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The Red Pyramid (2010)

by Rick Riordan

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Series: The Kane Chronicles (1)

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After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which 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.… (more)
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read this series back in middle school so I don't really remember much of the plot if I'm going to be honest BUT i do remember enjoying them and loving the sibling relationship between Carter and Sadie. This will be a re-read eventually, as I never got around to reading the 3rd book. ( )
  Adlanji | Aug 27, 2023 |
4.5/5

To someone who's relatively new to Egyptian mythology, the graphic novels are a brilliant way to begin and I loved the book one of kane chronicles.

I got to learn a lot about the Egyptian gods and their possible origin stories while I stared in awe at the beautiful illustrations bt Orpheus Collar.

Rick Riordan has a brilliant way of presenting his stories and the characters were lovely. I can't wait to get to book 2. ( )
  AnrMarri | Aug 1, 2023 |
Fast paced and fun. The Egyptian gods work differently than the Greek/Roman gods so it feels fresh. I'm excited to continue this series! ( )
  LynnMPK | Jul 1, 2023 |
Loved it! ( )
  Kiaya40 | Jun 19, 2023 |
I was very up and down about this one.

The beginning ties into the end so much better, for why the preamble addresses the reader (within the reader/world). Though I am not holding out a huge hope on this as chapter one of Percy did that and never came back to it after book one.

I do like the tape recording aspect, with comments between the siblings. But I found myself having to correct myself over his strong holds too many times. I feel he has discovered only one or two ways of doing certain things, which he used sensibly in Percy Jackson, but I was disappointed to see him lying on in this one.

That aside I really loved getting to have a children's novel book walk around in the Egyptian Gods. And I'm quite interested and impressed in the fact he decided to keep both series in the same world.

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  wanderlustlover | Dec 27, 2022 |
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Riordan, Rickprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Free, Kevin R.Narratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hill, JoannCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Kellgren, KatherineNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rekiaro, IlkkaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rocco, JohnCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Van de Ven, Sandrasecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wuthrich, MaryDirectorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which 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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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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