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Rick Riordan

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Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the Percy Jackson series.


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Percy Jackson Season Two Premiere

A quick thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our promotional events for the premiere of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, season two, which is now streaming on Disney+!

It was a whirlwind of a tour, and we had such a wonderful time seeing fans and hanging out with our incredible cast. Our young actors have worked so hard to bring you this amazing season, and they have been working just

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I inhaled this book in a few days, which is very fast for me. It's a propulsive horror historical centered around a -- well, I'll use the term "vampire," though the author goes to great lengths not to use that term for good reasons. There are chills ...more
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Slow Gods by Claire North
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It's difficult to make a god-like main character sympathetic, but Slow Gods made me feel compassion and understanding for not one but two godlike characters making their way through the science fiction world of this fascinating novel.

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Proto by Laura Spinney
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As someone who loves language and makes my living from the written word, I found this book a mind-blowing revelation. Spinney does an incredible job retracing the origins of Indo-European languages back to a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European, by e ...more
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Mexico by Paul Gillingham
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A fascinating panorama of Mexico's history from the fall of the Aztec Empire to modern day. Mexican history seemed like a glaring hole in my knowledge base, especially since I grew up in Texas and lived a great deal of my life so close to the border. ...more
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The Justice of Kings by Richard  Swan
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There's nothing quite like reading a great fantasy trilogy, and it's been a while since I've read one as satisfying as Empire of the Wolf. Having finished all three volumes, I'd highly recommend it for its action, character work, and timely themes.

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The Revolutionary by Stacy Schiff
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As with her biography on Cleopatra, I continue to be impressed by Schiff's ability to bring to life a historical figure who left behind so little documentation. Samuel Adams was careful to burn most of his correspondence to avoid having it used again ...more
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A beautifully written, heartbreaking novel set in Germany just before and after World War II. While it is fiction, the author has clearly done his research, which is well-documented and impressively brought to life in the main characters, whom he eve ...more
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How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
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WOW. This was by far my favorite Inspector Gamache novel so far, because it represents the culmination of all the previous eight novels, with such a powerful conclusion and emotional payoff it just left me gobsmacked. It's rare for me to say this, bu ...more
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“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Rick Riordan
 
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The Divergent triology Veronica Roth
 
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The Heroes of Olympus series Rick Riordan
 
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