First, thanks to everyone who came out for The Serpents Shadow tour! I had a great time at the final events in San Antonio and San Marcos. The book is steaming along on the bestseller lists and Im so...
Our Serpents Shadow tour of the Northwest is winding down! Tonight, I have a sold-out event for A Childrens Place in Portland, and tomorrow I travel back to San Antonio for an event there on Wednesda...
Its not often I pull up to a stage door and find the entire pantheon of Egyptian gods waiting to greet me. Last night in Provo, Utah, the Egyptians were out in force! The folks you see in these...
Its always great to be back in the Bay Area! The past two days in the South Bay have been so fun. Yesterday morning we did our live webcast from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium....
The final book of The Kane Chronicles arrives today! I hope you all enjoy it.Ill be in San Jose this morning, broadcasting live from the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. If you have yet signed up to join...
Our last art reveal before The Serpents Shadow is released next week! Meet Tawaret, everyones favorite hippo goddess, protector of mothers and children, nurse to the elderly gods of Sunny Acres Retir...
Our next art reveal for The Serpents Shadow -- our old friend Khufu, baboon extraordinaire. Two more weeks until the book is released!
As announced this morning in USA Today, the third book in the Kane Chronicles, The Serpents Shadow, will be released May 1 with a U.S. first printing of two million copies.Wow, thats a lot of hierogl...
Our third character art reveal for The Serpents Shadow: the ever-popular, slightly demented sun god Ra. Weasel cookies! Zebras! (if you read Throne of Fire, you get it.)Will Ra return to his former g...
I just finished reading the advanced copy of a great book that’s coming out next month: Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey. I ripped through it in one day, which is really fast for me, and if yo...
Meet Setne: magician, ghost, thief, murderer, liar, traitor, and all-around nice guy. Would you trust this man with your life? Unfortunately, Carter and Sadie may have to if they want to defeat Apoph...
Heres our first character art reveal for The Serpents Shadow -- our old friend Thoth, god of knowledge! For more info and fun stuff, check out Disneys Kane Chronicles site, and stay tuned for more ch...
It looks like Apophis is unhappy with having his secrets revealed in the Kane Chronicles Survival Guide, because hes causing some chaos. My publisher Disney has received reports that some copies of t...
Im pleased to announce The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide is available as of today, March 20, 2012!Whats inside? Heres the official description:Fans of The Kane Chronicles series will adore this gorg...
There must be some Irish blood left in the Riordan family still! For St. Patricks Day weekend, Haley walked into the yard, reached down, and effortlessly picked a four-leaf clover.
Thanks to my publishers Yuan-Liou in Taipei, who just sent me a copy of the Complex Chinese edition of The Throne of Fire. Ancient Egypt has never looked cooler! For the release of the first edition,...
Check it out! The cover has just been revealed for The Red Pyramid graphic novel, which will be released October 2. Ive seen the adaptation, and I can promise you its awesome. After all, the talented...
What an unexpected treat in todays mail! I just received these beautiful, specially made bookends for the 2011 Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award. The Last Olympian was chosen by children grades 6-12 a...
Just found some fun photos from the family archives. These are from 1997, the first year I was published. We walked into a Barnes & Noble and were so amazed to see my books on display, and a post...
Thanks to Bisma of Glenview, Illinois who designed this cool cover for Mark of Athena! Its not the actual cover, of course -- that hasnt been designed yet -- but I always love seeing what fans come u...
I woke up this morning to news that the museum in Olympia, site of the ancient Olympian Games, had been looted by armed robbers. I got the same punch-in-the-gut sadness I felt went I learned that the...
This is really cool! For quite a few years, Ive been donating my archives to the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. Now the library is puttin...
A quick update on our found dog, Speedy, since many of you were wondering. Yes, we decided to keep her. We just didnt have the heart to put her up for adoption, knowing that all the shelters in San A...
As announced earlier tonight on NBCs Rock Center, the title of Kane Chronicles Book 3 is The Serpents Shadow! Above is John Roccos amazing cover. I think its my favorite Kane cover yet, and it was ce...
Tune in on Monday! COMING UP ON "ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS" - MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 AT 10P ETExclusive first look at the title and cover of the final book in Rick Riordan’s Egyptian s...
Here’s a New Year’s Greek mythology tie-in for you. Did you know that the tradition of Father Time with his toga and scythe giving up his place to the Baby New Year is based on the story of Kronos an...
As the end of 2011 approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on all the things I’m grateful for – like my family, a writing career I love, and my wonderful readers who’ve helped make my books so succes...
You never know what the week will bring. Monday, we found a stray, probably abandoned terrier-mix puppy crying in the rain in our driveway, so we are looking after her until we figure out the best wa...
The family and I just returned from a quick Thanksgiving trip to the Caribbean. Dont worry -- Im still spending most of my time working on The Mark of Athena, but every so often I need to recharge th...
Whenever I go on tour, I get hundreds of cool drawings, letters and mementos from the kids. Above is just a small sampling from the Son of Neptune tour.First up, Allison presented me with her logo fo...
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