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. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. 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 30 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. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: 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 lives in San Antonio with his wife and two sons.

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Books by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor

Release Date: 04 Oct 2016

Price: $7.35

Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't ret...more


Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

Release Date: 05 May 2016

Price: $5.15

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The Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle

Release Date: 03 May 2016

Price: $9.95

How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand...more


Demigods and Magicians

Release Date: 05 Apr 2016

Price: $2.95

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer

Release Date: 06 Oct 2015

Price: $9.87

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he...more


Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Release Date: 18 Aug 2015

Price: $11.97

Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the...more


The Demigods of Olympus: An Interactive Adventure

Release Date: 14 Jul 2015

Price: $0.00

Your quest begins! Use your demigod skills in this interactive and customizable adventure story written by New York Times #1 bestselling author Rick Riordan. Combining four short stories, The Two-Headed Guidance Counselor, The Library of Deadly Weapons...more


The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, The, Book Four) (The Heroes of Olympus)

Release Date: 31 Mar 2015

Price: $4.45

At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If th...more


The Heroes of Olympus Book Five: The Blood of Olympus

Release Date: 07 Oct 2014

Price: $4.49

Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them-and they're stronger ...more


Heroes of Olympus, Book One The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel (The Heroes of Olympus)

Release Date: 07 Oct 2014

Price: $4.99

Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she's his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they're all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding schoo...more


Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Release Date: 19 Aug 2014

Price: $10.00

A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with ...more


The Staff of Serapis (Heroes of Olympus, The)

Release Date: 20 May 2014

Price: $0.00

In this adventure, Annabeth encounters more oddities in the subway than usual, including a two-headed monster and a younger blond girl who reminds her a little of herself. This is the story fans have asked for, in which Annabeth Chase teams up with Sad...more


Heroes of Olympus, The Book Three The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus)

Release Date: 08 Apr 2014

Price: $3.88

In The Son of Neptune, Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Halfblood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jaso...more


The Last King of Texas (Tres Navarre Book 3)

Release Date: 18 Dec 2013

Price: $0.00

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Multiple-award-winning author Rick Riordan brings back smart-mouthed Texas P.I. Tres Navarre for his most dangerous case yet. If you think the academic world...more


The Devil Went Down to Austin (Tres Navarre Book 4)

Release Date: 18 Dec 2013

Price: $0.00

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Rick Riordan, triple-crown winner of the Edgar, Anthony, and Shamus Awards, brings his fast-talking, hard-living, Texas-hip P.I. Tres Navarre to the heart of...more


The Kane Chronicles: The Complete Series

Release Date: 01 Oct 2013

Price: $12.83

A collection fit for the (Egyptian) gods! All three paperback books in the blockbuster Kane Chronicles trilogy-The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpent's Shadow-are together at last in a beautiful package. This boxed set is sure to be treas...more


The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, Book 2)

Release Date: 02 Jul 2013

Price: $3.21

Percy is confused. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy managed to make it to the camp for hal...more


The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)

Release Date: 02 Jul 2013

Price: $4.99

Seventh grade has been surprisingly quiet for Percy Jackson. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of ca...more


Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

Release Date: 02 Jul 2013

Price: $4.34

Which Greek god makes the best parent? Would you want to be one of Artemis Hunters? Why do so many monsters go into retail? Spend a little more time in Percy Jacksons worlda place where the gods bike among us, monsters man snack bars, and each of us h...more


The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel (Kane Chronicles)

Release Date: 02 Oct 2012

Price: $3.00

Siblings Sadie and Carter Kane discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has his sights on them. to Stop him, the duo embarks on a dangerous journey across the globe, one that brings Carter and Sadie ever closer to the tru...more


The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, Book 2)

Release Date: 14 Aug 2012

Price: $0.89

In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop...more


The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus)

Release Date: 14 Aug 2012

Price: $2.80

What dangers do runaway demigods Luke and Thalia face on their way to Camp Half-Blood? Are Percy and Annabeth up to the task of rescuing stolen goods from a fire-breathing giant who doesn't take kindly to intruders? How exactly are Leo, Piper, and Jaso...more


The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)

Release Date: 03 Apr 2012

Price: $3.16

Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she's his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they're all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding schoo...more


The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide

Release Date: 20 Mar 2012

Price: $3.50

Fans of The Kane Chronicles series will adore this gorgeous primer on the people, places, gods, and creatures found in Rick Riordan's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Boasting lenticulars, an easy-to-assemble...more


The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1)

Release Date: 01 May 2011

Price: $4.71

Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...'I guess it started the night our dad blew up the British Museum...' Carter and Sadie Kane's dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly w...more


Vespers Rising (The 39 Clues, Book 11)

Release Date: 05 Apr 2011

Price: $3.99

The Cahills aren't the only family searching for the Clues. . . . The Cahills thought they were the most powerful family the world had ever known. They thought they were the only ones who knew about Gideon Cahill and his Clues. The Cahills were wrong....more


The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5)

Release Date: 25 Jan 2011

Price: $3.39

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds are against them. Kronos is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, his power only grows. In this momen...more


The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 1)

Release Date: 12 Oct 2010

Price: $5.77

You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and action-packed graphic novel. Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's ...more


The Demigod Files (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide)

Release Date: 10 Feb 2009

Price: $1.98

How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate? What's the best way to take down a minotaur? Become an expert on everything in Percy's world with this must-have guide to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Complete wit...more


Rebel Island

Release Date: 30 Sep 2008

Price: $3.05

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series A triple-crown winner of mysterys most coveted awards, Rick Riordan brings his Texas-style take on the crime thriller to an island paradise where ex-P.I. Tre...more


The Maze of Bones (39 Clues, No. 1)

Release Date: 09 Sep 2008

Price: $2.50

The first book in the #1 bestselling phenomenon sends readers around the world on the hunt for the 39 Clues! Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her decendants an impossible decision: "You have a choice - one million dollars...more


The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3)

Release Date: 08 Apr 2008

Price: $3.40

When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her...more


The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2)

Release Date: 20 Mar 2007

Price: $2.25

After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson-a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homele...more


Mission Road

Release Date: 01 Jan 2006

Price: $6.58

Reformed criminal Ralph Arguello suddenly finds himself at the top of a list of suspects when his wife, homicide detective Ana DeLeon, is shot, and is forced to turn fugitive to find the real triggerman and clear his name, seeking the assistance of his...more


The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)

Release Date: 28 Jun 2005

Price: $8.23

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him....more


Southtown

Release Date: 27 Apr 2004

Price: $1.90

For Tres Navarre, English professor turned private investigator, business has lately taken a drastic turn south. But if chasing down bail jumpers, adulterous spouses, and workmens comp cases seemed like the dregs of the PI game, it was at least a livin...more


Cold Springs

Release Date: 02 Mar 2004

Price: $3.49

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series The Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony award-winning Rick Riordan delivers a spellbinding novel of a man on an edge so extreme that his fall will destroy not only hi...more


The Widower's Two-Step (Tres Navarre Mystery)

Release Date: 04 May 1998

Price: $3.94

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Tres Navarre has just hours of apprenticeship time to serve before he can go for his P.I. license. Staking out a musician suspected of stealing a demo tape s...more


Big Red Tequila: Signed

Release Date: 01 Jan 1997

Price: $31.26

Jackson ''Tres'' Navarre returns to San Antonio to seek answers about his father's murder, but all he finds is mafia corruption and local politicians out to ruin his homecoming, and when his girlfriend is kidnapped, Tres must rescue her and save himsel...more