Carter and Sadie embark on a terrifying quest to save their father, discovering their own family history and magical powers in the process. The books follow the story of Carter and Sadie Kane, the kids of a brilliant Egyptologist whose secret plan goes horribly wrong, accidentally unleashing the Gods of Ancient Egypt.
The Kane Chronicles does for Ancient Egypt, what Percy Jackson did for Ancient Greece. Rick Riordan’s books have won awards and sold millions of copies all over the world. Best known for the Percy Jackson series, his books have brought many young readers to mythology with their modern twists and dry humour. With hilarious asides, memorable monsters, and an ever-changing crew of friends and foes, the excitement never lets up in The Serpent’s Shadow, a thoroughly entertaining and satisfying conclusion to the Kane Chronicles trilogy.The Kane Chronicles is a thrilling series for readers 9+, by bestselling American author Rick Riordan. It involves trusting the ghost of a psychotic magician not to betray them, or worse, kill them. There is, possibly, one way to stop Apophis, but it is so difficult that it might cost Carter and Sadie their lives, if it even works at all. What are a couple of teenagers and a handful of young trainees to do?
Zia is too busy babysitting the senile sun god, Ra, to be of much help. Walt, one of Carter and Sadie’s most gifted initiates, is doomed and can already feel his life force ebbing. The gods are disappearing, and those that remain are weak. The Chaos snake Apophis is loose and threatening to destroy the earth in three days’ time. What they didn’t know is how chaotic the world would become. 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.
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