Quotes from bookThe Red Pyramid
The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in The Kane Chronicles series. The novel was first published in the United States on May 4, 2010, by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions, and has been translated into 19 languages from its original English.The book follows the Kane siblings, Carter and Sadie, as they discover they are descended from both the pharaohs and magicians of ancient Egypt. As a result, they are able to both host gods and wield magic. The duo unknowingly hosts the Egyptian gods Horus and Isis, while their father is taken as a host by Osiris who is captured by Set. They are thrown into an adventure to rescue their father, while simultaneously trying to save the world from destruction. The novel is written as though it is a transcription of an audio recording by siblings Carter and Sadie Kane, alternately narrated in first-person by the siblings.
“Me? I slept like the dead, which I hoped wasn’t a sign of things to come.”
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“Ever hold your hand over a torch (sorry, a flashlight for you Americans).”
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“I frowned. “You mean Set’s got, like, other evil gods on speed dial?”
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“Being turned into a lizard can really mess up your day.”
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“Apparently, word of the chicken man incident hadn’t spread quite yet.”
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“Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.”
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