The Red Pyramid

The Kane Chronicles Book: 1 The Kane Chronicles

by Rick Riordan

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2010 by Disney-Hyperion.

ISBN:: 978-1-4231-1338-6
OCLC Number:: 488861751

(27 reviews)

This book is about two young kids, Carter and Sadie Kane and their adventures to learn about their mysterious and magical powers.

Since his mother's death six years ago, Carter Kane has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the globe with his father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. But while Carter's been homeschooled, his younger sister, Sadie, has been living with their grandparents in London. Sadie has just what Carter wants—school friends and a chance at a "normal" life. But Carter has just what Sadie longs for—time with their father. After six years of living apart, the siblings have almost nothing in common. Until now.

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Shychipmunk reviewed The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (The Kane Chronicles)

Review of 'The Red Pyramid' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

This was an action-packed story. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time trying to anticipate all the twists and turns. And once again, the way Rick Riordan integrates ancient gods/lore into the modern world is masterful.

Gossamerchild reviewed The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (The Kane Chronicles)

Review of 'The Red Pyramid' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

More like a 3.5, simply because I didn't feel as much of a connection to the characters as I did in Percy Jackson. Carter and Sadie are siblings stuck on different continents due to (or so they think) a bad custody battle between their father and maternal grandparents. After their father mysteriously blows up the Rosetta Stone and is seemingly buried in a magical tomb, the two must learn to work together and harness their new-found powers in order to save their world from total chaos. In this series, we're introduced to the Egyptian gods and goddesses, which is pretty fascinating. He also divides the narrative voice between Sadie and Carter, each getting a chance to tell the story from his/her perspective.

astroMD reviewed The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (The Kane Chronicles)

Review of 'The Red Pyramid' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I enjoyed the first installment in the series. Although a little too similar to the Percy Jackson series, in both content and form, I enjoyed reading the story from two perspectives. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series, but I do hope that Riordan mixes things up a bit and gets out of the habit of revealing plot elements in dreams and journeys into the Duat.