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Which meant his only assets were one whiny imprisoned goddess, one sort-of-girlfriend with a dagger, and Leo, who apparently thought he could defeat the armies of darkness with breath mints.

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