My Somewhat Biased Opinion on The Kane Chronicles

       My Biased Opinion on the Kane Chronicles

                               Blog Written by: Akeel Dixon



I first discovered this fantastic series when I saw my brother reading these mythological/fantasy books by an author named Rick Riordan. He talked about the book series he read by him called Percy Jackson. I was interested in hearing about this series but I wasn't interested in Greek gods so I Googled fantasy Egyptian mythology books as I had read about ancient Egyptians and had a photo of the goddess Isis in my basement. So ordered the whole series and read through it in 2 months. 

The book revolves around two siblings Sadie. Their mom has been dead for a long time and their dad is a famous Egyptologist so he is constantly traveling. Carter and Sadie stay separated with Carter traveling with his dad and Sadie staying with her grandparents out in London. One day Carter and his dad visit Sadie they all go to a museum for their dad to conduct a "research experiment. And research experiment I mean free Set the god of chaos and have their dad get banished to the underworld. So Carter and Sadie run away and their whole life turns around when they find out they have the gods Horus and Isis living in their bodies and can use magic. So the rest of the books are about them finding a way to beat Set before he brings chaos to the world. But he can't do it without the help of another god that I will leave anonymous and is planning to betray him. (Cliche, am I right?) 

The plot is very interesting and every time a new character/thing is introduced it is done in a way that is surprising but not too random so I would close the book and think about what just happened for five minutes straight. Another thing that I love about this book and most books by this author is that it talks about how the gods are greedy and displays it in a way that connects things to the actual myths and the story of the book at the same time. The last and significant thing I loved at the end of the book is it has some of the words and abilities that the characters use/say in the book translated into hieroglyphics. That small addition made me immediately want to give the book a 10/10.

So, in the end, the Kane Chronicles is a genuinely good series that deserves everyone's ears and eyes for at least 10 hours. It's probably in the top three books I've read and it going to be remembered by me for the rest of my life. I would still give the actual review a 10/10 because of everything I pointed out and the book is generally good. (And also did you look at the cover design?)



















Comments

  1. RobenasAugust 31, 2023 at 7:18 PM

    Hello Akeel! I love that you seemed to enjoy the series as much as I did (I've read the series twice). I agree that the plot was very interesting as well and the way you portrayed your interest in these books sounds a lot like you! However, I think there are a few parts where your opinion differs from mine. For starters, the fact that you said Sadie was, "just chilling in London", is, I feel, a little condescending to her character. It's not exactly like Sadie had a choice of who had custody over her, and the court ruled that Carter would be under his dad and Sadie would be living with her grandparents in London. In fact, in the first book (The Red Pyramid) Sadie expresses jealousy for Carter being able to travel the world with their dad. Another slight problem I had with the summary was when you said "So the rest of the books are about them finding a way to beat Set before he destroys the whole world." This is very far from the truth as in the first book Sadie and Carter Kane create a pact with Set to only appear again when summoned by them. The other two books (am I sure you recall) are more focused on the rise of Apophis (the serpent god of pure Chaos). I believe you might have overlooked the part where Rick Riordan emphasized that Set didn't want to destroy the world because then he would have nothing to rule, whereas Apophis wanted to plunge the earth and heavens into internal darkness and chaos. But other than that your tone sounds extremely interested! Good job.

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    1. SophiaSeptember 13, 2023 at 7:35 PM

      Hi Robenas! I really like your comment, as it makes some great points that are easy to overlook while reading the books, and it seems very well thought out and passionate. As someone who's also read the series countless times, it's always interesting to hear multiple perspectives and interpretations of the text!

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  2. Ian MSeptember 11, 2023 at 11:34 AM

    Hey Akeel! I remember reading the first book in this series a while back (not sure why I didn't finish it) and, like you, I really enjoyed the connections to Egyptian myths and culture (like hieroglyphics, portrayal of the gods). I think I might check this series out again! Nice work.

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