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The Hunger Games (novel)


but pointed out that "poor copyediting in the first printing will distract careful readers–a crying shame". Rick Riordan, author of the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, claims it is the "closest thing to a perfect adventure novel" he has ever read. Stephenie Meyer (author of the "Twilight" series) endorsed the book on her website, saying, "I was so obsessed with this book ... "The Hunger Games" is amazing." "The Hunger Games" received many awards
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or early seventeenth century, when it was used to render the Greek and Roman concepts of and daemon. Since then, it has frequently been applied figuratively to people of extraordinary ability. John Milton states in "Paradise Lost" that angels are demigods. Demigods are important figures in Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" books, where many of the characters, including Percy Jackson himself, are demigods. In Riordan's work, a demigod is defined as an individual born of one human and one divine parent. Dwayne Johnson starred
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Guder"), the novel "Der Fenriswolf" by K. H. Strobl, and "Til kamp mod dødbideriet" (1974) by E. K. Reich and E. Larsen. Fenrir also appears in three YA fiction books, giving his name to the werewolf Fenrir Greyback in the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling and appearing in the form of Fenris Wolf in "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard", by Rick Riordan, as the main adversary in the first book of the series. His influence is also seen
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Joshua Swanson


" by Swati Avasthi, "This Book Is Not Good for You" by Pseudonymous Bosch where it was said "Like an audio ringmaster, Joshua Swanson expertly juggles both parts, introducing other characters, directly asking the listener questions, whispering helpful asides, and encouraging our heroine..." and the first three books in "The Heroes of Olympus" series including "The Son of Neptune" and "The Mark of Athena" by "Rick Riordan" where it was said "Unflappable Joshua Swanson narrates with aplomb." He
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Infinity Ring


of Macedon. While they think they have three weeks to fix it, the SQ has made sure that they don't. "Eternity", by Matt de la Peña, is the eighth and final book in the series. Dak, Sera, and Riq have fixed the Great Breaks in history, but the SQ isn't beaten yet. The first book, "A Mutiny in Time", received a favorable review from Rick Riordan in the New York Times, who praised its "tight plotting, snappy dialogue and
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The Throne of Fire


The Throne of Fire is a 2011 fantasy adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the second novel in "The Kane Chronicles" series, which tells of the adventures of modern-day fourteen-year-old Carter Kane and his twelve-year-old sister - Sadie Kane, as they discover that they are descended from the ancient Egyptian pharaohs Narmer and Ramesses the Great. It was released on May 3, 2011. The book takes place roughly three months after the first book, "The Red
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Marie Laveau


of Zero". The mother of Hazel Levesque, one of the characters from Rick Riordan's "The Heroes of Olympus" book series, was known as "Queen Marie," a famous fortune teller who lived in New Orleans. In Charlaine Harris' "True Blood" (Sookie Stackhouse novels) book series, the character Hadley is lured to her death at the site of Marie Laveau's tomb. A character named Marie Laveau, based loosely on the real Marie Laveau, appears in Marvel Comics. She first appeared
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Mythology in Rick Riordan's works


Rick Riordan is an author of children's fantasy literature. Each of his works of children's literature centers around an adaptation of mythology for modern readers and for children. He has used Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse and combinations thereof in a total of five separate novel series. The mythology used in his works possesses elements unique to his series, but has a largely historical basis. Some of its characteristics include an emphasis on human-divine interaction and a preference for anglicized names. Riordan's sources for the mythology
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Crossover (fiction)


Newman is another author who frequently uses this device, as does Stephen King. The works of James Branch Cabell, J.D. Salinger, William Faulkner, Margaret Laurence, Thomas Pynchon, Kurt Vonnegut, Mordecai Richler, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov also cross over with each other, linking different characters and settings together over a number of different works. Author Rick Riordan publishes multiple book series featuring gods of ancient civilizations in the modern day, which have had two crossovers and three references to other series. The
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The Son of Neptune


the first chapter for "The Son of Neptune" confirming that Percy would play a role in the book. On August 8, 2011, Rick Riordan released a video giving more information about the book and its characters. The video includes pictures of a black haired boy with a bow and arrow in his hands who is later revealed to be Frank Zhang, a blonde-haired boy holding a teddy bear later revealed as Octavian, a girl with black hair wearing gold armor and a purple cloak sitting on a throne flanked by
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The House of Hades


2013. On the same day as the release of "The House of Hades", Rick Riordan announced its sequel, "The Blood of Olympus", the last book of the series. The cover, featuring Jason, Frank, Hazel and two giants, was released on May 14, 2014. The first chapter of the story was released along with "The Staff of Serapis", a crossover between "The Kane Chronicles" and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians". "The Blood of Olympus" was released
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Wikipedia in culture


and the author claims in the acknowledgements that Wikipedia is 'the best answer we can give to profiteering, naysaying, ignorance, Ludditism and the cult of the individual'. In "The Hidden Oracle" by Rick Riordan, the first book in "The Trials of Apollo" series, Emperor Nero, when discussing humans' knowledge of him, announces that he is "immortal on Wikipedia." The titular character, Apollo, then claims that his referencing Wikipedia is a sure sign of insanity, and that Wikipedia is always
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The Sword of Summer


The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015 by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan. After his death and arrival in Norse afterlife as an einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey,
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The Ship of the Dead


The Ship of Dead is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the third and final novel in the "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard" trilogy, preceded by "The Hammer of Thor". It was released on October 3, 2017 by Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan. He and his crew sail to the
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians


over the next year despite being busy at that time. Leaving his manuscript with his agent and editor for review, Rick Jordan presented the book to a group of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to read and critique. He gained their approval, and with their help, came up with the name of the book and created the way Percy's sword works. In 2004, the book was sold to Miramax Books for enough money for Riordan to quit his job and focus on writing. After it was released on 28
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Book of Thoth


's Shadow" (2012) by Rick Riordan. The "Book" plays a role in Henry H. Neff's juvenile fantasy series "The Tapestry" and Lynne Ewing's young adult series "Sisters of Isis". In the third arc of the manga (and anime) "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure", the antagonist Boingo's supernatural ability is named Thoth and takes the form of a fortune-telling comic book. In the Japanese novel (and anime) "Myriad Colors Phantom World", the protagonist has an
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John Riordan (mathematician)


John Francis Riordan (April 22, 1903 – August 27, 1988) was an American mathematician and the author of major early works in combinatorics, particularly "Introduction to Combinatorial Analysis" and "Combinatorial Identities". Riordan was a graduate of Yale University. In his early life he wrote a number of poems and essays and a book of short-stories, "On the Make", published in 1929, and was Editor-in-Chief of "Salient" and "The Figure in the Carpet", literary
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The Crown of Ptolemy


or audiobook and would contain the first chapter of "The Sword of Summer". On October 5, 2015, during his book tour for "The Sword of Summer," Rick Riordan announced a compilation of all the crossover stories titled "Demigods and Magicians", released on April 5, 2016. Annabeth Chase dreams of her mother, Athena, telling her that there is trouble brewing. Annabeth and Percy Jackson take a ferry to Governors Island in New York Harbor. When they become trapped on the island by Setne (
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The Son of Sobek


The Son of Sobek is a 2013 fantasy short story written by Rick Riordan in the paperback version of "The Serpent's Shadow" on May 7, 2013 and as a single e-book on June 18, 2013. On April 5, 2016, it was released as the first of three short stories in a hardcover novel entitled "Demigods and Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes". After hearing reports about magical disturbances in the Long Island area, Carter Kane goes to investigate. He is unexpectedly swallowed by
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The Hammer of Thor


giants, but Loki escapes and Randolph is killed by the spirits of the sword. The mortals and einherjar return to Hotel Valhalla and are told by Helgi their next mission will be to find and attempt to recapture Loki, who has gone to find the boat Naglfar, Magnus contacts his cousin Annabeth to ask for help from her boyfriend Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. Before the release of "The Sword of Summer", the first book in his series "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard", author Rick Riordan
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Camp Half-Blood chronicles


, and colored by Orpheus Collar, and was published on February 21, 2017. "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" (also known as "Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief") is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus. The film is loosely based on "The Lightning Thief", the first novel in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series by Rick Riordan. It stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake
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The Maze of Bones


The Maze of Bones is the first novel of The 39 Clues series, written by Rick Riordan and published September 9, 2008 by Scholastic. It stars Amy and Dan Cahill, two orphans who discover, upon their grandmother Grace's death, that they are part of the powerful Cahill family, whose members constantly fight each other for Clues, which are ingredients to a mysterious serum. The novel has received generally positive reviews. Many of the well-known names in history are said to be part of the real-life
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Rick Moody


Songs for Christmas". In 2013, he published the first interview with David Bowie after the release of "The Next Day." In 2016, he co-wrote three songs with Tanya Donnely on her new Swan Song Series album. When asked by the "New York Times Book Review" what he thought was the best book of American fiction from 1975 to 2000, Moody chose Grace Paley's "The Collected Stories". In 2001, Rick Moody co-founded the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction
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Camp Half-Blood chronicles


" series. In this book, all the demigods need to help defend Manhattan, especially Mount Olympus/The Empire State Building against Kronos and his army while the gods fight Typhon. The book was released on May 5, 2009. "The Heroes of Olympus" is a five-part series of books written by American author Rick Riordan which ended with "The Blood of Olympus" in October 2014. It chronicles the events of seven demigods and their obstacles involving the waking of the earth goddess, Gaea, and their
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Mythology in Rick Riordan's works


used in his books must largely be surmised from isolated comments on the subject during various interviews, as he has never released a list of any kind. These sources begin with the myths and the derivations thereof that he was exposed to as a child. Unnamed "novels on Norse mythology", suggested to him by a teacher who noticed his interest in "The Lord of the Rings", were his first introduction to mythology and continue to influence his writing today. The author also claims to have read such notable classics as
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List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan


and make friends with a few, including Percy, Annabeth, and Silena Beauregard. Clarisse makes frequent appearances throughout the novels. first seen just after Percy arrives at camp. In The Sea of Monsters, Clarisse is given the quest to find the Golden Fleece. She is a main character in the short story "Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot" (published in The Demigod Files). In The Last Olympian, Clarisse initially sits out the war for Olympus due to a personal feud. Enraged after the loss of her
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List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan


between Calypso and her half-sister Zoë Nightshade. Though not all the gods who appear in Rick Riordan's novels are truly "Olympians" (that is, gods who live on Mt. Olympus), all Greek and Roman gods are generally considered to be a subset of the Twelve Olympians. As such, most characters in the series refer to these immortals generally as the "Olympian gods", to distinguish them from the Greco-Roman primordial gods and Titans. The primordial deities are the deities that came before the Titans
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List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan


ghost. When the mania attacked Hylla, young Reyna picked up the closest weapon and killed what remained of her father. Reyna is reluctant to discuss the incident because patricide is "unforgivable" in New Rome. Gleeson Hedge is a satyr first mentioned in "The Last Olympian", as the author of a distress call sent to Grover Underwood. Like Grover, Hedge is also a demigod Protector; his proudest "recruit" being Clarisse La Rue. He disguises himself as a coach at the Wilderness School to escort Piper McLean
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Disney Publishing Worldwide


The imprint was planned to be launched with two books in 2018. By April 2017, the imprint had acquired three titles for its 2018 launch with audio rights sold to Listening Library. Riordan Presents first book, "Aru Shah and the End of Time", will be written by Roshani Chokshi to be published in April 2018 and will be the first in a quartet of novels. The other two, Yoon Ha Lee 's "Dragon Pearl" Korean folklore novel and Jennifer Cervantes’s Mayan based "Storm Runner" novel,
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The Hidden Oracle


Children's Fiction of 2016. The second book of "The Trials of Apollo" is titled "The Dark Prophecy" and was announced by Riordan on May 5, 2016. The cover and the first chapter were released on December 22, 2016. "The Dark Prophecy" was released on May 2, 2017 and sold 63,000 copies in the first week. The third book, "The Burning Maze" was published on May 1, 2018. A fourth book, "The Tyrant's Tomb" is scheduled to be
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Dallas Riordan


Dallas Riordan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dallas Riordan's family had a long storied history of being police officers. Dallas was once an NYPD officer and a soldier before she went into politics and became the aide to the New York mayor. When the Thunderbolts appeared on the scene after the disappearances of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, the mayor wanted to take advantage of the Thunderbolts publicity and chose to appoint Dallas as the liaison between his office and the new team of "heroes
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Camp Half-Blood chronicles


Camp Half-Blood Chronicles is a media franchise created by author Rick Riordan, encompassing three five-part novel series, three short-story collections, two myth anthology books, a stand-alone short story, an essay collection, a guide, four graphic novels, two films, a video game, a musical, and other media. Set in the modern world, it focuses on groups of demi-god teenagers, and features many characters from Greek and Roman mythology. The first series, "Percy Jackson &
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List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan


"othala", using it to summon Andiron's spirit to distract his father long enough for Magnus to pierce his heart. His relationship with his friends helps him, though, and he even once calls Magnus "brother". At the end of the first book, Hearth is freed from servitude and begins learning runes at Asgard from Odin. Samirah (Sam) al-Abbas Bint Loki is a Valkyrie and a daughter of Loki who selects Magnus as an einherji under Odin's order. She is an Arab American who
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David Riordan


by Paul McCartney's publishing company MPL Publishing. In 1980, Riordan co-designed the videogame "Ballblazer", which was the first game developed between Lucasfilm’s and Atari's new partnership and Lucasfilm's first ever videogame collaboration. Later in the 1980s Riordan designed "It Came from the Desert" for Cinemaware. He became one of the lead directors and producers for the company Cinemaware during the 1980s, before founding Philips P.O.V. Entertainment Group for Philips Media in 1991. In 1993 he was the designer of the game "Voyeur
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Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr


when an invading army threatened. In the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game, both Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr are represented as "Nordic Beast" Monster Cards. They are meant to be used in conjunction with other cards representative of other characters and creatures from Norse mythology, including their master Thor. In Rick Riordan's book "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer", both Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr appeared. They are called Marvin and Otis, respectively, on the book and they are commonly sacrificed
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The Riordans


The Riordans" was made on location. Its new soap, "Emmerdale Farm" (in 1989 renamed "Emmerdale") was heavily influenced by what its makers had learnt from watching the making of "The Riordans". By the late 1970s and 1980s, first "Coronation Street", then "EastEnders" and most dramatically "Brookside" were influenced in their greater use (or in the case of "Brookside" complete use) of "on location" filming started by "The Riordans" and brought to Britain
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