Rick Riordan

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Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964 in San Antonio , Texas ), full name Richard Russell Riordan Jr. , is an American writer , best known for his series of novels about the demigod Percy Jackson .

He achieved his breakthrough in 2005 with the book Thieves in Olympus , the first part of the five-volume Percy Jackson series, which is about a group of young people with elements from Greco-Roman mythology . The books have been translated into 37 languages ​​and sold 33 million copies in the United States. The first two parts of the series were filmed by 20th Century Fox in 2010 and 2013 .

Riordan's Tres Navarre series won the three most important national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. He also wrote the book series Heroes of Olympus and had the idea for The 39 Characters , the first volume of which he wrote himself. He also wrote the book series The Kane Chronicles , Magnus Chase and The Adventures of Apollo .

Life

Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School and first attended music classes at North Texas State to become a guitarist. He then moved to the University of Texas at Austin and studied English and history; he received his teaching qualification in these subjects from the University of Texas at San Antonio . He taught English and social sciences at the Presidio Hill School in San Francisco for eight years. In California and Texas, he taught Greek mythology in middle school (6th to 8th grade).

Rick Riordan, 2007

As a child, Riordan was fascinated by fantasy and read The Lord of the Rings ten times. Riordan was fascinated by this world at a very early age and as a descendant of creative parents, he wrote his first story at the age of 13, but it was never published. His mother Lyn Belisle was a teacher, musician and artist and his father Rick Riordan Sr. was also a teacher and ceramist, both of which encouraged their son to develop his talent. His first two published works were two short stories that appeared in the University of Texas literary magazine.

Rick married East Coast native Becky on the couple's birthday in 1985. They have two sons, Haley and Patrick. The family moved from San Antonio to Boston in June 2013 as their eldest son, Haley, was entering college there.

The successful author has since left school and is now only devoting himself to developing his stories.

Create

Riordan wrote adult mystery novels while teaching full-time. The first novel was called Big Red Tequila . It was the first book in the Tres Navarre series to be about an unlicensed private investigator in Riordan's hometown of San Antonio.

It was his son Haley, who him to the Percy Jackson series as a bedtime story inspired. Haley had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia and this led Riordan to create the main character with ADHD and dyslexia as well. While studying dyslexia and ADHD, Riordan learned that dyslexics and ADHD children are creative and more likely to think outside the box. Riordan himself says of himself by describing Percy as a dyslexic, he wants to show all the children with this weakness his respect.

Inspired also by a school project “creative writing”, in which Riordan's students were to come up with adventures about Greek demigods, the story of Percy began to take shape. It took him three nights to tell the story to his son. His son was delighted and asked his father to write down the story. Riordan tested the story on his students before the book was published in 2005. Four sequels followed, with the last book The Last Goddess ended this book series Thieves in Olympus in 2009 .

Since then, Riordan has written the trilogy The Kane Chronicles and the series The Heroes of Olympus . In the Kane Chronicles (2010–2012) he focused on Egyptian mythology; The Heroes of Olympus were the sequel to the Percy Jackson series. Riordan also helped develop the 39 Characters and their spin-offs and wrote his first book, The 39 Characters - The Catacombs of Paris (2008). His most recent publications are three books in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series , which are based on Norse mythology. The first book in his The Adventures of Apollo series , which are based on Greek mythology, The Adventures of Apollo 1: The Hidden Oracle , was published in May 2016. Three more novels have followed since then.

Since 2018 Riordan has been supporting a segment of his Disney Hyperion publishing house , which publishes mythologically inspired books for young people by members of the respective cultures under the imprint of Rick Riordan Presents .

Works

Tres Navarre

Published in English only by Bantam Verlag .

  1. Big Red Tequila (1997), ISBN 0-553-57644-5
  2. Widower's Two-Step (1998), ISBN 0-553-57645-3
  3. The Last King of Texas (2000), ISBN 0-553-57991-6
  4. The Devil Went Down to Austin (2001), ISBN 0-553-57994-0
  5. Southtown (2004), ISBN 0-553-58323-9
  6. Mission Road (2005), ISBN 0-553-58326-3
  7. Rebel Island (2007), ISBN 0-553-58784-6

Percy Jackson

The English editions were published by Disney Hyperion Verlag and edited by Carlsen Verlag in the German translation by Gabriele Haefs .

  1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2005), ISBN 1-4352-5689-1
    Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (2006), ISBN 3-551-55437-4
  2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of ​​Monsters (2006), ISBN 0-545-27190-8
    Percy Jackson - Under the Bann of the Cyclops (2006), ISBN 3-551-55438-2
  3. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's Curse (2007), ISBN 1-4395-6960-6
    Percy Jackson - The Curse of the Titans (2010), ISBN 3-551-55729-2
  4. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008), ISBN 1-4395-7879-6
    Percy Jackson - The Battle of the Labyrinth (2011), ISBN 978-3-551-55439-0
  5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian (2009), ISBN 1-4231-0147-2
    Percy Jackson - The Last Goddess (2011), ISBN 3-551-55731-4

More short stories

The legends of the Greek gods told from the perspective of Percy Jackson.

Percy Jackson comic

In collaboration with the author Robert Venditti , illustrations by Attila Futaki , Orpheus Collar and Antoine Dodé , published by Puffin Verlag and Disney-Hyperion Verlag . German version published by Carlsen Verlag.

  1. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (2010), ISBN 978-0-14-133539-1
    Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (2011), ISBN 978-3-551-77561-0
  2. Percy Jackson and the Sea of ​​Monsters: The Graphic Novel (2013), ISBN 978-0-14-133825-5
    Percy Jackson - The Bane of the Cyclops (2013), ISBN 3-551-77562-1
  3. Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel (2014), ISBN 978-0-14-133826-2
    Percy Jackson - The Curse of the Titan (2016), ISBN 3-551-77563-X
  4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel (2018), ISBN 978-1-4847-8235-4
    Percy Jackson - The Battle of the Labyrinth (2019), ISBN 3-551-77564-8
  5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Last Olympian: The Graphic Novel (2019), ISBN 1-4847-8233-X

Heroes of Olympus

The English editions were published by Disney Hyperion Verlag and edited by Carlsen Verlag in the German translation by Gabriele Haefs.

  1. The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero (2010), ISBN 978-1-4231-1339-3
    Heroes of Olympus - The Disappeared Demigod (2012), ISBN 978-3-551-55601-1
  2. The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune (2011), ISBN 1-4231-4059-1
    Heroes of Olympus - The Son of Neptune (2012), ISBN 3-551-55602-4
  3. The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena (2012), ISBN 978-1-4231-4060-3
    Heroes of Olympus - The Mark of Athena (2013), ISBN 3-551-55603-2
  4. The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades (2013), ISBN 1-4231-4672-7
    Heroes of Olympus - The House of Hades (2014), ISBN 3-551-55604-0
  5. The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus (2014), ISBN 1-4847-2491-7
    Heroes of Olympus - The Blood of Olympus (2015), ISBN 978-3-551-55605-9

Heroes of Olympus comic

In collaboration with the author Robert Venditti , illustrations by Nathan Powell , Orpheus Collar and Antoine Dodé , published by Puffin Verlag and Disney-Hyperion Verlag .

  1. The Heroes of Olympus - The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel (2014), ISBN 1-4231-6279-X
  2. The Heroes of Olympus - The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel (2017), ISBN 1-4847-1621-3

The Kane Chronicles

The English editions were published by Disney Hyperion Verlag and edited by Carlsen Verlag in the German translation by Claudia Max .

  1. Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid (2010), ISBN 1-4231-1338-1
    The Kane Chronicles - The Red Pyramid (2011), ISBN 978-3-551-55587-8
  2. Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire (2011), ISBN 978-1-4231-4056-6
    The Kane Chronicles - The Throne of Fire (2013), ISBN 978-3-551-55589-2
  3. Kane Chronicles: Serpents Shadow (2012), ISBN 1-4231-4057-5
    The Kane Chronicles - The Shadow of the Serpent (2013), ISBN 3-551-55590-7

More short stories

The Kane Chronicles comic

Illustrations by Orpheus Collar, published by Puffin Verlag and Disney-Hyperion Verlag.

  1. The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel (2013), ISBN 0-14-135039-3
  2. The Throne of Fire: The Graphic Novel (2015), ISBN 978-0-14-136658-6
  3. The Serpent's Shadow: The Graphic Novel (2017), ISBN 1-4847-8234-8

The 39 characters

The English edition was published by Scholastic Verlag and edited by cbj avanti Verlag in the German translation by Bernd Stratthaus .

  1. The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones (2008), ISBN 0-545-09054-7
    The 39 characters - The Catacombs of Paris (2010), ISBN 3-570-17019-5

Magnus Chase

The English editions were published by Disney Hyperion Verlag and edited by Carlsen Verlag in the German translation by Gabriele Haefs.

  1. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer (2015), ISBN 1-4847-6038-7
    Magnus Chase - The Sword of Summer (2016), ISBN 978-3-551-55668-4
  2. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor (2016), ISBN 0-14-134254-4
    Magnus Chase - Der Hammer des Thor (2017), ISBN 978-3-551-55669-1
  3. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Ship of the Dead (2017), ISBN 1-4231-6093-2
    Magnus Chase - Das Schiff der Toten (2018), ISBN 978-3-551-55670-7
  4. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: 9 From the Nine Worlds (2018), ISBN 978-1-368-02404-4

The adventures of Apollo

The English editions were published by Puffin Verlag and Disney Hyperion Verlag and published by Carlsen Verlag in the German translation by Gabriele Haefs .

  1. The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle (2016), ISBN 978-1-4847-3274-8
    The Adventures of Apollo - The Hidden Oracle (2017), ISBN 978-3-551-55688-2
  2. The Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy (2017), ISBN 978-1-4847-4642-4
    The Adventures of Apollo - The Dark Prophecy (2018), ISBN 978-3-551-55689-9
  3. The Trials of Apollo: The Burning Maze (2018), ISBN 978-1-4847-4643-1
    The Adventures of Apollo - The Burning Labyrinth (2019), ISBN 978-3-551-55690-5
  4. The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb (2019), ISBN 978-1-4847-4644-8
    The Adventures of Apollo - The Tyrant's Crypt (2020), ISBN 978-3-551-55691-2
  5. The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero (2020), ISBN 978-1-4847-4645-5

Complete editions

Film adaptations

  • Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus had its German theatrical release on February 11, 2010. The first Percy Jackson novel by Riordan served as a template. 20th Century Fox secured the rights before the youth book was published in 2004 and commissioned Chris Columbus to direct it. However, the storylines in the film differ greatly from those in the book.
  • Percy Jackson - Under the Bann of the Cyclops started in German cinemas on August 15, 2013, based on the second novel of the same name in the Percy Jackson series by Riordan. Here too, the rights remained with 20th Century Fox, this time being directed by Thor Freudenthal . Here, too, the plot has been changed significantly.

Thieves in Olympus: The Percy Jackson Musical

The musical Thieves in Olympus: The Percy Jackson Musical (original title The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical ) premiered in 2014 and is based on the novel of the same name.

Audio books

Percy Jackson

The English audio books were read by Jesse Bernstein and published by Listening Library Verlag and edited by Lübbe Audio Verlag in the German reading of Marius Clarén .

  1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2005), German Percy Jackson - Diebe im Olymp (2010) abbreviated, ISBN 978-3-7857-4005-7
  2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of ​​Monsters (2006), German Percy Jackson - Im Bann des Cyclopen (2010) abbreviated, ISBN 978-3-7857-4404-8
  3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse (2007), German Percy Jackson - The Curse of the Titan (2011) abbreviated, ISBN 978-3-7857-4443-7
  4. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008), German Percy Jackson - The Battle of the Labyrinth (2011) abbreviated, ISBN 978-3-7857-4532-8
  5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian (2009), German Percy Jackson - The Last Goddess (2011) abbreviated, ISBN 978-3-7857-4533-5

More short stories

The legends of the Greek gods told from the perspective of Percy Jackson.

The Kane Chronicles

The English audio books were read by Kevin R. Free and Katherine Kellgren and published by Brilliance Corp. Publisher published. In German it was published by the audio book publisher Hamburg under the label Silberfisch. Translation was done by Claudia Max , read by Lotte Ohm and Stefan Kaminski .

  1. Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid (2014), German The Kane Chronicles - The Red Pyramid (2016) abbreviated, ISBN 3-86742-888-3
  2. Kane Chronicles: The Throne of Fire (2012), German The Kane Chronicles - The Fire Throne (2016) abbreviated, ISBN 3-86742-889-1
  3. Kane Chronicles: Serpents Shadow (2014), German The Kane Chronicles - The Shadow of the Snake (2013), ISBN 3-86742-165-X

Heroes of Olympus

The first three English audio books were read by Joshua Swanson , the last two by Nick Chamian and the Listening Library Verlag. Published in German by Silberfisch, Audiobook Hamburg. Read by Marius Clarén, translated by Gabriele Haefs.

  1. The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero (2010), German Heroes of Olympus - The Disappeared Demigod (2012), ISBN 3-7857-4751-9
  2. The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune (2011), German Heroes of Olympus - The Son of Neptune (2013), ISBN 3-7857-4752-7
  3. The Heroes of Olympus: The Mark of Athena (2012), German Heroes of Olympus - The Sign of Athena (2013), ISBN 3-7857-4876-0
  4. The Heroes of Olympus: The House of Hades (2013), German Heroes of Olympus - Das Haus des Hades (2014), ISBN 3-7857-5046-3
  5. The Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus (2014), German Heroes of Olympus - The Blood of Olympus (2015), ISBN 3-7857-5198-2

Magnus Chase

Read by Nicolás Artajo from the German translation by Gabriele Haefs, published by Silberfisch, Audiobook Hamburg.

  1. Magnus Chase - The Sword of Summer (2016), ISBN 3-86742-285-0
  2. Magnus Chase - The Hammer of Thor (2017), ISBN 3-86742-324-5
  3. Magnus Chase - The Ship of the Dead (2018), ISBN 978-3-86742-384-7

The adventures of Apollo

Read by Jona Mues from the German translation by Gabriele Haefs and published by Silberfisch, Audiobook Hamburg.

  1. The Adventures of Apollo - The Hidden Oracle (2017) abbreviated, ISBN 3-86742-345-8
  2. The Adventures of Apollo - The Dark Prophecy (2018) abbreviated, ISBN 3-7456-0037-1
  3. The Adventures of Apollo - The Burning Labyrinth (2019) abbreviated, ISBN 3-7456-0097-5

Awards

Web links

Commons : Rick Riordan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikiquote: Rick Riordan  - Quotes

credentials

  1. ↑ Zorianna Kit: 'Percy Jackson' sequel hopes to lure in bigger US audience Reuters article from August 6, 2013. Accessed May 7, 2020
  2. ↑ 100 Years of Presidio Hill School , accessed March 23, 2019
  3. ↑ Self-reported on rickriordan.com
  4. ↑ Interview of April 24, 2016 in The Guardian , accessed March 23, 2019
  5. ↑ Article in the Filmlexikon Zweiausendeins , accessed on March 28, 2019
  6. ↑ Article at Cinestar , accessed on March 28, 2019
  7. ↑ Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers , accessed March 27, 2019
  8. ↑ book.consumerhelpweb , archived version on Archive.org of October 12, 2009, accessed on March 27, 2019
  9. ↑ Portrait of Rick Riordan on bibliotheka-phantastika.de , accessed on March 24, 2019
  10. ^ Twain Award Previous Winners . Missouri Association of School Librarians. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  11. ^ Twain Award Previous Winners . Missouri Association of School Librarians. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  12. ↑ Rebecca Caudill Young Readers , accessed March 27, 2019
  13. ↑ Children's Book Council , archived version on Archive.org October 29, 2011, accessed March 27, 2019
  14. ^ Wyoming Library Association , accessed March 27, 2019
  15. ^ Campbell County Public Library System , accessed March 27, 2019
  16. ^ The Milner Award , accessed March 27, 2019
  17. ↑ Indian Paintbrush Book Award on Wyoming Library Association , accessed March 27, 2019
  18. ^ Stonewall Book Award for Children's Literature , accessed March 27, 2019
Percy Jackson
Author: Rick Riordan


Books

Thieves in Olympus  (2005) • Under the spell of the Cyclops  (2006) • The Curse of the Titan  (2007) • The Battle of the Labyrinth  (2008) • The Last Goddess  (2009)

Spin-offs
Heroes of Olympus

The Vanished Demigod (2011) • The Son of Neptune (2011) • The Sign of Athena (2012) • The House of Hades (2013) • The Blood of Olympus (2014)

Movies

Thieves in Olympus  (2010) • Under the spell of the Cyclops  (2013)

personal data
SURNAME Riordan, Rick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH 5th June 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH San Antonio , Texas