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. Julius Kane. But while Carter's been home schooled, his younger sister, Sadie, has been living with their grandparents in London. Sadie has just what Carter wants--school friends and a chance at a "normal" life. But Carter has just what Sadie longs for--time with her father. After six years of living apart, the siblings have almost nothing in common. Until now.
On Christmas Eve, Sadie and Carter are reunited when their father brings them to the British Museum, with a promise that he's going to "make things right." But all does not go according to plan: Carter and Sadie watch as Julius summons a mysterious figure, who quickly banishes their father and causes a fiery explosion.
Soon Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has a frightening scheme. To save their father, they must embark on a dangerous journey--a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and its links to the House of Life, a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharohs.
From the author of the blockbuster best-selling series Percy Jackson and the Olympians(I have all of the books in that series) comes this first installment of the Kane Chronicles, combining nonstop action, humor, and suspense in an epic tale of loyalty and heroism.
The book is 514 pages, and 516 if you read the author's note.
