In continuation of the Kane Chronicles, Rick Riordan once again weaves an intricate story of Ancient Egypt with a touch of modernization. The Kanes are back- with their usual apocalypse situation. With the world coming to an end in three days, Sadie and Carter are probably around the only godly children that are thinking: 'not again'. In a battle between Chaos and Ma'at, the odds are as slim as ever for the two children with destiny in their hands. And it doesn't help that they seem to be juggling people more dangerous than chainsaws in their hands. As Carter and Sadie go along with their own personal lives, make disputes, and try to save the world, they end up to be closer than ever, and guarding each others backs. Because that is the only way that they can survive. With help from friends, gods, their uncle, and of course, each other. However, when they find that they have to go separate ways in order to accomplish the restoration of Ma'at within the deadline, things get a little more tricky. And like magic, they need a few miracles. It seems that some people get all the bad luck. After all, it was less than a year ago since Carter and Sadie entered the Brooklyn House without any knowledge of their capabilities- and now they are leading it, with their magical abilities (which indeed have improved a lot). I guess they work well together with magic under stress like, perhaps, the world ending and Chaos eating away Ma'at by the day. But as dire and depressing and that may sound, it really isn't. Okay. That may have been a little stretch of the truth, but they have friends that are there to back them up. Friends that will be there for them even if the world is being torn apart. Especially if the world is being torn apart. And then they have their gods and goddesses. Whom are offering their help. Not all, but some. Yet it's going to take more than brute force to win this war. And brute force is all that Apophisis has. It's up to them, again, to defeat Apophisis, again, and restore peace to the world. Again. The question is, will their brave no-plan follow through? Or will they just become Apophisis' appetizers?
Rick Riordan is an amazing writer and he humours us once again through the mishaps of Sadie and Carter Kane as they travel through the Duat, Hell, and the Land of Demons. Really. It just gets better and better. The two siblings are in a tough situation as ever, and they always ponder about right and wrong choices. They certainly have a lot more on their minds than a regular twelve-year-old. And with all this magic going on, it seems like they have no time to be normal kids- to experience a day when they are not saving the world, or seeking scrolls that have a 99.99999% chance of sending them to their deaths. How lovely.
If you are a great fan of Rick Riordan books, I completely advise you to read this book. Alas. May the Gods look down your path and find good fortune, and may the stars light your path. Let the adventure commence!
**** I give this book a 9.8888889 out of 10. Amazing!*****
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