The Serpent's Shadow - Hardcover

Rick Riordan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0141335688 ISBN 13: 9780141335681

Publisher: Puffin Books, 2012

Synopsis

He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos. The Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon, but the magic has been lost for millennia. To find the answer they need, the Kanes must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician who might be able to lead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them to their deaths in the depths of the underworld. Nothing less than the mortal world is at stake when the Kane family fulfills its destiny in this thrilling conclusion to the Kane Chronicles. Exclusive to the paperback edition: "The Son of Sobek", an exciting new short story from Rick Riordan where Carter Kane meets Percy Jackson!

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Amazon Exclusive: What are Sadie and Carter Kane Reading?

Sadie Kane: "Reading? You should talk to my brother the genius... Sometimes I read books about London and occasionally I try to learn new hieroglyphics, but mostly I’m too busy with trainees and trying to defeat Apophis.”

My Reading List:

· The Symbolic World of Egyptian Amulets by Philippe Germond

· Treasures of the British Museum by Marjorie Caygill

· The Annotated Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

· A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

· The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

· City Secrets London: The Essential Insider’s Guide by Robert Kahn and Tim Adams

· The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

· Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian by R.O. Faulkner

· Egyptian Love Spells and Rituals by Claudia Dillaire

· Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Carter Kane: “I read a lot. That’s why Sadie calls me Mr. Wikipedia. My dad is a pretty big history buff, so I read classics and try to learn as much as I can about Egypt and my ancestors. It’s good research when you’re trying to saving the world.”

My Reading List:

· The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by John Haywood

· Falconry: The Essential Guide by Steve Wright

· The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

· The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr., by Martin Luther King and Clayborne Carson

· The Egyptian Book of the Dead translated by Robert P. Winston and Wallace Budge

· Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

· The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne

· The LA Lakers: 50 Amazing Years in the City of Angels by the LA Times Sports Staff

· Britannia in Brief: The Scoop on All Things British by Leslie Baker and William Mullins

· The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

About the Author

Rick Riordan (www.rickriordan.com) is the author of the # 1 New York Times best-selling The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero; The Heroes of Olympus, Book Two: The Son of Neptune; the #1 New York Times best-selling The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid; The Kane Chronicles, Book Two: The Throne of Fire; as well as the five books in the #1 New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular Tres Navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141335688
• ISBN 13: 9780141335681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 401