
After six years of living apart, the siblings have almost nothing in common. But Carter has just what Sadie longs for-time with their father. Sadie has just what Carter wants-school friends and a chance at a "normal" life. But while Carter's been homeschooled, his younger sister, Sadie, has been living with their grandparents in London. His previous Percy Jackson series was adapted by 20th Century Fox into two hugely successful feature films, the first of which grossed an estimated $180 million worldwide and his titles have been translated into over 30 different languages.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. Using two of his former pupils as the basis for Carter and Sadie, the beginnings of the Kane Chronicles were created.īy the time Riordan started to release instalments of the Kane Chronicles in 2010, the writer had already experienced tremendous success. Searching for something different, the idea for the Kane Chronicles was born out of his realisation that the only subject that entranced people more than Ancient Greece was the fascinating Ancient Egyptians.

Written in the first person, the Kane Chronicles takes listeners on an action-packed adventure filled with magic, monsters and mystery.įormer middle school teacher, Rick Riordan, had previously used Greek mythology as the main inspiration behind his works.

Can they channel their lineage of ancient Egyptian magic and defeat the mighty God, or will the House of Life get to them first? Now, with their father missing and the Egyptian magic organisation, the House of Life, hot on their tails, Sadie and Kane must set the world right.


His accident released five powerful Egyptian gods into the world, including the dreadful Set, the God of Evil. Julius Kane didn’t mean to blow up the Rosetta Rock inside the British Museum, but the damage was done. Sadie and Kane’s father, the brilliant Egyptologist Dr.
