The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1) - Hardcover

Riordan, Rick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0141384948 ISBN 13: 9780141384948

Publisher: Puffin, 2010

Synopsis

Carter and Sadie have nothing in common but their parents: their father Dr. Julius Kane, a brilliant Egyptologist, and their mother, a famed archaeologist who died under mysterious circumstances when they were young. The siblings barely know each other, but one night, their father brings them together at the British Museum, promising a 'research experiment' that will set things right for their family. His plans go horribly wrong. An explosion unleashes an ancient evil - the Egyptian god Set who banishes Dr. Kane to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Now orphaned, Carter and Sadie must embark on a dangerous quest - from Cairo to Paris to the American Southwest, to save their father and stop Set from destroying everything they care about...

About this title

About the Author

Rick Riordan, dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number-one bestselling book series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase, based on Norse mythology. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, won the Red House Children's Book Award and is now a blockbuster film franchise starring Logan Lerman.

To learn more about Rick and his books, you can visit him at www.rickriordan.co.uk or follow him on Twitter @camphalfblood.

From the Back Cover

ONE CURSE. TWO HEROES. AND AN EVIL THAT WON'T STAY BURIED . . .

'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .'

CARTER AND SADIE KANE'S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . .

Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie are forced to run for their lives. To save their dad, they must embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to 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 . . .

From the Inside Flap

Half Boy
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All Hero

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Series jackets

'Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical' - Times

'A fantastic blend of myth and modern' - Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl

'Sure to become a classic' - Sunday Express

'It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up' Sunday Times

'Vastly entertaining' Independent

'Riordan delivers puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline' Sunday Telegraph

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141384948
• ISBN 13: 9780141384948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528