Kane Chronicles #01: The Red Pyramid
Publisher,Puffin
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
Weight, 480 g
No. of Pages, 544
Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...
'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .'
CARTER AND SADIE KANE'S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . .
Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years.
The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods...
Such a good book from Rick Riordan. They are so enchanting and the humor is so good. It is loaded with humor and adventure, as well as unexpected twists and turns and a few of emotional situations.
The world building wasn't super solid - I think that was my main and only issue, but the rest was so great. It's hard to compete with PJO and HOO, but this is still such a great book from Riordan. I also appreciate that though it's still about mythical gods, it's not an exact copy of what PJO is. It's super different and stands on its own as a really unique and interesting story.
I love Carter and Sadie and I'm really excited to read the rest of the trilogy! GONNA BE FUN!
This is an excellent book. It's action-packed and, in some ways, historical. This is something I'd recommend to people of all ages.
Rick Riordan is truly amazing. For those who like ancient Greek fantasy I totally recommend this