Rick Riordan: The origins of Percy

[@DubuLeader]

That little boy.... That little boy started a fandom full of fangirls and fanboys... And I'm included... Gods Bless that kid..

[@xxtrashxx2855]

Right!

[@isabellaai7274]

me too...

[@V1B2]

Rick Riordan: the only person who can throw teens into he'll and call it a children's book

[@travisplays8202]

Vianna Berdon LOL

[@chakshikagarg746]

Vianna Berdon couldn't stop laughing

[@theoceanghost1117]

I know it’s a joke but It’s not he’ll in the underworld there’s a place that is seen more as heaven than hell

[@laurabid]

Yep

[@notlodo]

The ocean Ghost111 Ummm... House Of Hades.... Percy and Annabeth in tartarus.

[@michaelisbell4600]

Those sixth grade students he taught were so lucky, getting taught by one of the best writers ever on a daily basis.

[@kim-lyta125]

im jealous of those people. Ughh. Uncle Rick even based some of the characters off his students!!

[@francined2978]

+Rosemary Silverwater can you come to my school and teach usssssss please pleaseeeeeee if you come i will love school i dont care if i do college math just comeeeee please

[@francined2978]

+FRANCINE DIASEN rick please

[@francined2978]

+FRANCINE DIASEN lol

[@jaccyo6063]

IKR. So not fair. My English teacher really mean so I can’t really learn anything so… yeah.

[@sonofgod284]

so his son is the reason for him to write. god bless that kid :v

[@ricardorodriguez6006]

+Lilly Chance if there is a world with out Rick Riordan and his books then I do not want to live in this world any more 😐😐😐😐

[@zoenightshade5338]

+Ricardo Lopez same!!!!!!!....xD

[@ricardorodriguez6006]

Someone gets me 😄

[@zoenightshade5338]

+Ricardo Lopez TOTALLY XD

[@francined2978]

+Zoë Nightshade thank you rick riordans son

[@Eropetty]

His son has done something that would make millions of readers happy

[@emulyrose5353]

wait.. Rick's son sounds like a demigod....so that makes Rick a...I KNEW RICK WAS THE GOD OF WRITING! YES!

[@enasorelle7444]

Hello sister

[@Catsgomoo]

YAS

[@chibichannel9525]

Lol yessssss girl!!

[@ssh995]

Rick is the troll god

[@mysticwolf1315]

Lol, yeah. He must be a minor god of writing and throwing teens in hell and cackling while you cry about your OTP dying slowly in many torturous ways. Oh, and also mean cliff hangers

[@oliviamarx2143]

I'm so jealous of his students!!!

[@yeetteey3250]

Olivia Marx AAAYYY YOUR PROFILE CARRY ON I’m reading that right now

[@virginiarailfannoah5415]

Same.

[@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967]

Sameee

[@zoenightshade5338]

HIS SON IS THE BEST THING EVER HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!...HOW WOULD I EXIST IF RICK DIDN'T WRITE PERCY JACKSON!!!!!!!!!....LOVE YA RICK'S SON AND LOVE YA RICK!!!!!!!!!....XD XD XD OMG!!!!!..

[@sannaselander1790]

I KNOWWWWW AHHH!

[@whitemaori5208]

Zoë Nightshade YOU HAVE BROKEN YOUR VOW!!! oh crap I'm several books to late

[@laginaraper4292]

Zoë Nightshade I am Percy Jackson

[@meta5892]

I agree

[@naila6603]

Your name says it all

[@sreeharimadhu6885]

May god bless his son and help him overcome his disabilities .......His child is the reason why we could read such an awesome series!!

[@starrynight4602]

@@virginiarailfannoah5415 🤦‍♂️

[@Grey-the-gey]

Dude adhd is not a disability, it's a trait that makes it much harder to exist in our current world because our brain is wired completely differently. This doesn't make us sick or disabled of in need of fixing. We just aren't taught the right mechanisms to deal with ourselves. Or you're a demigod and it's your battlefield reflexes. Choose one

[@rixonpapasin2792]

His son must be a demigod.

[@boringkpoper995]

rixon papasin Well..who will be his mother..?????

[@wooyeah1738]

He’s a demigod because Rick’s the minor god of writing who settled down with a mortal wife and children,

[@Jiya.f]

@@boringkpoper995 he has a godly father...uncle rick

[@rize3555]

I have ADHD too, and I could never read books without getting distracted midway, but I completed the whole Percy Jackson series without getting overwhelmed! I love the way I could imagine things. That was the first time I enjoyed reading novels!

[@totesme14]

I really like how this series incorporates ADHD and dyslexia in a way that not only normalizes them but also puts kids who might struggle with reading in a position where they can see themselves reflected on paper as heroic.

[@OwOsharonetaILikeTurtles]

I love Percy Jackson and the Olympians so much... I wanted to stay up all night reading the series! The books in the series are so interesting, and I just love them!

[@ElliMercie]

I have never read more than one book in a year. Than I got Pjo at Easter and since that day I can't put a book down! Thank you Rick for Pjo, hoo, toa... they have changed my life! (Excuse my english I'm from Austria)

[@lukeh8891]

a.fangirl.called. elli don’t worry, your English is great!

[@ricassandray6008]

Ooh interesting ^^ I just recently got into Percy Jackson and I read all 5 books plus the latest 4 and I gotta say I love the series just as much as I loved Harry Potter. Both different heroes with very different backgrounds and very different tasks. I love them and I can't wait for the final book to come out :)

[@Kale6196]

Rica Young I read all the Percy Jackson books, the heroes of Olympus, and Trials of Apollo, and The Kane Choronicles, and etc.

[@Lucas-zk2vy]

@@Kale6196 but not Magnus Chase ?

[@Jdudec367]

Thatguywiththestuffies KZbin page have no idea what your talking about

[@carl_consumer.of.reality]

Thatguywiththestuffies KZbin page. So you’re one of those people who just click on videos with the sole intention of being a dick to the people who loke this stuff.

[@oliverwright7891]

The boy who started a fandom

[@ashlynhutchings]

Rick's son rocks I would never have found out how much I loved Greek mythology without the percy jackson and the Olympian books!!!!!

[@Andrea-gh1pb]

Rick Riordan is my king. J.K. Rowling is my Queen. #slay

[@emilieschaefer980]

Omg yaaassss. I totally get it.

[@grachisol8236]

Andrea Pampuan YASSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@slaynodes9153]

Exactly

[@francined2978]

+Slay Nodes i agreeeeeeee

[@toocoldforyouhere8353]

Yep screw Tolkien

[@daniellike5pie777]

The Percy Jackson series will always be in my heart. I read them in 4th grade and I remember them chapter by chapter, the other day some girl in my class mentioned it and we talked about the books for about three hours. I'm in 10th grade and we both knew all the books basically chapter by chapter

[@MissVictoriaSongs]

Rick Riordan is such an inspiration to me as a young writer in Middle School. He is truly a genius with the way he writes, and I hope to be like him someday. If I ever meet him and his son, I'm going to thank them a million times for writing the Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus.

[@giitanjalichiya2116]

God bless his son. _/|\_

[@cammz05]

zeus bless his son

[@psalm4148]

Giitanjali Chiya Gods*

[@virginiarailfannoah5415]

*Gods

[@Rosebud_XD]

You mean gods

[@zerimaraicirtap322]

This is beautiful I am so glad he was able to write these novels. This man and his books are my childhood :)

[@lindevoskamp4948]

I Love this!! I would like to thank his son for telling his dad to make this a book! Without him my favored book series wouldn't have existed

[@cool5451]

This guy is my favorite author....... I read almost all of his book. I’m reading the lost hero rn.

[@stardustswirlies]

Best choice he ever made: "Dad, just write it!" "Okay! Okay. I'll do it, it it makes you stop asking."

[@Chatterbox1237]

Wait a minute......GOD BLESS You

[@sujalparad5483]

I literally stayed up all night reading Blood of Olympus during my summer vacation Thank You sir for providing such an epic book series to us

[@melbrow6988]

Yeah I'm also ADHD i feel him i could never just sit down and read and if they made me sit still i would basically turn in to Leo and start tapping mores code or tinkering with something near me

[@firestfirest1997]

how long did it take you to write that

[@melbrow6988]

+Firest Firest I type really fast and mess up a lot so like five minutes to correct all the spelling and grammar errors

[@futurearchitect6787]

Puddles same

[@Lizzz682]

Not to be rude, but, do you have dyslexia a too...? Because If you feel something stirring inside-stop reading immediately. You might be one of us. And once you know that, it's only a matter of time before they sense it too, and they'll come for you.

[@clnne]

Half-Blood Princess You did not just freaking do that my gods

[@gmgpsuper6769]

thank you child! Thank you uncle Rick child

[@rhetoricalproceeds4835]

GMGP super67 his name is haley i think

[@TheCataVEVO]

I can't believe I'm watching this video the same day I finished Blood Of Olympus :')

[@wild776sergeant5]

don't spoil plz plz im nearly done with the lost hero

[@comicsarethebest8626]

leo dies

[@NotPassive-356]

COMICS ARE THE BEST you are sick

[@NotPassive-356]

COMICS ARE THE BEST he just said dont spoil it

[@Lizzz682]

COMICS ARE THE BEST You are a terrible person.

[@juliadenaro626]

Rick Riordan is the reason I want to work in fiction writing and editing. To be able to work with such a passionate, caring, and dedicated writer such as Rick is an experience I’ve always dreamed of. Books like his inspire people to do great things that they never thought they could. Thank you for all your work, Rick! I can’t possibly tell you how much you’ve changed my life as well as thousands of people around the world and over the years!

[@percna7630]

I used to never want to read until I read the Percy Jackson and he inspired my the write a fan fiction with these characters and make my own.

[@natscorner9459]

This... this man is awesome... and amazing... I love his books!!!

[@eeshitadeepta7289]

***** the kane chronicles

[@hello-zn8fd]

A small mistake: Not amazing, _Amazhang_ 😁

[@kierstinthorn]

I wish he would've been my teacher!!

[@Chatterbox1237]

Me too

[@lenlenlen6152]

Thank you, youtube for recommending this 9 years later

[@amypark1274]

😂 same

[@maple_latte2669]

Can we please take a moment to realize that this video actually 10 years old

[@lyra5464]

I freaking love Percy Jackson, I keep re-reading the books all over and over again until now! If it weren't for his son, Rick wouldn't make this amazing Book Series. God Bless them, I don't how I would love if Percy Jackson didn't exist at all!

[@igennyawanda7706]

bless that kid

[@jax3548]

I really appreciate Rick Riordan for writing this book because as I am also ADD and dyslexic this was honestly the only series that I wanted to read. I was so enchanted by it and I still am!

[@quinnk8572]

i'm so glad that this all happened because this book series is the best. and no one will top Rick Riordan as my favorite author

[@jeremyl9067]

I love Rick Riordan's books I recently got into percy Jackson after finding magnus chase. He's the only author I'll ever read, I've read two of his books in a week. I'm not a reader but if I read a book I'll want to read more and can't stop.

[@salamencerulez5156]

God thank that kid! We wouldn't have Percy Jackson without him!

[@vaibhavi2420]

I haven't read harry potter series so i don't know how amazing they are but , let me tell you , my cupboard is full of Percy Jackson series and rick roidan's books and i can't be more glad 💖

[@TheLucidDreamer12]

Rick was ahead of his time. ADHD is apparently now hypothesised as an adaptation for hunter-gatherer societies that sharpen combat instincts.

[@wizardfromy]

To me they are not just for kids but great family entertainment. I for one love all the Percy Jackson series and the sequel so to speak The Lost Hero etc. All great books.

[@joedorben3504]

the only books Ive ever read willingly (so, not counting books Ive had to read for school) were the Percy Jackson series. Not even ashamed about it tbh. This guy has to be the GOAT author, he literally made a young adult, entirely fiction/fantasy book series POPULAR among the general population of kids in schools

[@rambofan334]

Creating an entire book franchise to encourage his son to read and do well in school. This the most wholesome thing I've ever heard.

[@Lele-ym2wp]

This is so beautiful.

[@WildPrimal23]

The first time I read the lightning their was 4 years ago, when I received the book from my best friend. I freakin loved that book!!! I hated reading at the time, but I seriously just loved that book!!! I got even more enthusiastic when the sea of monsters came out and so on. RICK IS THE BEST AUTHOR EVER

[@luisa-tt3ls]

Thanks your child and your students they made me LOVE to read !!!!

[@lakshyachitkara]

0:48 "Saving grace" i heard that as a reference to HoO...

[@nightcore_ricktor7633]

We all bless that boy for being born

[@BarracudaProd1234]

Best series ever

[@morrigandanae]

Sons telling their fathers to write down their bedtime stories are how we got some absolutely AMAZING books and series such as The Hobbit and Percy Jackson.

[@ivettexxx]

anyone else want to like give his son a medal or something; percy jackson is like my favortie series ever. i started the series when i was 12. The second book, i believe, had just come out. i read that one first (oops) and fell in love with it. we had also just finished a greek mythology unit. between that and Riordan's book, I'm now applying to college for a major in Greek and Roman Studies. :-)

[@igennyawanda7706]

love percy jackson

[@sarahjulian376]

Thank you so much Riordan for making all of your books I love them all so much. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@GloriaReads26]

It's crazy to think if it wasn't for Ricks son encouraging his dad to write down the Percy Jackson story he was telling him we would've never had the books!!

[@likeactualsoulmates]

as a person from Greece this is really bringing me tears

[@ekaterini2957]

My son has ADHD too. Thank you, Mr. Riordan. My son is an A student because of you. God Bless You.

[@maryanbooklander1864]

I love the music in the beginning. Oh, and you too, Rick. ;)

[@nefelifrida1088]

May the students be blessed for the rest of their lives and beyond

[@acecake2241]

Alright. Let’s get to the part where Rick explains him making us depressed and killing our favourite characters. Like Percabeth in Tartarus, Jason and Piper breaking up, Jason dieing, Leo dieing, etc.

[@pokemonluver4eva131]

I love your son Rick! And I'm so hlad you listened and made the Percy Jackson series :) its amazing!

[@peeppaa1997]

As an historian with a Mediterranean civilizations master, I have to say that his idea is fantastic. The simple existence of a series of books that will make young people enjoy this beautiful civilization is appealing to any historian. The only problem is that since he’s not an historian himself, many of the myths and other details related to Greek/Roman mythology, mentioned in his books aren’t told/explained correctly. Also, there are too many flaws referring to the historical accuracy of the books. I could also notice that there were many aspects that weren’t properly represented. I’m just saying this because I really want all these young people to be well informed. This critic only referred to the historical part of the whole series, but apart from that, to be honest I really loved the way he represented the mythology. He did it in a way that young people could enjoy, which honestly is admirable. The way he adapted everything to our modern times was very fun to read. Another admirable detail is the way he taught young people about mythology and didn’t make it sound boring at all! A very positive point is how he introduces Greek mythology in a very enjoyable way. You can clearly get an idea of who Poseidon or Zeus are without him fully explaining their story. It's a good way to make people be attracted to mythology and want to learn more about it. For example, JK Rowling and Rick Riordan have one thing in common, they both make you want to belong to that world, especially to those teenagers who don’t feel like they fit in their environment. These fictional universes allow them to live other lives where they’re special and that helps them cope with adolescence’s harshness. And this beautiful story behind the books just makes it better, he’s a fantastic father. Sorry if my English wasn’t understandable, but I’m not an English speaker

[@audiobooksforfree7857]

Oh yeah, I’m not into history but he was on point with his mythology. When I was younger, I read an entire mythology book in a day and liked it. Later, in fourth grade I read an excerpt of Percy Jackson, which I really liked. I was looking for the book for 2 years. I finally found it my sixth grade library and I keep learning about mythology because Rick Riordan fueled that interest.

[@MrProsperousguardian]

I hope that I may be ale to write and be as successful as this man. Future bestseller is on its way!

[@antha6906]

Praise to uncle Rick, his kid and his students for making my year

[@madi4468]

May the gods bless you son and students!"

[@madi4468]

*your

[@virginiarailfannoah5415]

Yes.

[@Chatterbox1237]

You there is something called the edit button right

[@calvinnguyen9290]

Thanks to your son, I now have a new favourite book series

[@sarahdunlap3003]

rick you help me want to read thank you so much!!!!

[@noyu6416]

I read all the books so many times. I love them

[@Willsdeadbodyintartarus]

Thank you Haley!!!! You started our crazy @ss fandom!!!!!!!

[@PvtClift]

Percy Jackson Is awsome

[@froggi3942]

I wish I was taught by Rick Riordan. I'm in middle school though. I would give ANYTHING to go back in time and be taught by him and get to read that manuscript. I would do anything to meet my hero.

[@nefelifrida1088]

Just read the Percy Jackson books in 2 weeks- i already knew about Percy Jackson and watched the Peter Johnson movies, but like- AHHH

[@breadblock]

I'm so happy that you wrote the book!! I literally have ALL the books

[@hello-zn8fd]

Wow!! _All_ of them??!😃 Including Camp Half-Blood Confidential,Percy Jackson Ultimate Guide,Kane Chronicles Survival Guide,Hotel Valhalla,Nine from the Nine Worlds,and Camp Jupiter Probatio's Journal?!??

[@emmalunajackson33]

Just by reading the name: The House of Hades, I think "wow, the cover is probably gonna be epic."

[@chrizmariea123]

Uncle ricks son started my love of reading

[@narayankatuwal1761]

That little boy was the beginning of wonders and its all thanks to his little creative mind. we love you Rick

[@alytamousjackson217]

Love Percy Jackson. Can't wait till mark of Athena comes I've been waiting for months!

[@cochiri22]

i am a fresh man, an this man here is my Hero, thumbs up for RICK RIORDAN!!!!!

[@izzythelily8569]

I have ADD and Dysgraphia. And I’ve done a godly parent quiz and I’m a kid of Hades or Apollo

[@MsSupershark1234]

Amen to your son rick!!! Without i would have never read!!!! God bless u

[@fauzianaya3209]

Wow, it's seems rather overwhelming to think that what might be your average problem turn to be one of the most awesome thing in the world!

[@WillSolace27]

12YEARSAGO OH MY GODS

[@claudespeed2418]

great writer and books!

[@PASTY06]

If i had the opportunity to contact Rick Riodan, I would ask him to use his writing talents to create a demigod board-game... In this game the first part will be about players trying to find out which gods are their parents. After that, the story will be based on what the gods want their child to do. I think that has huge potential.

[@raymundoruiz5945]

For real been reading his books are good he is a genius

[@twinstwin7730]

rick riordan is the best

[@trygjohnson4427]

Hahah right children's books hahahah children's....I'm 21....started reading in 5th grade but still in love with these books.

[@SofiMarulandaSmile]

Hermoso, Gracias Rick por crear uno de las más maravillosos libros del mundo.

[@yohalakshmikumaravelu4482]

rick ur the best author ever.....I love ur books...I love d imaginary part ….its all bcoz of u I have realised that theres something called greek mythology....and percy ...his character is flawless....I love him sooooooo much...tqsm for these books....Im going crazy on greek mythology...pls write more books having percy in d lead role...I have read all books of percy Jackson plus percy Jackson heroes of olympus...I even read trials of Apollo..but percy wasn't a huge part of it...so finally thx for such mindblowing stories

[@ifiweretoremember4765]

I'm ADHD, I love reading

[@jomarireyes4113]

you should also make a series for Jason Chase like The Son of Jupiter or something like that.

[@wooyeah1738]

“Jason Chase”

[@Grace-s]

HOLY CRAP NINE YEARS AGO PRAISE UNCLE RICK FOR THE MIRACLE THAT IS PERCY JACKSON

[@queenofspades2391]

TEACHERS TAKE NOTES!!! This is what happens when you LISTEN to your students!!

[@jerushathelin9250]

i hated reading and writing until... I read Percy Jackson. Thanks you Rick Riordan!!!!

[@gothamgirls8686]

i have adhd and dyslexia but i love reading and writing but i cant focus

[@jaketvize]

I am going to cry when the series ends :'(

[@stendhalenthusiast]

I’m gonna say it Rick is a god

[@wooyeah1738]

That’s why his son’s a demigod.

[@rachaeljean4554]

i love his son where would I be without him