The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

Name: Krystiana Graham

Grade: 12th grade +

Title: The Throne of Fire

Author: Rick Riordan

Review: Have you ever been interested in the gods of the ancient times? Perhaps you have heard of this author then. Rick Riordan? The famous author of the Percy Jackson series. But, for those of you like myself, who prefer the Egyptian Gods, then, you should check out this man's latest series, called the Kane Chronicles. The stories are written in the point of view of two siblings. Sadie Kane, and her older brother Carter Kane. Now, in the first book you learn many things about the two siblings. The first one being, that until the last year (or the start of book one) the two rarely had contact. The other thing, they were the descendants of two lines of royals. Now, the story then goes to explain that if you are descended from the lines of the Egyptian Pharaohs then you have the potential to become magic users, magicians. Of course, that doesn't quite explain why the rest of the magic world want Sadie and Carter dead, though, now does it.

You see, I have to explain the first book for you to understand the second. In the first book, Sadie and Carter are hosts for the two Egyptian gods. Horus, the god of war, to residence in Carter. While his mother, Isis, wife to Osiris, to residence in Sadie. The entire first book was about them defeating the god Set, and keeping chaos from taking over the world. Simple enough - you'd assume. Until you learn that their Uncle Amos had also been possessed, and that they had to fight him, as well, to save the world. Now, onto the second book - and the real review. The second book continues the story of Sadie and Carter - but this time, it is a year in the future. The entire book spans the distance of six days. The day before Sadie's birthday, the day of her birthday - and when they learn they have four days until Apophis comes out of his cage, and eats the sun, to ensure the world falls into chaos. Sadie and Carter spend the next four days gathering the three pieces of the book of Ra, so they might revive Ra, so that the King of the Gods can help them take over. Along the way they get help form Bastet "Bast" the Feline God, and Ra's right hand god. Bes, the dwarf god, Walt, one of their trainees, and at the end, the mysterious Zia also offers her help.

Carter and Sadie manage to awaken Ra - but trouble begins to brew when it causes their original Host gods, Horus and Isis to be more then a little angry with them. Ra is a bit . . . senile, after his awakening though he once more takes on the ways of the old, continuing his trek across the sky with the sun. But that is as far as I will tell you. If you want to find out if Ra was able to defeat Apophis, or if the snake took over and created chaos, well, you'll have to read the book for yourself. But do it fast - before the entire world begins to fall under the power of chaos. Don't you want to be prepared too?

Why I picked this book up: Ever since I was a girl, Egyptian Mythology has amazed me. It's so creative, and so many other religions sprung from it. Besides, who doesn't like a religion where the gods can have dogs for heads. When I read the first in the Kane society I couldn't get enough. When the second came out - I was super excited - though I had to wait until a few days ago to get my hands on it.

Why I finished it: Who doesn't want to know that Chaos won't or will take over the world. O want to be prepared too you know! So I just had to finish it. Make sure I knew what would be going on . . .

I'd give this book to: For those who follow the path of Ma'at, or even those interested in Egyptian Mythology - this is a book for you. It's enchanting and wonderful, and you can't come across a more exotic book.

Rating: Four out of Five; I would give it a five, but I was a bit put out by the lack of Anubis in the story . . . He's soooo amazing, and I loved his personality from the first one. But regardless, it was an amazing story that anyone would love to read - so my advice, head out to the nearest library and check it out.