Rick Riordan , dubbed storyteller of the gods by Publishers Weekly , is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology.
Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan..
He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons.
Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies.
His most recent book is Daughter of the Deep , a modern take on Jules Verne\'s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea .
Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson\'s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson\'s Greek Heroes .
Rick Riordan , dubbed storyteller of the gods by Publishers Weekly , is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology
