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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rick Riordan
SeriesThe Kane Chronicles
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:544
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780141325507
ClassificationsDewey:813.6
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Puffin
Publication Date 5 May 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world... Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world... '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 must run for their lives. To save their dad, they 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 . . .

Author Biography

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.