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Rick Riordan

@rickriordan.bsky.social

Author of Percy Jackson and many other books.

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Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 12h ago

Looking for a good translation of The Aeneid? Try McGill & Wright's edition, just published in 2025. I had the good fortune to meet Susannah Wright when I spoke at the classics department at Harvard a few years back, and I was able to read this before publication. A stunning, highly accessible text!

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Rainbow Crate@rainbowcrate.bsky.social · last wk.

🌈 In collaboration with Disney Hyperion, Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro, Rainbow Crate is pleased to reveal our exclusive hardcase art of The Sun & the Star and The Court of the Dead! 🧵 Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.

A graphic with a white brick wall background with a thin gold outline. Along the top it reads “Rainbow Crate Presents” with a rainbow icon between crate and presents. Underneath that it says “Nico Di Angelo Adventures” in black font. Below this, black font reads “A Full Special Edition Set!”. In the middle of the graphic are two 3D mockups of The Sun & the Star and The Court of the Dead with the front case art and printed edge design displayed. Text at the bottom reads “jacket + edges by @/alessia.trunfio”, “hardcase art by @/giulia_blue”, and “endpapers by @/tienwashere”.
Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 2w ago

UK readers! The @waterstones exclusive edition of Camp Half Blood: The Wild Zone is out in September. You can pre-order exclusively at Waterstones.com. Front cover illustration by Devin Elle Kurts @devinellekurtz Map illustration by Virginia Allyn @virginiaallyn

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Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From time to time I'll answer questions over on Goodreads. This was from a fan wondering about the co-authoring process for the upcoming Camp Half-Blood series, so I thought I'd share it here.

Rick Riordan Books one and two are done. I am doing my pass on book three right now and am about halfway through. I have read Pablo's pass on book four and it's already great, but I have not yet started my pass. Basically, each co-author writes their draft, based on a detailed outline I created. Then I write my draft, weaving in my own details and additions to the story, so that by the time the book is done, it is a hybrid of my style and theirs. If you were to look at the edited manuscript, you would see that it really is about fifty percent them, fifty percent me, but by the time we get each book cleaned up and copy-edited and we're all happy with it, it's almost impossible (even for us) to say who wrote what sentence or who suggested which idea. It's actually a lot of fun!
Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just signed some of these incredible Camp Half-Blood maps in various colors, created by artist Victoria Allyn. Who gets the signed ones? TBD. But you'll get some version of the map printed into THE WILD ZONE in Puffin (UK) or Random House Children's (US) editions. The book is out Sept. 29!

Four signed maps in various hues, signed by Rick.
Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Booksellers like to have exclusive editions just for their customers, and interest in CAMP HALF-BLOOD has been so high, I think THE WILD ZONE holds the record for number of different editions. Here are some that will be available in US/Canada. In UK, Waterstones will also have a special edition!

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Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Another review for you: This one a YA adventure. Queer buccaneers on a magical adventure, and since one of the comps was Our Flag Means Death, how could I not give it a try? This voyage into the unknown on a ship full of outsiders is a perfect metaphor for found family.

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Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Phew. Just finished the first draft of the third and final new Percy "Senior Year Adventures" book. Still a LONG revision process to go, as always, but nice to have a complete manuscript to work from. Several projects had jumped in front of this, for reasons I'll explain later, but it IS coming.

Rick Riordan@rickriordan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On set for PJOTV season three this week. It's become a tradition for visitors to get photos of themselves in Atlas' chamber holding up the sky. I can't show you anything about the set, but Becky made this sticker for your enjoyment. And look, my hair turned gray! Oh, wait...

Rick kneeling with his arms raised, struggling to hold the sky.