About+the+Author

media type="custom" key="3906269" He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where he double-majored in English and history. For fifteen years he taught in public and private schools in California and in San Antonio.[|[2]] Riordan is the multi-award-winning[|[3]] author of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and his //[|The Maze of Bones]// reached number one on the [|New York Times Best Seller list] on September 28, 2008.[|[4]] Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children. His Percy Jackson series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of a Greek god. Film rights have been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film is in development. Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons. **Awards** **Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series**
 * Rick Riordan** (born [|June 5], [|1964] in [|San Antonio]) author from [|Texas] of the //[|Percy Jackson and the Olympians]// series. He also wrote the //Tres Navarre// mystery series for adults and helped to edit //Demigods and Monsters//, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the 10-book story arc for the //[|The 39 Clues]// series, published by for [|Scholastic Corporation], and wrote the first book in the series, //[|The Maze of Bones]//.[|[1]]
 * [|Shamus Award] and 1998 [|Anthony Award] for [|Big Red Tequila][|[3]]
 * 1999 [|Edgar Award] for Best Paperback Original for [|The Widower's Two-Step][|[5]]
 * 2008 [|Mark Twain Award] for //[|The Lightning Thief]//
 * [|The Lightning Thief] - 2005
 * [|The Sea of Monsters] - 2006
 * [|The Titan's Curse] - 2007
 * [|The Battle of the Labyrinth] - 2008
 * [|The Last Olympian] - 2009