Chornicles Of Kane Book 1

Riordan takes the elements that made the "Percy Jackson" books (Hyperion)
so popular and ratchets them up a notch. Carter, 14, and Sadie, 12, have
grown up apart. He has traveled all over the world with his Egyptologist
father, Dr. Julius Kane, while Sadie has lived in London with her
grandparents. Their mother passed away under mysterious circumstances,
so when their father arrives in London and wants to take them both on
a private tour of the British Museum, all is not necessarily what it
seems. The evening ends with the apparent destruction of the Rosetta
Stone, the disappearance of Dr. Kane, and the kidnapping of Carter and
Sadie. More insidiously, it leads to the release of five Egyptian gods,
including Set, who is their mortal enemy. Carter and Sadie discover
the secrets of their family heritage and their ability to work magic as
they realize that their task will be to save humanity from Set, who is
building a destructive red pyramid inside Camelback Mountain in Phoenix.
The text is presented as the transcript of an audio recording done by
both children. Riordan creates two distinct and realistic voices for the
siblings. He has a winning formula, but this book goes beyond the
formulaic to present a truly original take on Egyptian mythology.
His trademark humor is here in abundance, and there are numerous passages
that will cause readers to double over with laughter. The humor never
takes away from the story or from the overall tone. A must-have book, and
in multiple copies.

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