title: Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
author:  Rick Riordan 
description: Filling in the mythologicaland, in some cases, psychologicalbackground of the Percy Jackson novels, 15 writers, most of them fantasy authors, weigh in on such diverse topics as how to recognize monsters (Rosemary Clement-Moore), the ins and outs of being one of Artemis virgin huntresses (Carolyn McCullough), parent issues (several contributors), and why hero/monster tales have such resonance in our lives (ditto). This version of a title originally published in 2008 includes original entries revised to encompass the entire series, plus three new essaysmost notably Hilari Bells comparison of Percy with his far less upright namesake, Perseus: The Greek HeroNew and Improved! Elizabeth Wein and Riordan himself explore the origin and significance of Percys dyslexia and ADHD. The role of Dionysus in both the series and in Greek myth receives a searching analysis by Ellen Steiber, and in the last and longest entry, scholar Nigel Rodgers offers an entire alphabetical glossary of ancient Greek gods, heroes, monsters, and tales and lists sites that extend the series. The high-profile authors will get readers to pick this up. Along with reference value, the collection should afford both fans and curious readers some insight into the series appeal. Grades 7-10. --John Peters
  						    	
  						        	--This text refers to an alternate <a href="/dp/1937856364/ref=dp_bookdescription?_encoding=UTF8&amp;n=283155">Paperback</a> edition.
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  ## RICK RIORDAN
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### THE SON _of_ SOBEK
  
  
  
  
  
  #### A Carter Kane/Percy Jackson Adventure
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Son of Sobek](../Text/part0005_split_000.html)
  
  
  ##### ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  
  
  
  
  
  Rick Riordan is the creator of the award-winning, bestselling Percy Jackson
  series and the thrilling Kane Chronicles series. According to Rick, the idea
  for the Percy Jackson stories was inspired by his son Haley. But rumour has it
  that Camp Half-Blood actually exists, and Rick spends his summers there
  recording the adventures of young demigods. Some believe that, to avoid a mass
  panic among the mortal population, he was forced to swear on the River Styx to
  present Percy Jackson’s story as fiction. Rick lives in Texas (apart from his
  summers on Half-Blood Hill) with his wife and two sons. To learn more about
  him and the Percy Jackson and Kane Chronicles series, visit