Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed “storyteller of the gods” byPublishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.
Praise for The Lightning Thief
"Packed with humorous allusions to Greek mythology . . . along with
rip-snorting action sequences, [this] book really shines."
—Horn Book
"Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like
heartbeats."
—New York Times Book Review
*"A riotously-paced quest tale of heroism."
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
*"An adventure quest with a hip edge."
—School Library Journal (starred review)
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