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His full name is Richard Russel Riordan he was born on the 5 of June 1964 in San Antonio, Texas

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He started of as a English and History teacher. He wrote his first novel in 1997 called Big Red Tequila which is a detective mistery for adults

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However, his big break through only happened in 2005 when he published the first book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series "The Lightning thief"

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This book was written because of his son Haley. When Rick told him bedtime stories he used myths from Greek Mythology. When those ran out he came up with Percy Jackson's character and he decided to write the novel.

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Rick Riordan's books are written with a good sense of humor with lovable characters you get close to.

Not only it is lighthearted and funny but it also teaches you so many things about Greek, Egyptian, Roman or even Nordic mythology.

The amazing part is that you don't even notice it that you've learnt it until you come across something connected to the topic.

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For me Rick Riordan books formed my childhood. I have read all of his larger book series, still my favourite was Percy Jackson which I've probably read around 5-6 times. (When I was 11 I was fully prepared to be taken away to The Half Blood camp.)

These books inspired me to write and they made me curious for mythologies and ever since then I've expanded my knowledge in these areas.

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https://rickriordan.com/about/an-interview-with-rick/

Own knowledge

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Richard Russell Riordan Jr. ( RY-ər-dən; born June 5, 1964)[1] is an American author, best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan’s books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the United States.[2] 20th Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films in which Riordan was not involved. Riordan currently serves as a co-creator and executive producer on the television series adaption of the book series that was released on Disney+ in 2023. Riordan’s books have also spawned other related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.