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January 25, 2018

Riordan Covers the Globe

by Read Riordan Staff
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Read Riordan HQ may be in the U.S., but Rick and his stories are a global phenomenon. And it’s clear that every country has its own very cool take on the book covers and titles. Check out a few examples, courtesy of fans on Instagram.

1. Het Verdoemde Zwaard

Look at this dreamy Dutch cover for The Sword of Summer, or Het Verdoemde Zwaard. The literal translation from Dutch to English is The Damned Sword. Intense, right? In any case, we’re super jealous of how cool the word “sword” is in Dutch. Can we all start saying “zwaard” now?

Image credit: @areadersrambles on Instagram

2. Die Letzte Göttin

We love this moody cover of Die Letzte Göttin, which translates to The Last Goddess. If you guessed this is the German edition of The Last Olympian, you win the gold.

Image credit: @_mywonderfulbooks_ on Instagram

3. Zlodej Blesku

Seeing a title like Zlodej Blesku (aka The Lightning Thief) makes us wish Czech were offered in our high schools. We like the subtitle of this one too, as “Chlapec – Poloboh – Hrdina” translates to “Boy – Demigod – Hero.”

Image Credit: @astri.di.angelo on Instagram

4. O Último Olimpiano

Popcorn is the perfect snack for this page-turner, which is the Brazilian edition of The Last Olympian.

Image Credit: @beeabook on Instagram

5. Der Verschwundene Halbgott

We can’t resist going back to a German edition for this one, mainly for the amazing Delphi photobomb happening. But we also love how The Lost Hero translates to The Vanished Demigod in this version. Also, Festus is looking very Steampunk here.

Image Credit: @captain.velour on Instagram

We thought we’d end with a special Instagram post from the man himself. Here’s Rick Riordan showing off his copy of Greek Heroes in Italian. Thanks Uncle Rick!

Greek Heroes now available in Italy. Nice cover!

A post shared by Rick Riordan (@rickriordan) on Mar 1, 2016 at 8:01am PST


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