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“Percy Jackson is not Harry Potter”: Rick Riordan Won’t Bend Over, Claimed He Didn’t Copy J.K. Rowling

Summary by FandomWire
Rick Riordan has clarified that he didn’t steal the idea for Percy Jackson from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. Many fans immediately noticed the similarities between the two children’s fantasy franchises, despite one being about witches and wizards, and the other about demigods. In an old blog post, Uncle Rick (as fans fondly call Riordan) addressed the controversy and acknowledged that upon writing the books, he knew this comparison would happen.…
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FandomWire broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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