The Kane Chronicles

Carter Kane travels with his dad, who is a famous Egyptologist, around the world. Sadie Kane, Carter's sister, lives in England with their grandparents and only sees Carter and his dad twice a year. Then, Carter's dad is captured by an evil spirit that seems to have been released, and Carter and Sadie discover that they are descended from pharaohs and can perform Egyptian magic. Then it is a race to stop the evil god Set, who is building a pyramid that will create the biggest storm ever known.

This book was really good, since it was Riordan's first time focusing on a very different mythology. The Heroes of Olympus did Roman Mythology as well, but Greek and Roman are still similar. Egyptian? Well, that's a whole other universe. Riordan's idea of hosting gods is also very interesting, and he demonstrates many real-world concepts in his fantasy world, such as brother and sister living apart from each other, family arguments and rivalries...This book taught me a lot about Egyptian Mythology, and Riordan didn't lose his quick humor and wit, with the chapters switching from Carter to Sadie, there are many off-hand comments that are funny, along with the most dangerous and serious moments. In all, The Red Pyramid is a very good start to Riordan's journey into the land of Egyptian mythology.