The Red Pyramid
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Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a “research experiment” at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe—a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
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3 primary books5 released booksThe Kane Chronicles
The Kane Chronicles is a 5-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Rick Riordan and Рик Риърдън.
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This book really good, the view point is different than other book that I read, it's unique.
I will wait for this book sequel, and I hope it will become movie
The narrators maybe can't be trusted (or can they?), and it is fun to switch back between Carter and Sadie Kane as they tell us about their adventures. I listened to the story on audible, so I can't speak to the pacing as a reader. The story goes by fairly quickly, as the young narrators tell us about their quest. The tale is imaginative, and you can almost feel the joy and terror, and gushy teenager-ness just pouring out of the narrators.
Readers of the Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus sets will be interested to meet a new set of gods and a new mythology - this time out of Egypt.
I'd recommend this one to middle grade readers, but I would probably offer up the Percy Jackson series first for reluctant readers. Switching perspectives continuously may be hard for some. In addition to a fun story, this book (and Kane series) is a useful reinforcement for kid's Egyptian mythology and ancient history studies.
4.5 stars, excellent reading with my daughter
This year we are studying Ancient Egypt and my daughter has taken off in reading (six-year-old second grader enthusiastic about super heroes) and we have been partner reading this first story in the Kane Chronicles, the Egyptian godlings series from Rick Riordan of Percy Jackson fame.
We bought this book in both physical and Kindle eBook format and already bought a Kindle copy of the Throne of Fire to continue the series.
Mostly we read at bedtime, while others were sleeping, but it also crept into other times like waiting in the car of random book school snuggles during the day.
Knowing we have enjoyed the storyline of Percy Jackson so far from film I felt we would enjoy the story of Carter and Sadie Kane and I am well pleased. I love watching the recognition come alive in my girl's eyes when she notes mention on Anubis or sees the eye of Horus decorating the pages of another school book. The action and adventure of The Red Pyramid has been perfectly appropriate to spark interest and flame curiosity for continuing our study of this ancient civilization and their beliefs and traditions. I hope we enjoy the next book in the series just as much.
Purchased book, honest opinion.
