The Kane Chronicles

The Throne of Fire

Author - Rick Riordan
Publishers- Puffin 
Pages- 470
Cost- Rs 350
ISBN- 978-0-141-33567-4

The Kane Chronicles The throne of Fire is the second book in the awe inspiring series The Kane Chronicles written by the myth master Rick Riordan. This series concentrates on Egyptian Mythology and it revolves around Carter and Sadie Kane who take turns in narrating the story as a recording.

This book continues the story of the gods and Kanes from the first book. It starts with the Kanes trying to find parts of the Book of Ra, the ancient book which can restore Ra, the pharaoh of the gods. Horus, the war god comes and tells Carter about Apophis, the giant snake of chaos who will rise in five days. The finding of the great book is written in a wonderful way and it is really interesting. This book also reveals the location of the true Zia Rashid, Carter's girlfriend. The rescuing of Zia, their adventures in the underworld and the final fight is all written in a way which does not leave us bored. The way in which they gamble with a god is also written in an awesome way. In short, this is a wonderful book in which the writing style is really simple and easy to understand.

Nirupam V
IX C
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