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Rick Riordan
Goodreads Author
Born
in San Antonio, Texas, The United States
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November 2013
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/campjupiter
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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2005
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402 editions
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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2006
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20 editions
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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2008
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18 editions
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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2007
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15 editions
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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2009
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16 editions
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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2010
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160 editions
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The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
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2012
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140 editions
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The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2)
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2011
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146 editions
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The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4)
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2013
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134 editions
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The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
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2014
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49 editions
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Percy interviews Rick about new book series CAMP HALF-BLOOD
Jacket illustration by Devin Elle Kurtz
I recently sat down with my friend Percy Jackson for an interview about my new book series, CAMP HALF-BLOOD. Percy had some hard-hitting questions . . .
Percy: Dude, seriously? Again with the new books?
Rick: Okay, yes. I didn’t exactly plan to write this new series, but all the pieces just sort of came together and I got excited about the idea. Mostly
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Best advice for dialogue: Read it aloud after you write it. You will find out quickly whether the lines sound natural. Often, improving it is a matter of just cutting out a few words, because people don't tend to talk in complete sentences.
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Thanks for reading! It's very difficult to answer "Will I ever...." questions because I just don't know. I don't have a master plan and simply write whatever project appeals to me at the time, which is quite a privilege, I confess. Yes, I'd love to w
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| I’ve always been fascinated by Mark Twain. I read through most of his novels in university, and although elements of his work have not aged well, certainly, his sense of humor, his ability to tell an entertaining story, and his observations about hum ...more | |
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Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund
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| This was a long and difficult read for me, partly because I knew so little about the context of the history it covers, meaning specifically the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe and the Eastern European Jewish diaspora between roughly 1880-1950, w ...more | |
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| I found this book thanks to an article in The Boston Globe. Devils Like Us had just been honored at the Stonewall Awards, and the book takes place largely in Massachusetts back in the Age of Sail. The premise involved queer buccaneers on a magical ad ...more | |
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| What did I just read? Why was it so terrifying but also so terrifyingly good? You will be asking these questions after diving into There Is No Antimemetics Division, along with other good questions like, What is reality? Can I trust my own mind? and ...more | |
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| I really loved this young adult fantasy spin on the legends of King Arthur. This is a great example of a story that you think has been done to death (Arthurian legend), but then along comes Tracy Deonn, who makes it fresh and original by shifting the ...more | |
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| A great premise: During World War I, an angel is apparently shot from the heavens and crashes into No Man's Land, where her unearthly shrieking unsettles the soldiers in the trenches. Cyril Bagger and a group of other army misfits and ne'er-do-wells ...more | |
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| Such a fun read! Montgomery gives us a classic Edwardian locked-room mystery with quirky characters, punchy humor and a unique set-up. I was delighted to see an esteemed writer for children turn his hand to adult mystery and do such a great job with ...more | |
“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan’s Curse
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― The Titan’s Curse
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