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Percy, my father said, what exactly do you mean? Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their parents, I said. They felt angry, resentful, and unloved, and they had a good reason.

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