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I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, 'I just passed my Classics exam.' The books are accurate enough that they can serve as a gateway to Homer and Virgil.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Richard Russell Riordan
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