The Kane Chronicles

THE KANE CHRONICLES ***

Book Type: YA, Adventure, Fantasy
Summary: The Red Pyramid: 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.
The Throne of Fire: Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister Sadie have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven't given them much time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, which has become a training ground for young magicians.
And now their most threatening enemy yet - the chaos snake Apophis - is rising. If they don't prevent him from breaking free in a few days' time, the world will come to an end. In other words, it's a typical week for the Kane family.
To have any chance of battling the Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra. But that would be a feat more powerful than any magician has ever accomplished.
First they have to search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Oh, and did we mention that no one knows where Ra is exactly? 
The Serpent's Shadow: When young magicians Carter and Sadie Kane learned how to follow the path of the Ancient Egyptian gods, they knew they would have to play an important role in restoring Ma'at - order - to the world. What they didn't know is how chaotic the world would become. The Chaos snake Apophis is loose and threatining to destroy the earth in three days' time. The magicians are divided. The gods are disappearing, and those who remain are weak. Walt, on of Carter and Sadie's most gifted initiates, is doomed and can already feel his life force ebbing. Zia is too busy babysitting the senile sun god, Ra, to be of much help. What are a couple of teenagers and a handful of young trainees to do?
There is possibly one way to stop Apophis, but it is so difficult that it might cost Carter and Saide their lives, if it even works at all. It involves trusting the ghost of a psychopathic magician not to betray them, or worse, kill them. They'd have to be crazy to try it. Well, call them crazy. 
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My Review: I love Rick Riordan's ability to take ancient mythology and make it today. Claim that it's real and still occurring all around us, all the time. It's quite the gift. He makes it fascinating! I LOVE the Percy Jackson Series. It is FANTASTIC. So I figured I would try this series which is NOT about Greek Mythology, but Egyptian Mythology. It is pretty cool! The characters are fun. Although the book is constantly going back and forth between the two siblings points of view. Which I found sound pretty much the same except at the very beginning of each chapter. That's okay, I like Rick Riordan's story telling so I still enjoyed it, even if the voices sounded too similar. The characters were so different that the voices shouldn't have sounded anything alike, but that's okay! :) I still really enjoyed these books. Each story was chuck full of action and exciting events. I loved the cheesy love interests in the stories, I thought they were a good example of young love rather than over dramatic teenage love fests. All in all I enjoyed this series, even if I didn't love it as much as Percy Jackson! Check it out for sure! :)