The Red Pyramid
Carter and Sadie Kane's dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion at the British Museum shatters the ancient Rosetta Stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos. Set has imprisoned Dr Kane in a golden coffin, and Carter and Sadie are forced to run for their lives. To save their father, the siblings must embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo and Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years.
The Pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their Gods...
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2010); Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Favorite Book & Young Adult Fantasy (2010)
About the Kane Chronicles Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Red Pyramid(2010)
- 2.The Throne of Fire(2011)
- 3.The Serpent's Shadow(2012)
- +The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide(2012)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has travelled 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. This quest will bring 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.