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The series grew out of a sequence of bedtime stories Riordan invented for his son Haley -- who, at eight, had just been diagnosed with learning disabilities. Although Haley was having trouble in school, he loved the Greek myths and asked his dad to tell him some stories about the gods and heroes. Riordan ran through the standards from mythology, then began to invent new tales featuring some of the same characters and introducing a brave boy hero enough like Haley to make things interesting!
Haley begged his father to write the stories down, and in 2005, The Lightning Thief was published to excellent reviews. It was an instant hit with preteens, who loved the concept of a kid much like themselves -- i.e., embroiled in the everyday problems of school, family, and relationships -- embarking on heroic quests, soothing vengeful gods, and battling monsters.
In addition to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Riordan also writes books for adults, most notably a series of high-octane Tex-Mex thrillers featuring private investigator Jackson "Tres" Navarre, a complicated loner with an offbeat pedigree. (Tres -- pronounced "Trace" -- is a tai chi master with a Ph.D. in medieval literature who turns to detective work when he is unable to find a teaching job!) The first novel in the series, 1997's Big Red Tequila, scooped the Anthony and Shamus Awards, two of the three most prestigious prizes for Mystery & Crime fiction. Riordan completed the trifecta when his sequel, The Widower's Two-Step, won the coveted Edgar Award in 1999.
Between the two series, Riordan remains incredibly busy. For several years, he balanced writing with teaching English to middle school students. Reluctantly, he has left teaching (a career he thoroughly enjoyed) in order to write full-time, but he still harbors hopes that someday he'll return to the classroom. Meanwhile, he makes frequent visits to schools and enjoys meeting young readers on his book tours.
Tzentzi
Posted January 19, 2012
This version of the book, in spanish, is badly translated. Some of the sentences don't really make sense and some parts you can tell it was translated word for word and it really doesn't make much sense. Some things don't even mean the same as what was written in the original english version. But, if you only read spanish, it's okay, and most of the story is clear./
Esta version del libro, en espanol, esta mal traducida. Algunas de las frases no tienen sentido y en otras partes se nota que fue traducido palabra por palabra y realmente no se le entiende muy bien. Algunas de las cosas ni significan lo que fue escrito en la version original,la de ingles. Pero, si solo lees espanol, esta bien, y la mayor parte de la historia esta clara.
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Posted August 7, 2012
Hah hah. What kind if phrase is " libro muy muy bueno". Come on. You guys suck. Learn spanish and dont make fun of it or i will personally haunt you and stab you in your sleep. By the way I love tacos
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Posted January 31, 2012
Its good but u gotta know your spanish
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Posted November 3, 2012
Cuantos libros de percy jackson son? Esque queria leerlos pero necesito saber si toda la serie esta en espa¿ol
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Posted January 13, 2012
A mi me gusta! El libro es bueno!
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Posted January 6, 2012
Libro es bueno
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Posted May 19, 2013
U R RACSEST
if u think u can come on here and tell everyone who talks different than u sucks. Than you are the person who sucks.
To all the latinos and latinas: i am very sorry that u were treated this way. You are beutiful human beings and god loves u very much
PS this is a good book
Anonymous
Posted May 12, 2013
YOU R SO FAKE U WANT IT TO SOUND LIKE YOU DONT SPEAK ENGLISH BUT U DO GOLLY I HATE FAKES
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Posted April 4, 2013
This book is so good i eat chicken in my sleep
Anonymous
Posted March 27, 2013
You broke my rule!
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Posted February 24, 2013
I have seen dis buuk in inglish butt cud nut reed it becas it was tu hard. Tank you for having it in spanish. I gibe it cinco becaus it was longg and intrestyng. Bery guud flo and well develuped caractrs. Nise. Yuu shud reed dis buuk
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Posted January 28, 2013
Yo he leido este serie en ingles y me he encantado. Es como un mixto de drama y humor. Si te gusta mitologo o Harry Potter o libros de accion, este es tu libro. Creo que hay 4+ libros en el serie.
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Posted January 18, 2013
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Posted January 18, 2013
Y no speak americano
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Posted January 10, 2013
Tengo un pene muy largo
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Posted January 3, 2013
Lees lo si puedes entender a yo
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Posted December 25, 2012
They cant even speak the language properly hahaahahahahahahahahahahah lololololol
Or crying out loud the americans are freakin over the spanish review page lol
SPANISH PEOPLE SUCK
HAHA LOL SUCKS TO SUCK!!
Sarah signing out
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Posted November 28, 2012
Im a half blood type frof forthe title and review gaga gut rate 4stars
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Posted October 27, 2012
This book is the best, this reveiw might be long but you should read it, I read this book and all of th books in the series are good you learn alot and Rick mixes a bunch of different genras together in the book... adventure,commedy, and history. You don' t even notice it but your learning alot about different gods and hyrogiphics and even Roman things. The beggining is a little boring but it is the best book series EVER!!!!!
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Posted October 25, 2012
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¿Qué pasaría si un día descubrieras que, en realidad, eres hijo de un dios griego que debe cumplir una misión secreta? Pues eso es lo que le sucede a Percy Jackson, que a partir de ese momento se dispone a vivir los acontecimientos más emocionantes de su vida. Expulsado de seis colegios, Percy padece dislexia y dificultades para concentrarse, o al menos ésa es la versión oficial. Objeto de burlas por inventarse historias fantásticas, ni siquiera él mismo acaba de creérselas hasta el día que los dioses del Olimpo...