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This is the first book in a series based on Egyptian mythology by Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.Summary Of The BookThe Kane Chronicles is a series of novels based on Egyptian mythology. Its two main protagonists are siblings Carter and Sadie Kane. They are the children of a famous Egyptologist, Julius Kane. After their mothers death, they are separated, as Carter lives with his father and travels all over the world with him while Sadie lives with their grandparents in England.On Christmas Eve, Dr. Kane and Carter visit Sadie. They see their father talking to a strange man, but before they can find out who he is, he leaves. While they are in the British Museum, Dr. Kane accidentally releases the Egyptian god Set and his allies. Kane disappears and the children are taken in for questioning by the police.The strange man who they saw their father talking to earlier turns up and takes them to their family mansion in Brooklyn. He is their uncle, Amos Kane. Soon, they discover that they are the descendants of the Pharaohs Narmer and Ramses. They realize that they have to battle the evil Set and his hordes to get their father back.This quest takes them on a perilous journey from New York to Egypt and from Phoenix to Washington D.C. On the way, they encounter more Egyptian gods and other magical creatures and learn more secrets about their family.About Rick RiordanRick Riordan is an American author who is best known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He has also written a series of mysteries for adults, the Tres Navarre series.Some of the books written by Rick Riordan are Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters, Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth, Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, Kane Chronicles: The Serpents Shadow, and Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune.Riordan was born in 1964 in San Antonio, Texas. He double majored in Social Studies and English at the University of Texas. He also taught these subjects for eight years at the Presidio Hill School in San Francisco. He won the inaugural St. Marys Hall Master Teacher Award in 2002. Riordan has written many bestselling series of books. His Tres Navarre series for adults is a fast paced mystery series that follows the exploits of a private investigator from Texas. He has also collaborated in the creation of the 39 Clues adventure series published by Scholastic Press. Riordan has two sons, Patrick and Haley, and lives with his wife and children in San Antonio.
