The Red Pyramid
Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane discover they are descendants of ancient Egyptian pharaohs and must stop the chaos god Set from destroying the world.
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On Christmas Eve at the British Museum, Carter and Sadie Kane watch their Egyptologist father Julius blow apart the Rosetta Stone and vanish into a glowing coffin. The siblings learn they are descendants of two royal magical bloodlines, and the god Set is rising in the American Southwest.
Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles has three main books: The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpent's Shadow, plus three connected short stories that crossover with Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus.
Yes. The Kane Chronicles draws on Egyptian mythology, including Set, Isis, Horus, and the House of Life. Each Riordan series explores a different mythology (Greek, Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu).
The Red Pyramid was written by Rick Riordan, published in 2010 by Disney-Hyperion.
The Red Pyramid is 536 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Red Pyramid takes most readers 8 to 12 hours to finish.
The Red Pyramid is a standalone novel by Rick Riordan, not part of a series.
The Red Pyramid is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
