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Rick Riordan
Geburtstag: 5. Juni 1964
Rick Riordan ist ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der vor allem für seine Romane um den Halbgott Percy Jackson bekannt wurde. Er war auch mit seiner Krimi-Buchreihe Tres Navarre erfolgreich. Außerdem schreibt er die Buchreihe Helden des Olymp und hatte die Idee zu Die 39 Zeichen, deren ersten Band er selbst schrieb.
Riordan studierte Englisch und Geschichte an der University of Texas at Austin und war danach Lehrer an Schulen in Kalifornien und San Antonio. 2002 gewann er den Master Teacher Award.
Rick Riordan lebt mit seinen zwei Söhnen und seiner Frau in Boston.
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„Laufen? Auch kein Erfolg. Die Waldnymphen, die mich unterrichten sollten, sausten mir sofort davon. Sie meinten, ich solle mir darüber nicht den Kopf zerbrechen. Sie hätten Jahrhunderte Übung darin, vor liebeskranken Göttern wegzurennen. Aber trotzdem fand ich es ein wenig demütigend, langsamer zu sein als ein Baum.“
— Rick Riordan, buch Percy Jackson – Diebe im Olymp
The Lightning Thief
„John Green.“
— Rick Riordan, Das Zeichen der Athene
The Mark of Athena
„She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?"
You'd probably kick my butt."
YouI'd kick your butt."
I brushed the cake off my hands. "When I was at the River Styx, turning invulnerable… Nico said I had to concentrate on one thing that kept me anchored to the world, that made me want to stay mortal."
Annabeth kept her eyes on the horizon. "Yeah?"
Then up on Olympus," I said, "when they wanted to make me a god and stuff, I kept thinking-"
Oh, you so wanted to."
Well, maybe a little. But I didn't, because I thought-I didn't want things to stay the same for eternity, because things could always get better. And I was thinking…" My throat felt really dry.
Anyone in particular?" Annabeth asked, her voice soft.
I looked over and saw that she was trying not to smile.
You're laughing at me," I complained.
I am not!"
You arenot making this easy."
Then she laughed for real, and she put her hands
around my neck. "I am never, going to make things easy for you, Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.“
— Rick Riordan, buch The Last Olympian
„Are you crazy?""
""Probably“
— Rick Riordan, buch The Last Olympian
The Last Olympian
„Percy, let me go" she croaked. "You can't pull me up."
His face was white with effort. She could see in his eyes that he knew it was hopeless.
"Never," he said. He looked up at Nico, fifteen feet above.
"The other side, Nico! We'll see you there. Understand?"
Nico's eyes widened. "But-"
"Lead them!" Percy shouted. "Promise me!"
"I-I will."
Below them, the voice laughed in the darkness. Sacrifices. Beautiful sacrifices to wake the goddess.
Percy tightened his grip on Annabeth's wrist. His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with her, she thought he had never looked more handsome.
"We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."
Only then did she understand what would happen. A one-way trip. A very hard fall.
"As long as we're together," she said.
She heard Nico and Hazel still screaming for help. She saw sunlight far, far above- maybe the last sunlight she would ever see.
Then Percy let go of his ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into the endless darkness.“
— Rick Riordan, Das Zeichen der Athene
„And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.“
— Rick Riordan, buch The Last Olympian
„I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?"
"Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the band room. I hope they didn't kick you our or anything."
"Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb."
"Was it hard?" Annabeth asked.“
— Rick Riordan, buch The Battle of the Labyrinth
„Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.“
— Rick Riordan, buch Percy Jackson – Diebe im Olymp
