Riordan’s new series just as addicting as predecessor

Rebecca Neumann Entertainment Editor For those who have missed Rick Riordan’s mythological world of Percy Jackson and Olympians since the series’ conclusion, your patience has paid off. Riordan recently released the first book of his new mythology-driven series The Heroes of Olympus, which picks up right where the Percy Jackson series left off. The book, titled The Lost Heroes, introduces new characters into the familiar world while also revisiting the old ones. While many spin-off series tend to avoid characters from the original, Riordan has no qualms about his new characters interacting with his older characters. The new series focuses on the lives of three new demigods: Piper, Leo and Jason. Much like the original…

‘Percy Jackson’ cast to come to Stonebriar Centre

By Loren Hughes Staff Writer The highly anticipated movie titled Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief, due to release on Feb. 12, is filled with a young and fresh cast sure to entertain teenagers everywhere. On Sunday Jan. 17 at 3 p.m., this cast will be at Stonebriar Centre in Frisco. The Hot Topic store at Stonebriar is sponsoring the event, and in order to meet the cast members, you must be a HT+1 member, which is Hot Topic’s exclusive club. It costs no money and barely any time in order to be a member, as all you must do is go to a nearby Hot Topic and ask them if you can fill…