The Kane Chronicles The Red Pyramid

<p><i>The Red Pyramid: </i> the first book in Rick Riordan's <i>The Kane Chronicles</i>. <p><b>Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...</b> <p><b>'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .'</b> <p><b>CARTER AND SADIE KANE'S</b> dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos . . . <p>Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. <p><b>The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And neither, unfortunately, are their gods . . .</b> <p>Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide <p>Praise for the Percy Jackson series: <p>'Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner' <i>-</i> Amanda Craig<i>, The Times</i> <p>'Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline' <i>- Telegraph</i> <p>'Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats' <i>- New York Times</i> <p>Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. <i>Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief </i>was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. <p>The Percy Jackson series: <p><i>The Lightning Thief; The Sea of Monsters; The Battle of the Labyrinth; The Titan's Curse; The Last Olympian </i> <p>Heroes of Olympus: <p><i>The Lost Hero; The Son of Neptune; The Mark of Athena</i> <p>The Kane Chronicles: <p><i>The Red Pyramid; The Throne of Fire; The Serpent's Shadow</i></p>