From Woman's World · Carissa Mosness · · 1m 40s
Rick Riordan Talks New Book and Current Reads
Rick Riordan reveals Percy Jackson’s 21-year legacy and new co-written book The Wild Zone.
In brief
Rick Riordan reveals Percy Jackson’s 21-year legacy and new co-written book The Wild Zone. Rick Riordan co-wrote The Wild Zone with Annabelle Oh, a Percy Jackson sequel, and is currently reading Little Women and an Italian mystery. Originally reported by Woman's World.
Percy Jackson’s 21-year legacy
Rick Riordan reflects on 21 years of Percy Jackson books and readers who grew up with his series.
New book co-written with Annabelle Oh
Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh co-wrote The Wild Zone, a Percy Jackson sequel following Katie Kim at Camp Half-Blood.
Percy Jackson’s 21-year impact
The Lightning Thief launched in 2005 and has inspired movies, TV shows, and three book series.
Rick’s teacher connection
Rick relates most to Chiron the centaur because both are teachers and understand where the character comes from.
Annabelle Oh’s creative process
Annabelle says working with Rick was fun, allowing them to bounce ideas and go as wild as they wanted.
Returning characters
Rick is excited to bring back Charles Beckendorf, who died in The Last Olympian, as a mentor figure.
Rick’s current reads
Rick is reading Little Women by Louisa May Alcott for the first time and an Italian mystery called L’Isola delle Anime.
Little Women details
Little Women follows Meg, Amy, Beth, and Jo March during the Civil War in Concord, Massachusetts.
Italian mystery details
L’Isola delle Anime is an Italian mystery set in Sardinia with Sardinian dialect and cold cases.
Rick’s Italian reading habit
Rick reads one Italian book at a time to keep his skills up, enjoying the Sardinian dialect and mystery plot.
The key point
Rick Riordan co-wrote The Wild Zone with Annabelle Oh, a Percy Jackson sequel, and is currently reading Little Women and an Italian mystery.
