The app is available now for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. Demigods of Olympus is also an online e-book library of all of Riordan’s mythology works, as well as exclusive new interactive stories. Starting today, “My Demon Satyr Tea Party” will delight fans and help them determine their own demigod skills, so they too can embark on a brand-new journey. It was a banner year, indeed!Īnd 2015 is starting off with a bang as fans have another chance to access even more great content in an all-new story written specifically for the Demigods of Olympus app. We had fantastic events with the New York Public Library tying in with 25 metropolitan branches throughout the New York area and a wonderful event with Apple at its Soho New York store, where Rick was interviewed by Maria Russo, the children’s book editor of the New York Times Book Review. Combining four short stories, 'The Two-Headed Guidance Counselor,' 'The Library of Deadly Weapons,' 'My Demon Satyr Tea Party, and 'My Personal Zombie Apocalypse,' your choices will have consequences in this demigod adventure. He closed the streets down in Boston, had fans camping out overnight in Santa Barbara and, in some markets, people even tried to hide back stage for a chance encounter with him. You are the demigod, and your quest begins Use your skills in this interactive and customizable e-book. And Rick did more events than ever before with sold-out shows and standing-room-only audiences with upwards of 3,000 people eager to hear him talk about the end of the Heroes of Olympus series. The book also topped Nielsen’s BookScan, Publishers Weekly and the New York Timeschildren’s series best-seller lists. 1 on the USA TODAY best-seller list across all formats. But the watershed moment for fans was the publication of The Blood of Olympus, which came out in October and was one of the most eagerly awaited books of the year. 1 spot again just before the end of the year. The book was a perennial favorite for holiday gift giving and jumped back to the No. Olympus” event broadcast from the Empire State Building. The August publication of Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods saw the book hit the top of the New York Times middle-grade best-sellers list right out of the gate and was promoted with a once-in-a-lifetime “live from Mt. The Lightning Thief, made into a very successful off-Broadway show for kids, was named by TIME magazine as one of the best 100 young adult books of all time. Middle-grade author Rick Riordan had a fantastic year in 2014. As the world’s largest publisher of books and apps for children, Disney Publishing Worldwide has a roster of literary talent that has delighted kids and teens with their stories and characters. My name is Clayton Sato, but there’s still a lot I don’t know about myself. Basically this is a digital library for your Riordan titles. Here’s my demigod profile after playing (er, reading) the first story. SO excited about the new app from Disney Publishing: Demigods of Olympus It’s free to download for iOS and Android. You can find the Apple version for iOS here. Stay tuned for more installments, and we’re hoping to add more demigod content as the app takes off. 'A Landscape of Myths' sets the stories within the context of the mountains, caves, seas, and rivers of Greece, Crete, Troy, and the Underworld. 'Family sagas' explores the dramas and catastrophes that befall heroes and heroines. The second one is up now for $2.99, The Library of Deadly Weapons. 'Heroic exploits' concentrates on the adventures of Perseus, Jason, Herakles, and other heroes. Your demigod profile will depend on which choices you make in each story. If you choose to follow the adventure, you can buy more installments of the story and pay as you go, gradually revealing your godly parentage and your destiny. Who is your godly parent? What is your fatal flaw? We don’t know until you make your choices! In the first free story, My Two-Headed Guidance Counselor, written by yours truly, you become the demigod, and the choices you make will affect your destiny. You can purchase e-books to add to your collection or other cool titles from Disney, but you can also access new, original content where you are the hero. SO excited about the new app from Disney Publishing: Demigods of Olympus! It’s free to download for iOS and Android.
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