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Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (/ ˈ r aɪ ər d ə n / RY-ər-dən; born June 5, 1964) [1] is an American author, best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the United States.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan. The first book series in his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, the novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century. The series follows the protagonist, Percy Jackson, a young demigod who must prevent the Titans, led by Kronos, from destroying ...
Other Riordan series. Percy appears in other Riordan series, though never as a main character. The books are all set in the same universe, which makes it easy for Riordan to inject him into the story.
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. [46] Riordan agreed because he thought it was a good idea, and as a middle school teacher he loved making history enjoyable for younger readers. [47] [48] The project was kept secret for about two ...
In October 2011, 20th Century Fox announced a sequel based on the second book, The Sea of Monsters. [4] The film was released on August 7, 2013. Percy Jackson, son of Greek god Poseidon, discovers he has a half-brother, Tyson a Cyclops, and embarks on a journey with his friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece to save a magical tree containing the spirit of Zeus's daughter Thalia Grace who died ...
In the musical, he is portrayed by James Hayden Rodriguez. In the TV series, he is portrayed by Adam Copeland. Unlike the book series, Ares doesn't curse Riptide and states that Percy has made an enemy for life. Athena/Minerva – The goddess of wisdom, and the daughter of Zeus and Metis.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is an American fantasy television series created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg for Disney+, based on the book series of the same name by Riordan. Walker Scobell stars as Percy Jackson, alongside Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase and Aryan Simhadri as Grover Underwood.
Camp Half-Blood Chronicles is a media franchise created by author Rick Riordan, encompassing three five-part novel series, two short-story collections, two myth anthology books, a stand-alone short story, three crossover short stories, an essay collection, multiple guides, nine graphic novels, two films, a live action tv series, a video game, a musical, and other media.