AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: RICK RIORDAN

I recently finished reading the third book in the Heroes of Olympus series: The Mark of Athena.  And, all I can really say is that I love Rick Riordan's stories!  I love all of the action, adventure, and humor that he uses as well as the mythology.

Before becoming a full time writer, Rick Riordan was a teacher in Texas and California.  While teaching, Riordan often taught mythology to his classes.  He has written three different series involving mythology: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus.  Percy Jackson and the Olympians uses Greek mythology, the Kane Chronicles utilizes Egyptian mythology, and the Heroes of Olympus combines both Greek and Roman mythology.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians:
1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian

Kane Chronicles:
1. The Red Pyramid
2. The Throne of Fire
3. The Serpent's Shadow

Heroes of Olympus:
1. The Lost Hero
2. The Son of Neptune
3. The Mark of Athena

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