The throne of fire

It seems silly at this point to have to say that [a:Rick Riordan 15872 Rick Riordan http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1204641046p2/15872.jpg]'s written another rip-roarin' YA adventure. What else is he going to do? (well, sure, he could return to dynamite Adult mysteries, but that's another ball game)Following the near-cataclysmic events of [b:The Red Pyramid 7090447 The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1) Rick Riordan http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1263608940s/7090447.jpg 7346572], Sadie and Carter Kane have begun training a young batch of magicians to help them in their struggles against the forces of Chaos. While these trainees play an important role, with really only one exception most of their action is off-screen (it seems certain that won't be the case in the third volume). We do get to spend a lot of time with gods and goddesses–rapidly and widely increasing my knowledge of Egyptian mythology. Even when these deities are working against our heroes, they're a lot of fun. Probably better drawn (as a whole) than the Greek & Roman deities that fill his other series' landscapes.Good action, decent humor, well paced. Can't ask for more.