Nearly a decade after the release of THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood will star in a brand new adventure from Rick Riordan!
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE CHALICE OF THE GODS will go on sale September 26, 2023!
“You are judging [Leah]’s appropriateness for this role solely and exclusively on how she looks. She is a Black girl playing someone who was described in the books as white…that is racism.”
#LeahIsOurAnnabeth
Read Rick’s statement at the link below:
“Anyone can be a hero.
If you don’t get that, if you’re still upset about the casting of this marvelous trio, then it doesn’t matter how many times you have read the books. You didn’t learn anything from them.”
#LeahIsOurAnnabeth
A very happy birthday to our own Wise Girl, Leah Jeffries! The bravery, the ingenuity, the leadership, the 'oh-no-you-didn't, Seaweed Brain' attitude. She embodies all Annabeth Chase's best qualities. Let's celebrate by releasing The Chalice of the Gods tomorrow!
Perry Johansson. Peter Johnson. Son of Poseidon. Seaweed Brain.
#PercyJackson
is known by many names, but on Twitter, it’s
@walkerscobell3
.
Demigods, follow the TRUE Percy Jackson today and let’s give Walker the
#CampHalfBlood
welcome he deserves!
"Leah is *exactly* the way I imagined Annabeth in the books: smart, strong and courageous, a true daughter of Athena who has zero patience for the foolishness of a certain Seaweed Brain." - Rick Riordan
☀️COVER REVEAL⭐️
THE SUN AND THE STAR by Rick and
@MarkDoesStuff
is live on Rick’s blog! Click the link below to learn about the title origins, writing process, and more!
"Move over, Mong! Another adorable pup, straight from the Spiritrealm, is here to melt our hearts."
Meet Namjoon, from
#TheLastFallenMoon
by
@gracikim
!
From Rick: A very happy birthday to our own Percy Jackson, the incredible
@walkerscobell3
! Every day I am grateful for his talent and dedication, and every day I am in awe of what he brings to the screen!
I can’t believe we have her, I can’t believe we have such an amazing cast, I can’t believe we have a serie. Thanks to the Riordan team! I just did art, really quick and unpolished, because I wanted to celebrate the
#PercyJackson
lil cast card announcement!!
And also: AAAAAAAAH
A new look for the Percy Jackson series! We refresh the covers from time to time, and I love the stylized retro look on these. They remind me of the fantasy/sci fi titles I loved in the 1960s like Lord of the Rings. Hope you love them too!
This is really cool! And guess what? After all these years, actual official and licensed camp T-shirts are now being offered in advance of the TV show from Hot Topic. Becky has already ordered hers:
My
@rickriordan
T-shirt collection takes up a whole drawer. If this isn’t a sign of my dedication, I don’t know what is. Hitting the road for the
#PercyJacksonChaliceTour
in four days!
“The core message of Percy Jackson has always been that difference is strength…Watch the show or don’t. That’s your call. But this will be an adaptation that I am proud of, and which fully honors the spirit of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”
Happy
#LightningThiefWeek
,
#PercyJackson
readers! Which day are you most excited for?
Monday - Covers
Tuesday - Memes
Wednesday - Quotes
Thursday - Characters
Friday - Fan Art
Friends, please welcome our newest immortal in the Olympian pantheon — the god of travelers, gamblers, merchants, thieves, messengers, and all others who make their lives on the road — the one and only Hermes, otherwise known as
@Lin_Manuel
!
Tomorrow Rick will be participating in the Disney Branded TV presentation at D23 in Anaheim! He will share whatever is announced about
#PJOTV
on his social media accounts immediately afterwards, so stay tuned tomorrow around 4pm Pacific Time!
If you’re creating fan art based on the
@PercySeries
cast and you’d like it to be shared, use the hashtag
#PJOSeriesArt
!
🚨For this hashtag, please only post your original art (you can boost others’ art you love by retweeting and quote tweeting)!
I think our friend Grover Underwood could use a little more attention, so it’s Grover Week!
Share your favorite Grover fan art (with proper credit, of course) and quotes with
#GroverWeek
, to celebrate everyone’s favorite vegetarian satyr.
I know many of you have been waiting patiently for news, so I am happy to confirm a small piece of it for you: The upcoming
#solangelo
novel co-written between
@rickriordan
and myself is indeed titled THE SUN AND THE STAR: A Nico di Angelo Adventure.
"In his auditions for Grover Underwood, Aryan won our hearts. He had me laughing out loud with his delivery and timing...Grover has some big flying shoes to fill, but Aryan is exactly the right guy for the job." - Rick Riordan
Spotted in the wild
@Comic_Con
SD: our colleague Nick Parker from Gotham Group with a Percy Jackson bag! Sorry the actors and I can't be there. So much more we could have shared, but until the strikes are resolved, that can't happen. Studios: listen to your writers and actors!
The Artists of the Riordanverse community wanted to show their support for
#LeahisOurAnnabeth
- we decided to do this collab, to show our love and excitement for her to play this role 🤍🦉
@camphalfblood
@rickriordan
@LeahSavJeffries
(check quote retweets for individual pieces)
It’s Day 2 of
#LightningThiefWeek
and today’s theme is Memes!
Use the hashtag to share your favorite
#PercyJackson
and the Lightning Thief memes—bonus points if they feature our new Percy,
@walker_scobell
⚡️
Remember to keep things positive and family-friendly!
"The Nico and Will book that
@MarkDoesStuff
and I co-authored...has now been edited and is going into production. Title, cover, release date . . . all coming soon."
#Solangelo
“So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together he had the ridiculous urge to smile.” - House of Hades
#QOTD
“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
It’s Quotes Day for
#SeaOfMonstersWeek
! Share yours with the tag.
#PercyJackson
author Rick Riordan says "it was important" that all kids could see themselves in the Disney+ series: "It's inclusive enough that everyone can be a hero — that’s why I wrote the book in the first place."
“I know a lot of you cared deeply and were unhappy when Annabeth turned out to be a brunette rather than blonde, but for me, that was never the main issue.”
So
@AdamSilvera
just pointed this out to me: y’all made THE SUN AND THE STAR the 2nd most sold book IN ALL OF BARNES AND NOBLE. IN LESS THAN A DAY.
@rickriordan
@camphalfblood
😭😭😭😭
“Annabeth and I are going on a road trip across the US to see some of her favorite pieces of architecture. I keep reminding her that the last time we visited such spots we were attacked by monsters and almost died.” - Percy
Ready for
#LightningThiefWeek
next week?
Start gathering your favorite fanart, quotes, (family-friendly) memes, and character moments, because we've got a full week w/daily themes ahead:
Monday - Covers
Tuesday - Memes
Wednesday - Quotes
Thursday - Characters
Friday - Fanart
It’s
#LightningThiefWeek
Day 4 and we are putting the spotlight on characters.
Use the hashtag to share your favorite characters and character moments from TLT!
Take a deep breath, read Rick's interview with
@PWKidsBookshelf
, and then click below for A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The
#PJOTVShow
aka
The story of how PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE CHALICE OF THE GODS came to be...
“I am pleased to reveal a secret that I have been dying to share with you for over a year:
@PercySeries
has partnered with
@ILMVFX
to build a new Volume stage here in Vancouver, and we are the first people to use it!”
📷:
@danshotz
, Rick, and Jon Steinberg
“Just a guess, I would say we are at least a couple more weeks away from being able to announce [any casting], and when we do announce the three main leads, we will probably announce them all at once (but that is JUST my personal guess).”
“We all have that one ship in the Riordanverse we would absolutely die for. But only one pairing can be traced all the way back to The Lightning Thief.”
Thank you, demigods, for a
#LightningThiefWeek
we’re all sure to remember!
Next week:
#SeaOfMonstersWeek
!
Let us know in the quote tweets if there are different daily themes you’d like to see, and which ones you enjoyed most this week.
It’s
#SeaOfMonstersWeek
! Of course, we’re beginning with a day to highlight SEA OF MONSTERS covers from through the years and around the world, including this upcoming SOM cover, which features art by
@victongai
.
Share your SOM covers and make sure to use
#SeaOfMonstersWeek
!
From Rick: "Delighted to see
#LockwoodandCo
trending at
#1
on
@netflix
. This is one of my all-time favorite series. Love seeing it get a great adaptation! Congratulations to the brilliant
@JonathanAStroud
, and if you're not watching this yet, do!"
It’s the final day of
#LightningThiefWeek
and one you’ve all being waiting for:
#FanArtFriday
!
We’re taking a broad view of what fan art can mean today, so: In addition to visual art, you’re welcome to share cosplays, music, collages, stone statues with mysterious origins…
A week from today,
#RickRiordanPresents
is trying something new: a book for older readers! The wildly imaginative
#BalladandDagger
by phenom
@djolder
. If you know anyone who has enjoyed RRP books and is ready for a more sophisticated story, please spread the word.
@LetsTalkYA
“I’m delighted to share a few casting updates! Recently we had the pleasure of hosting Medusa, Echidna and Ares on set in Vancouver, and here they are!”
All tour stops for Chalice of the Gods are now sold out, with the exception of Seattle (because Seattle Arts & Letters is running that one a little differently). The book comes out next week, Sept. 26!
Both the US (
@DisneyBooks
) and UK (
@PuffinBooks
) editions of THE SUN AND THE STAR will feature the same cover art from
@khudeejuh
, whose work readers will recognize from the UK edition of DAUGHTER OF THE DEEP!
#SolangeloBook