On June 25th, 2012, the author Rick Riordan posted on his blog (http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/) questions from fans that he answered on Twitter over the Solstice weekend. I found some of the questions and answers interesting. One thing I learned is that apparently he's finished the 3rd book in the Heroes of Olympus series, the Mark of Athena. He doesn't say that directly in his answers BUT, he does say he has 2 books left to write in the series. As Mark of Athena is the 3rd book, logic says he's finished it though it'll undoubtedly have to go through some serious editing before it comes out. Another hint that he'd finished the book was his comment about being between projects. His latest project as far as I know was Mark of Athena so, if he's finished a project, it would most likely be that one.
Another interesting answer he gave is about a totally new project he'll be working on. Riordan will apparently be writing 3 books using the Norse mythology. It'll be interesting to see how Riordan handles that one. As far as I know, the Norse gods didn't go around creating lots of demigods but, Riordan can do whatever he wants in the fantasy world he's created. I look forward to his take on Odin, Thor and Loki and the other Norse gods.
The Demigod Diaries are apparently coming along. Riordan mentions that he's editing his son's 1st manuscript most likely on the story he'll be contributing to the Demigod Diaries. On Riordan's June 15th post, he says Haley's story will be about a demigod son of Hecate who fought on the side of Kronos and, what it's like to be an outcast demigod. I think that would be an interesting story and, I look forward to the release of the book on August 14th. Plus, it'll help tide me over (as Riordan mentions) until Mark of Athena comes out on October 2nd.
These are just a few of the topics Riordan kindly covered in his Twitters and blog post. There are more interesting questions and answers which you can check out if you're interested in his stories or his life. Happy reading all!
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