A person's shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
For Carter and Sadie Kane, life hasn't been easy over the last year and a half. They discovered that they were magicians from the House of Life in Egypt, their dad was hosting Osiris down in the underworld and Sadie's cat was actually the cat goddess sent to protect her. All totally normal. They managed to stop Apophis from rising, but saving Ra wasn't an easy feat. Now they're stuck with a mind warped sun god and very little time before the world is plunged into darkness.
For all their efforts, Apophis is still trying to rise. Chaos is threatening to overcome the earth and wipe out every soul along the way. In order to restore Ma'at (order) to the world, it is up to the Kanes and the initiates of Brooklyn House to keep the rebels at bay and crush Chaos before it breaks free. They know that Apophis is destroying every scroll of a specific spell, but they always just miss it. If they could figure out what was written on the scrolls, they might stand a chance in beating Chaos. They could ask the gods, but they seem to be disappearing the closer the time of chaos is. It isn't until Sadie realizes they're looking for his shadow that they devise a plan.
Again, it's extremely difficult for me to go any further simply because this is the final book in a series and that's just not fair. I will say that I did this book in essentially a single sitting. Its predecessor really left you clamoring for more and it definitely lived up to your expectations. It was just as funny, heartbreaking and war torn as the first two were. There were casualties everywhere, but there was a great deal of redemption as well. What's fantastic about Riordan is that he writes adolescents in such a strong way that doesn't make it feel like kids are just out there frolicking in fields or something. He writes them so powerfully and I think that that's important to understand. Kids can be capable of anything.
I am definitely sad to see this series end. I thought it was really well written and it definitely kept you interested while simultaneously teaching you all about Egyptian mythology. That's another great aspect of his work: you're learning without even realizing it. However, if ending this means more Percy Jackson books, I'll take it!
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