It all started the night their dad blew up the British Museum.
It was one of their two designated nights of their year that Carter Kane and his father were allowed to visit his sister, Sadie, in England. When they pulled up to where she lived with her grandparents, Carter's dad told him he would meet him inside. Curious as ever, Sadie refused to sit inside and along with her brother, the two of them found a way to overhear their father's conversation with a strange man. Whatever they were saying made no sense to the siblings and when Sadie jumped out to ask what they were discussing, their father refused to answer and hurried them into a cab. When Carter looked back, the man had vanished.
When they arrive at the British Museum, Sadie is less than thrilled. It's one of her only nights with them and they're looking at Egyptian artifacts? Isn't that what Carter and her father spend the rest of their time doing? Traveling the world and studying everything Egypt? The three head towards the museum where the curator meets them and leads the group towards the otherwise closed exhibit featuring the Rosetta Stone. Their father keeps muttering that it's his turn to put things right and asks the children to lock the curator in his office and stay out of the room. Once the curator is securely in his office, Sadie refuses to sit still. She wants to know why they're meant to stay out of the room. They move back towards the room and notice there is a blueish glow surrounding the room. As they look in, they see their father with strange objects as he mutters something over the Rosetta Stone. The stone lights up and the room explodes. The gods of ancient Egypt are released and Set imprisons Sadie and Carter's father in a golden sarcophagus.
From there, the two discover that they are not only magicians of the ancient House of Life, but they are also the two most powerful godlings to be born in centuries. With the blood of the pharaohs, they are the only two who can go toe to toe with Set before he unleashes chaos on the world during the Demon Days. If they succeed, they can work to return the House of Life to the old ways. If they fail, the world falls to ruble and ruin.
I was slightly apprehensive when it came to this book. Don't get me wrong, I'm a pretty huge Riordan fan, but the idea of Egyptian mythology didn't really do it for me. However, it was such a great read. It's dual narrators and it was funny while also really compelling. Riordan has an extraordinary way with words which is what makes him such a fantastic talent. The characters were fantastic and once you reach a certain point, it's really difficult to put it down. While I'm more inclined to recommend Percy Jackson or the Heroes of Olympus series (whatever, I love Percy Jackson), I would definitely recommend this series as well.
It was one of their two designated nights of their year that Carter Kane and his father were allowed to visit his sister, Sadie, in England. When they pulled up to where she lived with her grandparents, Carter's dad told him he would meet him inside. Curious as ever, Sadie refused to sit inside and along with her brother, the two of them found a way to overhear their father's conversation with a strange man. Whatever they were saying made no sense to the siblings and when Sadie jumped out to ask what they were discussing, their father refused to answer and hurried them into a cab. When Carter looked back, the man had vanished.
When they arrive at the British Museum, Sadie is less than thrilled. It's one of her only nights with them and they're looking at Egyptian artifacts? Isn't that what Carter and her father spend the rest of their time doing? Traveling the world and studying everything Egypt? The three head towards the museum where the curator meets them and leads the group towards the otherwise closed exhibit featuring the Rosetta Stone. Their father keeps muttering that it's his turn to put things right and asks the children to lock the curator in his office and stay out of the room. Once the curator is securely in his office, Sadie refuses to sit still. She wants to know why they're meant to stay out of the room. They move back towards the room and notice there is a blueish glow surrounding the room. As they look in, they see their father with strange objects as he mutters something over the Rosetta Stone. The stone lights up and the room explodes. The gods of ancient Egypt are released and Set imprisons Sadie and Carter's father in a golden sarcophagus.
From there, the two discover that they are not only magicians of the ancient House of Life, but they are also the two most powerful godlings to be born in centuries. With the blood of the pharaohs, they are the only two who can go toe to toe with Set before he unleashes chaos on the world during the Demon Days. If they succeed, they can work to return the House of Life to the old ways. If they fail, the world falls to ruble and ruin.
I was slightly apprehensive when it came to this book. Don't get me wrong, I'm a pretty huge Riordan fan, but the idea of Egyptian mythology didn't really do it for me. However, it was such a great read. It's dual narrators and it was funny while also really compelling. Riordan has an extraordinary way with words which is what makes him such a fantastic talent. The characters were fantastic and once you reach a certain point, it's really difficult to put it down. While I'm more inclined to recommend Percy Jackson or the Heroes of Olympus series (whatever, I love Percy Jackson), I would definitely recommend this series as well.
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