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.Since his mother's death six years ago, Carter Kane has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the globe with his father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. 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. Narrated in two different wisecracking voices, featuring a large cast of new and unforgettable characters, and with adventures spanning the globe, this second installment in the Kane Chronicles is nothing short of a thrill ride. Oh, and did we mention that no one knows where Ra is exactly? But that would be a feat more powerful than any magician has ever accomplished.įirst they have to search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. To have any chance of battling the Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra. In other words, it’s a typical week for the Kane family. If they don’t prevent him from breaking free in a few days’ time, the world will come to an end. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven’t given them much time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, which has become a training ground for young magicians.Īnd now their most threatening enemy yet – the chaos snake Apophis – is rising.

Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister Sadie have been in trouble.

The red pyramid by rick riordan