June 5th, 1964
Rick Riordan is born in San Antonio, Texas to Rick Riordan Sr. & Lyn Belisle
June 1982
Graduated from high school at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio
January 1986
Graduated from the University of Texas
June 1997
Writing career begins with the writing of Big Red Tequila
1998
Big Red Tequila becomes a hit and wins the Shamus Award along with the Anthony Award
1999
Begins to write a seven book series known as the Tres Navarre series
October 2002
Awarded the St. Mary Hall's first Master Teacher Award
July 2005
Begins his most popular series with the main character of Percy Jackson with book one named The Lightning Thief
April 2006
The Sea of Monsters is published, the second book of the Percy Jackson series
May 2007
The Titan's Curse is published, the third book of the Percy Jackson series
2008
First book, The Lightning Thief, won the Mark Twain award along with the Caudill Award & Riordan published The Battle of the Labyrinth, the fourth book of the Percy Jackson series
2009
Won Mark Twain award for the second book and published the The Last Olympian, the fifth and final book of the Percy Jackson series
February 2010
The Lightning Thief made into a movie & released by Twentieth Century Fox
2015
Riordan announces a new series will hit the shelves soon based in Boston off of Norse mythology
Rick Riordan is born in San Antonio, Texas to Rick Riordan Sr. & Lyn Belisle
June 1982
Graduated from high school at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio
January 1986
Graduated from the University of Texas
June 1997
Writing career begins with the writing of Big Red Tequila
1998
Big Red Tequila becomes a hit and wins the Shamus Award along with the Anthony Award
1999
Begins to write a seven book series known as the Tres Navarre series
October 2002
Awarded the St. Mary Hall's first Master Teacher Award
July 2005
Begins his most popular series with the main character of Percy Jackson with book one named The Lightning Thief
April 2006
The Sea of Monsters is published, the second book of the Percy Jackson series
May 2007
The Titan's Curse is published, the third book of the Percy Jackson series
2008
First book, The Lightning Thief, won the Mark Twain award along with the Caudill Award & Riordan published The Battle of the Labyrinth, the fourth book of the Percy Jackson series
2009
Won Mark Twain award for the second book and published the The Last Olympian, the fifth and final book of the Percy Jackson series
February 2010
The Lightning Thief made into a movie & released by Twentieth Century Fox
2015
Riordan announces a new series will hit the shelves soon based in Boston off of Norse mythology