Demigods and Magicians by Rick Riordan

Demigods and Magicians by Rick Riordan - 187 pages

This book contains three short stories about Percy and Annabeth meting Carter and Sadie Kane.  It was long rumored that Rick Riordan's series after completing the Percy Jackson series was going to be a mash-up of Greek and Egyptian mythology.  I would guess these were the short stories that could have been expanded into that series.  It was interesting to read the stories and the interactions between the two series' characters.  I would highly recommend it for anyone who enjoyed the Percy Jacksons series or the Kane Chronicles.

The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan

The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan - 406 pages
The Kane Chronicles # 3

Sadie and Carter must find a way to defeat Apophis and they think it has something to do with shadows.
This is the conclusion of the Kane Chronicles.  I did enjoy the series and thought it had a fairly good ending to it.  You can tell Riordan was setting it up to continue the story of the Carters with the other mythologies from the final chapters.  However, he has not done it yet.  I'm not sure if he will or not.

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan - 452 pages
The Kane Chronicles #2

Sadie and Carter must once again save the world.  In this installment, they must revive the god Ra to battle the rising Apophis.  To accomplish this they must make Ra's night journey through the twelve Houses of Night.

This is the second book of The Kane Chronicles.  Once again, I listened to it on audio.  I found it interesting that even though it was the exact same two actors narrating the book, they completely changed some of the characters' voices.  It was distracting trying to figure out their new voices in the story.  Other than that I really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the conclusion of the trilogy.

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordanamy,

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan - 516 pages
Book 1 - The Kane Chronicles

Carter and Sadie Kane are devastated when their dad blows up the Rosetta Stone on Christmas Eve.  The worst part isn't that the police think their dad is a terrorist and that they were accomplices -- the worst part is that their dad released five Egyptian gods and one them overtook their dad and sealed him into a coffin.  Now they have to work together to rescue their dad and stop the Egyptian god Set from taking over the United States.

This is the first book in the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan -- the writer of the Percy Jackson books.  It is his take on Egyptian mythology.  The book is presented as a recording of the story of Sadie and Carter -- which worked well, especially as I listened to the audio version.  The two narrators did a great job of differentiating between the characters but yet still making it clear who was talking.  I thought the book was a little slow to start but seemed to pick up as it neared the end.  While it wasn't as engrossing as the two Percy Jackson series, I am intrigued enough to listen to the next two books in the series.