In Throne of Fire Sadie and Carter continue to fight evil, but this time trying to keep chaos-Apophis- from breaking free of his prison where Ra had trapped him before he retired. Carter and Sadie also race against time to find Ra and raise him to battle Apophis since they are archenemies. To awake Ra, Carter and Sadie must first find all three parts of the Book of Ra. Once that is done they must travel through the Duat - a world of magic and spirits- on the route Ra took every night and at the end of the journey he was reborn as the sun rose in the sky. On this journey Carter and Sadie learn many things about one another and about themselves. They face many obstacles along the way, Sadie must recite spells to free and awaken the three aspects of Ra, Carter must free Zia and try to resist Horus' pleas for him to become pharaoh. Those are just a few of the challenges they face in their race against time because at the equinox Apophis will rise from his prison and attempt to swallow the sun leaving the world in darkness. Can Carter and Sadie win the race against time?
I would give this book a 4 out of 5 stars because we can see that Carter and Sadie can stand on their own with out the help of Isis and Horus. They may still throw their two sense in from time to tome but we can see even if this happens Sadie and Carter can control Isis and Horus. We also see them grow as magicians as they now can control their powers and they, of course, are learning new spells and things everyday. Also, we see Carter grow and become more confident in himself and his decisions, where as before he was just the kid who knew all the facts, now he is more of the leader and the one everyone looks up to and can go to with any questions. Sadie and Carter also, grow even closer in this book, especially when Sadie learns Carter's secret name, it shows how much closer they are now that they aren't living in different parts of the world. What I didn't like about this book was I felt like some things weren't explained enough like when Set was talking to Vladimir about raising Apophis and how Set then let Carter and Sadie escape after Sadie gave back his secret name and then it really wasn't brought up again in detail about why Set let them go so easily because why would the god of chaos let them go when he could have caused chaos for them? Also, it wasn't really explained why Ra wasn't reborn at sunrise like he normally would have in the old days. Why would it be different now from what it was back in the days when Ra was King? Those are the only issues I had with this book. I encourage you to read all Rick Riordan books they are amazing! The first book in this series is called The Red Pyramid after this is The Serpent's Shadow. Riordan also wrote a cross over between The Kane Chronicles and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series called Son of Sobek. If you liked both of these I would recommend Heroes of Olympus which is a continuation of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Someone who would like this book is some one who enjoys a story containing action, adventure, and magic. Also, someone who enjoys sibling banter and watching siblings coming together and working as a team. To read this book you should have an interest in Egyptian mythology and what the Egyptians believed the gods did for them. This book makes those stories and gods come to life in a more modern atmosphere and puts them more in a this day and age perspective.
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