Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer.

'Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats' - New York Times 'Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline' - Telegraph Puffin is on to a winner' - Amanda Craig, The Times Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical.This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide Praise for the Percy Jackson series: 'Witty and inspired. And neither, unfortunately, are their gods. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. Kane brings the siblings together for a research experiment at the British. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos. ' CARTER AND SADIE KANE'S dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. 'I GUESS IT STARTED THE NIGHT OUR DAD BLEW UP THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe - a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.The Red Pyramid: the first book in Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them-Set has his sights on the Kanes. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Kane brings the siblings together for a 'research experiment' at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Annotation: If you haven't yet read the Kane Chronicles, Rick Riordan's action-adventure trilogy based on Ancient Egyptian mythology, don't miss this paperback edition with new cover art and a Percy Jackson-Kane Chronicles crossover story, 'The Son of Sobek.'Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. The exciting and imagination-fuelled adventures, packed with humour and fantastical characters, are guaranteed to keep readers 9+ gripped.

Subject: Fables, Folklore and Fairy Tales.

Author: Riordan, RickGriffin, Matt (ILT).

The red pyramid book series