Rick Riordan's new book quietly builds buzz
鈥�Harry Potter鈥� author J.K. Rowling鈥檚 new book for adults, 鈥淭he Casual Vacancy,鈥� may be making the headlines, but another book is slowly racking up boffo sales as well.
The new children鈥檚 book by Rick Riordan, 鈥淭he Mark of Athena,鈥� recently took the place of 鈥淭he Casual Vacancy鈥� as number one on the bestseller list, and the book has already spent 148 days on the Amazon top 100 list before even being published. 鈥淭he Mark of Athena鈥� comes out today.
The new book is the third book in the "Heroes of Olympus" series, which is itself a sequel to the "Percy Jackson & The Olympians" series. The "Percy" series was adapted into a film, titled 鈥淧ercy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief,鈥� in 2010.
鈥淚 grew up reading Rowling,鈥� a user named Keira Jaimee Clark wrote online. 鈥淎nd while I plan to pick up Casual Vacancy at some point before the new year, MoA is much further up my priority list - I'm picking up a copy tomorrow!鈥�
