Rick Riordan
American author · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1964 · age 62
Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author, best known for his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which includes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series, The Trials of Apollo series, and The Nico di Angelo Adventures series.
Rick Riordan is read about 1,421 times a day, in 52 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Chris Columbus Directed Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Guy Oseary Produced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Michael Barnathan Produced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Alexandra Daddario Also in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Logan Lerman Also in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Jake Abel Also in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Brandon T. Jackson Also in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Thor Freudenthal Directed Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
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Riordan's books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 million copies in the United States. 20th Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a film series, which Riordan was not involved with. Riordan currently serves as a co-creator and an executive producer on the television series adaption of his Percy Jackson series that was released on Disney+ in 2023 and for which he won two Emmy Awards. Riordan's books have also spawned other related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.
