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Percy: I thought I’d lost my mom forever, and I was stuck on a hill in a thunderstorm fighting this huge bull dude while Grover was passed out wailing. “Food!” It was terrifying, man.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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