作者簡介
雷克‧萊爾頓(Rick Riordan)
美國知名暢銷作家,最著名作品為風靡全球的【波西傑克森】系列。因為此系列的成功,使他成為新一代奇幻小說大師。他所創造出的奇幻世界皆有所本,故事敘述不僅帶有豐富的畫面感與場景想像,筆下的人物性格鮮明,並且在過程中也不斷學習與成長,讓讀者在自我追尋與精采的冒險經歷中,更充滿閱讀的樂趣與收穫。
萊爾頓以【波西傑克森】系列奠定奇幻經典的地位,【混血營英雄】系列接續希臘神話故事,另加入羅馬神話為主題。而【埃及守護神】系列改以古埃及神靈與文化為背景,打造出另類奇幻場域。【阿斯嘉末日】則是萊爾頓最新創作系列,故事背景轉到北歐神話,引領讀者體驗維京古老傳說的魅力。
他在創作【波西傑克森】之前,就曾以【特雷斯‧納瓦荷】系列勇奪推理小說界的愛倫坡、夏姆斯、安東尼三大獎項;他也是【39條線索】系列的策劃者與作者之一。他早期是一位英文老師及小提琴演奏家,從事教職達十五年之久,因此對青少年、校園生活及教育議題有相當程度的了解和熱情。他同時也是兩個男孩的父親,他的兒子不僅是【波西傑克森】系列的重要推手,也是他目前所有創作的頭號讀者。個人網站:www.rickriordan.com。
Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly, is the author of three #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with 45 million copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, based on Greek mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and the Heroes of Olympus, based on Greek and Roman mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. The first book in his Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy based on Norse mythology, The Sword of Summer, also debuted at #1 on the New York Times list. Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @camphalfblood.