Best-selling author of
the Percy Jackson series

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Rick Riordan is the New York Times best-selling author whose work includes the Percy Jackson series, The Kane Chronicles, and installments in The 39 Clues® series. Rick spent 15 years teaching middle school and now writes full-time. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and two sons.

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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel

Percy Jackson discovers that he's really the son of the Greek god Poseidon. He also learns that a precious lightning bolt has been stolen from Zeus—and Percy's the prime suspect! Percy teams up with some other demigod (half god, half human) kids to discover his own true strength, battle monsters, reclaim the lightning bolt, and prevent all-out war between the gods! The first best-selling book in the series in an action-packed, full-color graphic novel!
Percy Jackson & The Olympians #1: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & The Olympians #1: The Lightning Thief

Percy is a dyslexic kid who keeps getting kicked out of middle schools because horrible things keep happening around him. He never knew his father—until he arrives at Camp Half-Blood and discovers that he's really the son of the Greek god, Poseidon! He also learns that a precious lightning bolt has been stolen from Zeus, and that's when Percy joins up with some other demigod kids to discover his own true strength, battle monsters, reclaim the lightning bolt, and prevent all-out war between the gods.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians #2: The Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson & The Olympians #2: The Sea of Monsters

This second adventure in the exciting boy-meets-myth series finds Percy Jackson longing for a summer at Camp Half-Blood, a backwoods getaway for the offspring of Greek gods and mortals. But after monsters attack his gym class, Percy finds himself teamed with classmate Tyler to defend the Camp, and ultimately on a mission to find the legendary Sea of Monsters, now known as the Bermuda Triangle.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians #3: The Titan's Curse

Percy Jackson & The Olympians #3: The Titan's Curse

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 influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians #4: The Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy Jackson & The Olympians #4: The Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. Time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth—a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.
Percy Jackson & The Olympians #5: The Last Olympian

Percy Jackson & The Olympians #5: The Last Olympian

The fifth and final installment of this blockbuster series finds Percy and his half-blood friends preparing for battle against the Titans—knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time!
The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid

The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid

One night, brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane brings his children Carter and Sadie along to watch a research experiment at the British Museum. But the experiment goes horribly wrong, and Dr. Kane ends up unleashing the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and leaves Carter and Sadie fleeing for their lives! Now other Egyptians gods are waking up as well, and Sadie and Carter must go on a dangerous journey around the world to stop them. Along the way, they discover the truth about their family's involvement with a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero

The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero

After saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own. Now, in a brand-new series from blockbuster best-selling author Rick Riordan, fans return to the world of Camp Half-Blood. Here, a new group of heroes will inherit a quest. But to survive the journey, they'll need the help of some familiar demigods.
The 39 Clues Book #1: The Maze of Bones

The 39 Clues Book #1: The Maze of Bones

What would happen if you discovered that your family was one of the most powerful in human history? What if you were told that the source of the family's power was hidden around the world, in the form of 39 clues? And what if you were given a choice—take a million dollars and walk away…or get the first clue and begin the search for the rest? At the reading of their grandmother's will, Dan and Amy Cahill are given this choice—and they take the clue. Immediately, they are caught in a dangerous race against their own family members. And the hunt is on. This first book in the series was written by Rick Riordan, author of the best-selling Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
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