The Throne of Fire
Ratings161
Average rating3.9
This was a great book, it was very hard on me though because of interruptions such as work, eating and sleeping, but I was finally able to get back to reading. I love this series.
Doesn't have the same excitement as the first book. Some fun new characters introduced and a page-turning tension in the last third of the book because it's not clear how it'll end.
Age range: 9-15
Not recommended for older readers, won't hold attention.
Twice now I have tried to read this one. I like Riordan's other books. But I don't like this one. I read the first book in the series. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. So I thought I would try this again since it is at the library and I don't have to pay for it. But I just don't really like it. The interplay between the brother and sister (they alternate chapters) and the darker, more occult-ish magic just puts me off. I am giving up again.
Save the world and survive!? Nothing to it! Join the Kane siblings as they work through another harrowing adventure and save the world from being engulfed in Chaos.
Apophis is close to escaping the prison that he was cast into thousands of years ago, and the Kane's have to find the three parts of the Scroll of Ra to prevent it from happening. Only thing is, they have to find Ra as well and awaken him from the sleep that he was put into by Isis in favor of her son Horus. But they know they have one chance, and they cannot fail or the entire world is finished.
Sadie and Carter have some differences of opinions at times, and both are just as determined to get their way. Sadie wants a day off, (right in the middle of the world falling apart), so she takes off for her birthday, and ends up in trouble instead. But when Carter decides to follow a clue to find Zia, it could not have come at the worst time. The window for what they have to do closing fast, but he runs off to find her,and get a couple of surprises in the process.
As Sadie and Carter reunite to find Ra, they know they are almost out of time, but they have to do everything within their power to keep the world from falling apart, and keeping Menshikov from unleashing a power worse than what they have faced before...
This book was GREAT! I loved reading through it and was captivated from page one! I cannot wait to dive into the next books to find out what happens next! Next couple of years, I will start reading these aloud to my boys, I think they are perfect adventures with a little history thrown in.
The Throne of Fire is the second in the Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan. Like the first, it continues the story of Carter and Sadie Kane and their ties to Egyptian mythology. Like the predecessor, it alternates between points of view, two chapters to each character at a time, told in first person.
The story continues where the first left off, with the looming threat of Apophis rising and plunging the world into chaos. This was, of course, the larger evil revealed in the first. However, wherease the first book felt that it had a decent, if unresolved ending, this one suffers from “middle movie syndrome”, or rather middle book. The set up has already been done, and the story just doesn't end in what was, for me, a satisfactory conclusion. There was a bit too much set up and not enough tie up.
Overall, I still quite enjoyed it, and recommend the series to fans of Riordan's previous books. It just isn't my favorite of his.
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.
This is almost a must read if you've read the first book in the Kane Chronicles series. The story continues, as the narrators have still not saved the world.
The drama in the second book is consistent with the first, and the reader gets exposure to more Egyptian mythology.
Warning: I'm quite tired so sorry if this review does not make a lot of sense
I wasn't extremely excited about this trilogy after I read the first one but I figured I might as well finish it now that I had the time.
I enjoyed this one A LOT more than the first book in the series. The premise of all these adventure books can become quite tedious, though (there is always bunch of kids trying to save the world in an incredibly tight schedule with a bit of romance here and there) As always, Rick's writing style pulled me in and made me want to read the book in one sitting. He has a great sense of humour and great timing for it.
I came to terms with the fact that it's not as good as the Percy series when reading this one and I guess that helped the experience. I was a bit less annoyed by Sadie this time around but I may have grown accustomed to her personality.
All in all, a very good sequel that made me look forward to the final episode in the trilogy.
3,5 ⭐
A diferencia del primero, con este se me hizo más difícil el conectar con la historia y los personajes, no lograba engancharme y me demoraba mucho en avanzar... Aún así me gustó. Sin dudas que la escritura de Rick es muy buena y tiene ese poder que hace que continues y no abandones la lectura..
Espero que el tercer y último libro me gustan tanto o más que el primero!
Rick Riordan has quickly become one of my favorite authors. I believe I like the Kane Chronicles more than I like his Heroes of Olympus/Percy Jackson books.
I wish this series was as good as Percy Jackson, but it's just not. The main thing that bothers me is the regular switching of narrators, particularly because I really still do not like Sadie. I also found the whole thing a bit anticlimactic because the reader is constantly reminded that the kids are making a recording in the hopes that someone will find it, that all the events are true, “stop interrupting me, Carter,” etc. etc. Since you know they're going to pull through in the end, it's pretty pointless to expend the energy to worry about them. Along those same lines, I don't think Riordan kills off enough characters in this series. I don't want people to die just for the sake of the story, but I think, realistically, more characters would meet their demise in the dangerous world they live in.
Solid second book in the series.
Things have continued apace for Carter and Sadie and it was nice to see a few more faces to flesh out their Nome. I like how responsible Carter is, a trait that is somewhat unusual for teen boys in stories. I can seem him growing into a stable man, which is a nice thought. Sadie is brave, though she is a little too...too something for me. Firey, I think, but she's a good character that livens up the story at times.
I still love the sibling bond between Carter and Sadie and it's wonderful to see it getting even stronger here. I like the racial diversity and how Riordan took a major step away from the predominately white world of the first Percy Jackson series. I also like how his writing has improved. It's wonderful to see.
Definitely well on my way to preferring the Kane Chronicles over Percy Jackson.