The Throne of Fire
By: Rick Riordan
The book I chose is called The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan. Is is the second book in the Kane Chronicles series. The first book is called The Red Pyramid. The Throne of Fire is about two kids named Carter and Sadie. They are both Egyptian magicians, and this book is all about their adventures fighting monsters and the Egyptian gods. The book is written so every chapter is from a different point of view, switching from Carter to Sadie and back to Carter again. This book is all about Carter and Sadie trying to wake Ra the sun god to try and stop Apophis the god of chaos from destroying the world.
This book can be really funny. There are many funny quotes in this book but I think my favorite one is when Carter is talking. He says, "So when she told us the dwarf king was driving us to Russia, I was like, 'Whatever.' And got into the car." When he says "she" he means Sadie. I thought that was really funny when I first read it. That shows a little bit of Carter's personality. He is very smart and level-headed. He also knows how to stay calm in scary situations. Sadie on the other hand is nothing like that. Sadie is very stubborn and doesn't like to be told what to do. She has a little bit of a temper and is almost the opposite of Carter. But she too is very smart... Just not as smart.
The Throne of Fire is a very good book. It is funny and exciting and great. If you like this kind of Egyptian mythology stuff then you will love this book. I almost didn't even know what mythology was and I found this book. It is amazing and I think you all should give it a try.
I'm not sure why this series hasn't been as popular as Rick Riordan's other books. I think it's very interesting when an author tells a story using different points of view.
ReplyDeleteI quite loved this book, and I learned a whole lot about Egyptian mythology. I think that most people think of the Greeks when they hear the word "Mythology", and it was very nice to see another side to ancient religion.
ReplyDeleteI only read the first book, and I liked it a lot, but for some reason I just haven't gotten around to reading the sequel! Although I did like the Red Pyramid, I have to admit that the Percy Jackson series have to be my all time favorite.
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