Riordan was raised in San Antonio, Texas.[4] He graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1982 and the University of Texas at Austin in 1986, where he double-majored in English and history.[5] Riordan taught English and history, including Greek mythology, in middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in San Antonio.[6] He was awarded St. Mary's Hall's first Master Teacher Award in 2002.[7]
As a novelist, Riordan has created many successful series. The multi-award-winning[8] Tres Navarre mystery series, intended for adults, follows the fast-paced adventures of an erudite Texan private eye. Riordan also helped create the young adult series The 39 Clues; he authored several of its books, including The Maze of Bones, which topped the New York Times Best Seller list on September 28, 2008.[9] His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of an ancient Greek god. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a feature film on February 12, 2010.[10] Following the success of Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian pantheon and two new sibling protagonists. Its first book, The Red Pyramid, was released on May 4, 2010; the sequel will be released on May 3, 2011.[11] Riordan also created a sequel series to the Percy Jackson books, The Heroes of Olympus. Its first book, The Lost Hero, was released in the U.S. on October 12, 2010; the sequel, The Son of Neptune, is expected to be released on October 4, 2011. Riordan plans to expand both series simultaneously. "The Heroes of Olympus" will have five books and "The Kane Chronicles" with three books.
The San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 featured Riordan as a guest.[12] Rick Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons
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