(DLA Las Piñas HS LRC) October Author of the Month - Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary’s Hall honored him with the school’s first Master Teacher Award. While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups.

His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre – the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.

Today over thirty-three million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries.

Almost a dozen of the famous The 39 Clues series books were developed and edited by Rick, and in fact he wrote the entirety of the first book, The Maze of Bones (another #1 New York Times bestseller). In 2011, Rick received the Children's Choice Book Award for Author of the Year.

Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and two sons, Patrick and Haley, who inspired his Percy Jackson series. The most frequently asked question to Riordan is how Rick’s last name is pronounced Rye'-er-dan (sort of rhyming with fireman). You can actually hear how he pronounces his own name here.

Published books

Olympian Demigod series

Series One: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

• The Lightning Thief (2005)
• The Sea of Monsters (2006)
• The Titan's Curse (2007)
• The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
• The Demigod Files (2009)
• The Last Olympian (2009)
• The Ultimate Guide (2010)
• The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (2010)
• The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel

Series Two: The Heroes of Olympus

• The Lost Hero - October 12, 2010
• The Son of Neptune - October 4, 2011
• The Demigod Diaries – August 14, 2012
• The Mark of Athena – October 2, 2012
• The House of Hades – Expected October 2013

The 39 Clues Series

• The Maze of Bones (2008)
• Introduction to The Black Book of Buried Secrets (2010)
• Vespers Rising (2011)

The Kane Chronicles

• The Red Pyramid (2010)
• The Throne of Fire (2011)
• The Serpent's Shadow (May 1, 2012)
• The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide – March 20, 2012
• The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel – October 2, 2012

Tres Navarre Series

• Big Red Tequila (1997)
• Widower's Two-Step (1998)
• The Last King of Texas (2000)
• The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001)
• Southtown (2004)
• Mission Road (2005)
• Rebel Island (2007)

Stand alone novel/s 

• Cold Springs (2004)

Article reference/s:

Rick Riordan's official website.

As of the moment, the titles in red are the only Riordan books confirmed to be available at the LRC. However, the LRC is to acquire the rest of the titles soon, as Riordan books seem to be a hit among the students.