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By Sanford Allen, on June 17th, 2011
The cover of Riordan's "The Sea of Monsters."
If you — or more likely your kids — are waiting anxiously to see if San Antonio author Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” books will yield another Hollywood film, we’ve got good news.
Film studio Fox 2000 has exercised the option on youthful star Logan Lerman, pulling him [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on May 2nd, 2011 'The Throne of Fire' by Rick Riordan
The much anticipated second installment of Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles is due to hit stores tomorrow and local book sellers are gearing up for the crowds of fans looking for the book. The Throne of Fire is the followup to The Red Pyramid which follows the adventures [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on January 14th, 2011
John Rocco's cover for Rick Riordan's "Throne of Fire."
Rick Riordan, San Antonio’s premiere purveyor of kid lit, is releasing his latest book, “The Throne of Fire,” on May 3, according to his blog. He also gave readers the first glimpse of John Rocco’s colorful and action-packed cover.
“Throne” is the second book of Riordan’s [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on June 29th, 2010 The movie based on San Antonio kid-lit author Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” didn’t exactly burn up the multiplex box offices.
Time to see if it has a more impressive showing now that it’s been released today on DVD.
If you haven’t been following Riordan’s books — the heirs apparent [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on June 22nd, 2010 "The Lost Hero" by Rick Riordan, due in the Fall of 2010
Prolific San Antonio author Rick Riordan has a new series coming out and he took the time to talk about it recently with the New York Times. The series, starting with The Lost Hero, is set in the same world as his hugely [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on May 4th, 2010 The wait is over for fans of San Antonio author Rick Riordan, his follow-up to the wildly popular Percy Jackson series is out today! The Red Pyramid is the first book in the Kane Chronicles from Disney Hyperion. As you might expect, this release comes with a big marketing push, including a full Disney-hosted web [Read it all...]
By Paul Vaughn, on May 3rd, 2010 Ahead of the release of the first book in his new series, Steve Bennett at the San Antonio Express-news ran an interview with Rick Riordan Sunday. This series, the follow-up to his wildly popular Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, has an Egyptian theme and is aimed at readers from 9 to 12 years old. [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on February 25th, 2010 Percy may be able to throw lightning, but can he make Fox money?
San Antonio author RICK RIORDAN’s Percy Jackson series may be a kid lit phenomenon, but the jury’s still out whether it will be a Hollywood franchise.
“PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THEIF” took in $31.2 million during its Feb. 12-14 [Read it all...]
By Sanford Allen, on February 10th, 2010 Unless you’ve been living under a rock (a Sorcerer’s Stone perhaps?), you’ve probably seen the splashy, flashy and undeniably enormo-budgeted trailer for PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF, which opens Friday.
The movie — chock full of Olympian set pieces and more CGI harpies, hydras and medusas than you can shake a virtual stick at — [Read it all...]
By Mission Control, on December 11th, 2009 Merry Christmas, Holidays, Hannukah, Festivus, Kwaanza, Saturnalia, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, Brumalia or whatever it is you’re celebrating this time of year. ‘Tis the season you may find yourself looking for the perfect gift for the SF/Fantasy/Horror fan on your list. Take a look at some of these local offerings:
JASON LIMON Original Artwork & [Read it all...]
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