Rick Riordan

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Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world... 'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM . . .' CARTER AND SADIE KANE'S 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 . . . 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. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods . . .

The Graphic Novel

The Red Pyramid

Pia 

They always say "tell the truth," and when you do, they don't believe you. Whať's the point?

Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. "Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It's best we stay separate."

Bast raised an eyebrow. "Why, well summon more gods, of course."

A family arguing in German rushed by and almost ran over me with their suitcases.

 She'd pointed out the stars .to me: Polaris, Orion's Belt, Sirius.

"Cool" I said. "Are you sure I can get it back?" No" Bast said. "Now, come on!"

"Oh, dear" Set laughed. "I suppose Zia gets to say 'I told you so,'"

Sadie nodded. "No Amos. No responsible adult. I don't think Khufu counts." And that's when the gods completed their gift. A voice from the doorway said, "Sounds like you have a job opening"

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