Riordan: Both my sons are always my first audience. How does Haley feel about being the inspiration for a bestselling series? We try our best to keep things simple at home.Ī: You've said that you wrote this series for your son, Haley, who, like the book's hero Percy, has been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. It hasn't changed our life much other than making me busier, but doing something I love! I still drive the same car. I measure success by anecdotes-the kid who told me he never liked books until he found The Lightning Thief, the parent who thanked me for turning her daughter into a reader, the teacher who said I turned her class around because they bonded over reading Percy Jackson every day. Still, I have trouble thinking in terms of millions. The Lightning Thief was passed around from kid to kid, teacher to teacher, parent to parent, and the series got bigger with each book.
It was not an overnight success, nor was it heavily marketed at the beginning. I hoped the stories would get kids reading, but I never anticipated such exponential growth.
I had no idea it would become a book, much less a series, until he encouraged me to write down the story. Rick Riordan: I had no expectations other than to make a good story for my older son, Haley. When you were writing the first story starring Percy Jackson, did you ever imagine it would become such a phenomenon? How has the success of the series affected your life? In our exclusive Q&A with Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, learn about his inspiration for the character Percy Jackson, his long-time interest in Greek mythology, and more.Ī: Since The Lightning Thief was published in 2005 it’s sold more than a million copies, and the four subsequent books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series have been blockbuster bestsellers among kids and adult readers alike. Whether it is for readers who are experiencing Percy's thrilling adventures with Greek gods and monsters for the first time or for fans who want to devour the saga again, this gift will be prized by young and old.Īmazon Interview: Rick Riordan on Percy Jackson and the Olympians This beautiful set includes the best-selling The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympians. At last the wait is over! All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympus series, in hardcover, have been collected in a box fit for demigods.
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