The throne of fire
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Average rating3.9
Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven't given them time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, a training ground for young magicians. And now their most threatening enemy yet—the Chaos snake, Apophis—is rising. If they don't prevent him from breaking free in a few days' time, the world will end. In other words, it's a typical week for the Kane family.
To have any chance of battling the forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god, Ra. But that would be a feat more difficult than any magician has ever accomplished. First, they have to search the world for the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Oh—and did I mention that no one knows where Ra "is," exactly?
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This is almost a must read if you've read the first book in the Kane Chronicles series. The story continues, as the narrators have still not saved the world.
The drama in the second book is consistent with the first, and the reader gets exposure to more Egyptian mythology.
It seems silly at this point to have to say that [a:Rick Riordan 15872 Rick Riordan http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1204641046p2/15872.jpg]'s written another rip-roarin' YA adventure. What else is he going to do? (well, sure, he could return to dynamite Adult mysteries, but that's another ball game)Following the near-cataclysmic events of [b:The Red Pyramid 7090447 The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles, #1) Rick Riordan http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1263608940s/7090447.jpg 7346572], Sadie and Carter Kane have begun training a young batch of magicians to help them in their struggles against the forces of Chaos. While these trainees play an important role, with really only one exception most of their action is off-screen (it seems certain that won't be the case in the third volume). We do get to spend a lot of time with gods and goddesses–rapidly and widely increasing my knowledge of Egyptian mythology. Even when these deities are working against our heroes, they're a lot of fun. Probably better drawn (as a whole) than the Greek & Roman deities that fill his other series' landscapes.Good action, decent humor, well paced. Can't ask for more.
