Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: The Red Pyramid

· The Kane Chronicles Book 1 · Sold by Disney Electronic Content
4.6
684 reviews
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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. From the creator of the hit Percy Jackson series.

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4.6
684 reviews
A Google user
March 27, 2012
Red Dawn took me 5 times longer to read than any of the Percy Jackson books -- because I can easily put it down and read it later. It just isn't riveting. My main problem with this series is the device of the "digital recording" -- two people that alternate in telling the story in "First Person." In the original Percy Jackson series, it is all First Person. Excellent story, but First Person can get old, and it is very hard to try and incorporate other "points of view". In the Heroes of Olympus series, we switch to "Third Person" storytelling, but the focus switches from chapter to chapter. One chapter focuses (in third person) on Jason, one on Piper, etc. It can seem 'bouncy' from time to time, but it works. The third person viewpoint can be easier reading, and though the focus shifts, it's not too hard to keep track of what is going on. In the Kane Chronicles, the story is in "First Person" and switches the main character from chapter to chapter. It gets hard to read. Yes, you do pick up more than one perspective, but I found myself CONSTANTLY looking at the chapter heading to see who is telling the story in the current chapter. Good story, but frustrating to read.
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A Google user
March 28, 2012
I loved this book and so do all my friends and I'm 12 by the way and all you adults out there that are saying bad things about this book is because it was made for kids. I like this book more than Percy Jackson and I love it way more than harry potter.
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Anna Fulton
July 8, 2014
Loved it I read it last year at school and I loved it l read the second and the third and the one when carter meets Percy Jackson and beats sobeks son and find out the cant see each other but carter said if there was a serious problem to say cater and cater will appear because cater wrote the eye of horus but Percy Jackson cant say his name unless there's a problem or he will appear but he cant use it agin
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Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times #1 best-selling series, including Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse myths. He is best known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympian books, which bring Greek mythology to life for contemporary readers. He expanded on that series with two more: the Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, which cleverly combine Greek and Roman gods and heroes with his beloved modern characters. Rick also tackled the ancient Egyptian gods in the magic-filled Kane Chronicles trilogy. Millions of fans across the globe have enjoyed his fast-paced and funny quest adventures as well as his two #1 best-selling myth collections, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons. For more information, go to RickRiordan.com, or follow him on Twitter @camphalfblood.

Robert Venditti is the New York Times best-selling author of The Homeland Directive and The Surrogates, as well as The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone. He also adapted the New York Times best-selling The Lightning Thief, The Graphic Novel; The Sea of Monsters, The Graphic Novel; Titan’s Curse, The Graphic Novel and Blue Bloods: The Graphic Novel. In 2012, he launched the critically acclaimed ongoing comic book series X-O Manowar. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more at RobertVenditti.com.

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