Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, a young-adult fantasy series with gods from Greek mythology set in the 21st century. His books have become hugely popular with young-adult readers, and have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 30 million copies in the United States.
Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from Alamo Heights High School. He studied music at Texas State University and then...