Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, based off of Greek mythology. 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 transferred to the University of Texas at Austin to...