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Rick Riordan Biography

Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (/ˈraɪərdən/; born June 5, 1964), is an American author. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, about a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is a son of Poseidon. His books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 million copies in the US. 20th Century Fox has adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.

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One the next corner stood a cinder block restaurant with a hand-painted sign that read CHICKEN & WAFFLES. There was a queue of twenty people outside. “You Americans have the strangest taste. What planet is this?

Block, Hands, People, Planet, Sign

I frowned. “You mean Set’s got, like, other evil gods on speed dial?

Dial, Evil, Frowned, Gods, Mean, Speed

My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.

Kids, New York, Percy, Say, School

Sometimes it is better to have someone you mistrust close to you, so that you can keep an eye on him - Chiron

Close, Eye, Keep, Mistrust, Sometimes

Bring it on, Pinecone Face!

Bring, Face, Faces, Pinecone

I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told us that magicians tried to stay out of Manhattan. He said Manhattan had other problems--whatever that meant. And sometimes when I looked across the water, I could swear I was seeing things. Sadie laughed about it, but once I thought I saw a flying horse. Probably just the mansion's magic barriers causing optical illusions, but still, it was weird.

Horse, Laughed, Meant, Optical, Rivers, Views

I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you're going to save the world, I'm the best person to keep you from messing up.

Brain, Long, Seaweed, Waiting

It was a crazy idea. But, as usual, that’s all Percy had.

Crazy, Ideas, Percy, Usual

Nothing is unfixable.

Unfixable, Nothing

Happy the Dragon was not so happy.

Dragon, Dragons, Happy

It’s hard to look in charge when you’re hunched over like Quasimodo.

Charge, Hard, Like, Looks, Quasimodo

You will not believe me, but I am proud of your strength. Sometimes. . . sometimes the only way I can care for my children is to keep my distance.

Believe, Children, Distance, Proud

We'd spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I'd accidentally swung a sword at her, she'd saved my life, and I'd run away chased by a band of supernatural killing machines. You know, your typical chance meeting.

Chased, Know, Running, Time, Together, Typical

A tinkerer,” snapped Pasiphaë. “Even worse. I knew Daedalus. His inventions brought me nothing but trouble. ” Leo blinked. “Daedalus…like, the Daedalus? Well, then, you should know all about us tinkerers. We’re more into fixing, building, occasionally sticking wads of oilcloth in the mouths of rude ladies—

Daedalus, Inventions, Leo, Mouths, Rude, Trouble

Why won't you drown?" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists. "I'm Poseidon's son," I said. "Curse that upstart! I was here first!

Firsts, Fists, Son, Upstart, Wailed

Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it!

Back, Frank, Imitated, Liked, Voice, Wimps

Nico's voice was like broken glass. "I- I wasn't in love with Annabeth. " "You were jealous of her," Jason said. "That's why you didn't want to be around her. Especially why you don't want to be around. . . him. It makes total sense.

Glasses, Jason, Jealous, Love, Sense, Voice

I hoped they couldn't run very fast with those stubby little legs and flippers, but they waddled along pretty well.

Legs, Littles, Run, Running, Waddled

I try very hard to be annoying. Don’t insult my ability to annoy.

Annoying, Hard, Insult, Trying

A legacy that powerful does not disappear. Next to the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans were babies. Our modern nations like Great Britain and America? Blinks of an eye. . . The very oldest root of civilization, at least of Western civilization, is Egypt. Look at the pyramid on the dollar bill. Look at the Washington Monument—the world’s largest Egyptian obelisk. Egypt is still. . . . . . . very much alive.

Baby, Eye, Powerful, Romans, Root, Worlds

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