The Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Hyperion Books for Children, 2010) is the first installment in the middle-grade fantasy adventure Kane Chronicles series and is followed by The Throne of Fire (2011) and The Serpent’s Shadow (2012). The book follows siblings Carter and Sadie Kane on a journey across North America to stop the Egyptian god of chaos from destroying the world. The Red Pyramid won a School Library Journal Best Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2011 Red House Children’s Book Award.

The audiobook of The Red Pyramid was a finalist in the Audiobook of the Year Award, and the book appeared on the Amazon Children’s Bestseller list. Riordan holds dual bachelor’s degrees in English and history from the University of Texas at Austin and taught mythology at the middle-school level before pursuing his career as an author. He has penned over 20 books for young readers utilizing mythologies from Greek (the Percy Jackson series) to Norse (the Magnus Chase series) and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. This guide follows the 2010 Hyperion Books version of The Red Pyramid.

Plot Summary

The Red Pyramid follows siblings Sadie and Carter Kane. Through alternating perspectives between the kids, the story shows the trials they face as Egyptian magicians, orphans, and interracial preteens.