The Red Pyramid
- Published
- 4 May 2010
- Pages
- 528
- ISBN-13
- 9780241391686
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Red Pyramid (2010) opens The Kane Chronicles: siblings Carter and Sadie Kane, barely acquainted since their mother's death split the family apart, are thrust into a battle against the god Set after their Egyptologist father vanishes -- narrated in alternating chapters as a transcribed warning the Kanes leave behind.
Key facts about The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan wrote The Red Pyramid, a novel on our list. It has been out since 4 May 2010. The book has 528 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780241391686 to find the main one.
The Red Pyramid is book 1 of 5 in The Kane Chronicles series. The series has 5 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Demigods & Magicians is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 5 April 2016.
Additionally, Rick Riordan writes Tres Navarre, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our crime and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Wild Zone is the latest published Rick Riordan book on file, from 29 September 2026.
About Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is an American author who reshaped middle-grade fantasy by fusing Greek mythology with contemporary American life in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, introducing Percy, a dyslexic, ADHD twelve-year-old who discovers he's the son of Poseidon and is thrust into a modern-day world where the Greek gods and monsters are alive and active. See every Rick Riordan book in order.
Its place in The Kane Chronicles
The Red Pyramid is book 1 in the The Kane Chronicles series. It is followed by The Throne of Fire. See the full The Kane Chronicles reading order.
Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane have barely known each other since their mother's death split the family apart -- until their father, an Egyptologist, accidentally unleashes the god Set at the British Museum and vanishes. The explosion also wakes something in the Kane children themselves: they are the last blood of the pharaohs, capable of hosting the power of Egyptian gods, and the only line of defense as ancient deities and the secretive House of Life drag them into a battle to stop Set from reshaping the world…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781613836606
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9786073850728
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781368013581