Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" byPublishers Weekly, is the author of five #1New York Timesbest-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1New York Timesbest-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family:Percy Jackson''s Greek GodsandPercy Jackson''s Greek Heroes. Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @camphalfblood.



John Rocco (www.roccoart.com)studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. In addition to writing and illustrating several of his own picture books, includingBlizzardand the Caldecott Honor-winning andNew York Timesbest-sellingBlackout, he has created all the cover art for Rick Riordan''s series. He has also illustrated books by Whoopi Goldberg and Katherine Patterson, and he recently co-authored a novel,Swim That Rock, with Jay Primiano. Before becoming a full-time children''s book creator, he worked as an art director on "Shrek" for Dreamworks, and for Disney Imagineering. He lives in Los Angeles.