The wait is over for fans of San Antonio author Rick Riordan, his follow-up to the wildly popular Percy Jackson series is out today! The Red Pyramid is the first book in the Kane Chronicles from Disney Hyperion. As you might expect, this release comes with a big marketing push, including a full Disney-hosted web site and events at bookstores nationwide. Borders will have a Red Pyramid Release Party on Saturday, May 8th at 2:00 and Barnes & Noble La Cantera (15900 La Cantera Parkway, 210.558.2078) is having a booksigning at 2 p.m. on May 15.
The synopsis of The Red Pyramid goes like this:
Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a “research experiment” at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them —Set— has his sights on the Kanes. 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.
Riordan can explain it better himself…check out the trailer below for his take.
The Red Pyramid is garnering great reviews all over:
- ‘Pyramid’: It’s another towering Riordan tale of mythology – USA Today
- Rick Riordan’s Gods and Monsters – Wall Street Journal
- Book review: ‘The Red Pyramid’ by Rick Riordan – Los Angeles Times
