I just started my new novel, The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan. Well, it's not exactly new. I read this book when it first came out in 2010, and haven't read it since. With the release of the Heroes of Olympus series finale, The Blood of Olympus, I thought I would refresh my familiarity with the Greco-Roman fantasia.
The author of this series, Rick Riordan, is by far one of my favorites. I started reading his books when I was 7 years old, starting with the original Percy Jackson series. Riordan's books opened up a whole new world of fantasy and mythology to me, and I was instantly intrigued. The one complaint I have against Riordan is his writing style: it's bland at best. Riordan wrote this series to appeal to the teenager/young adult demographic, yet the writing doesn't do the extensive plot its justice. However, the very plot of the Riordian universe compensates for the lower level writing. The plot contains several layers, and is the perfect cross between adventure, mystery, fantasy and romance.
In addition to Greek and Roman mythology, Riordan has published another popular series, a trilogy based on Egyptian mythology named The Kane Chronicles. Riordan just announced that he is kick starting another series in October 2015 that will be based on Norse mythology. As you can tell, Riordan is a mythology geek, which is awesome. It is rumored that sometime in the future, Riordan will bring all the series together in a crossover series, which is something that I can wait for.
Finally, Riordan has been fundamental in the 39 Clues series, and wrote the first book, The Maze of Bones. Riordan has published numerous adult works, but none have been nearly as successful as his young adult/teen novels.
I would definitely recommend anyone to check out Rick's books and his works
website: http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx
The author of this series, Rick Riordan, is by far one of my favorites. I started reading his books when I was 7 years old, starting with the original Percy Jackson series. Riordan's books opened up a whole new world of fantasy and mythology to me, and I was instantly intrigued. The one complaint I have against Riordan is his writing style: it's bland at best. Riordan wrote this series to appeal to the teenager/young adult demographic, yet the writing doesn't do the extensive plot its justice. However, the very plot of the Riordian universe compensates for the lower level writing. The plot contains several layers, and is the perfect cross between adventure, mystery, fantasy and romance.
In addition to Greek and Roman mythology, Riordan has published another popular series, a trilogy based on Egyptian mythology named The Kane Chronicles. Riordan just announced that he is kick starting another series in October 2015 that will be based on Norse mythology. As you can tell, Riordan is a mythology geek, which is awesome. It is rumored that sometime in the future, Riordan will bring all the series together in a crossover series, which is something that I can wait for.
Finally, Riordan has been fundamental in the 39 Clues series, and wrote the first book, The Maze of Bones. Riordan has published numerous adult works, but none have been nearly as successful as his young adult/teen novels.
I would definitely recommend anyone to check out Rick's books and his works
website: http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx
Riordan definitely seems like a great author! I remember reading the Percy Jackson books and I loved them! I hope they do a crossover, I'd definitely read it! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of Riordan's books yet but I've been wanting to for years now! I didn't know he wrote so many books and is starting a new series about Norse mythology which is awesome. I do agree with your characterization of his writing style. Authors today seem to be mostly slacking off with their writing, like using basic words and cliche figurative language. The book I'm reading contains a lot of "childish writing". Nice blog post!
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