Rick Riordan
Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author, best known for his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which includes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series, The Trials of Apollo series, and The Nico di Angelo Adventures series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the United States.
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- Born in
- San Antonio
- Educated at
- University of Texas SystemAlamo Heights High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Children's Book Award (UK)🏆 Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original🏆 Shamus Award🏆 Edgar Awards🏆 Geffen Award
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1964
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