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The Red Pyramid

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood,Joseph May
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Summary

The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of Rick Riordan’s The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid, read by Joseph May and Jane Collingwood.

Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world....

I guess it started the night out dad blew up the British Museum....

Carter and Sadie Kane's dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos.

Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American Southwest and discover the truth about their family’s connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods....

©2013 Rick Riordan (P)2012 Penguin Audio

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Excellent

A very good book and keeps you wondering what will happen next.
I love how their is two narrators for the siblings
I'm 13 and my sisters 9 and we both enjoyed this book and are great fans of rick riordan's books

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Interesting and enlightened

This story gives us an insight to the Egyptian way of life, plus the way they lived and what they believed in. Good story.

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Great book

Awesome book great get it good for boys and girls
Best book I've ever heard we've all enjoyed it in my family

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An excellent book which appeals to both sexes

Would you consider the audio edition of The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the print version

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1?

There were so many - I can't recall the most memorable. It is jam-packed with exciting moments.

What does Jane Collingwood and Joseph May bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The narrators are excellent - Jane bringing to life Sadie's character and wit and the same for Joseph May.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The relationship between brother and sister is very well portrayed, from initial irritation to a growing love and respect.

Any additional comments?

My family (3 kids aged 11,9 and 7 - boys and girls) listened to this twice through. It's actually better the second time because there is so much information you miss lots the first time through. Listeners learn a lot about Egyptian mythology and Gods, but again you need 2 listenings to get the real knowledge and understanding. Oh - did I say it's very funny in places - Sadie's sarcasm in particular. We all really enjoyed it.

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A new twist on egyptian mythology

Would you consider the audio edition of The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 to be better than the print version?

It is better as an audio book rather than text to speech which is sometimes very difficult to follow.

What other book might you compare The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 to, and why?

Aretimis Fowl by Eoin Colfer because the borders of fantasy and reality cross

Which character – as performed by Jane Collingwood and Joseph May – was your favourite?

Sadie because she gave more background description and it padded out the story

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me laugh, particularly the description of some of the Gods when faced with the modern world

Any additional comments?

You have to read them all because they are great. I hope there will be more in the series.

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fanbloodytastic

I remember reading this a few months after it came out and it's still fanbloodytastic as my first ever riodanverse book I read I loved it so hearing it with voices that match karter and sadie perfectly is excellent. I hope others can listen and enjoy

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Cool!

Good narrator, American boy, English girl. I really liked it, even though it is magicians, not demigods. I hope you enjoy it!

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Kids loved it

The kids loved it, but 13 hours of the narrators' voices was a bit grating.

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Gripping!

My son(aged 10)and I was enthralled by this book from start to finish. We loved the Percy Jackson series and thought we'd try this series. I can say we were not disappointed. The detail of Egyptology, the adventures, the humour all combined in sheer fictional delight. I loved the way it was told by two characters as well. We invested a lot into all the characters and felt that we were on the journey with them. I would definitely recommend this to 9 years and up. We can't wait for the next book.

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Having a guy and a lass reading amazing!

I have had this book less than 2 weeks and have listened to is twice! Having it being read by 2 different voices makes it so easy to listen to. I loved the story even though I have never really followed Egyptian history/legends. Can't wait to get the second book. Enjoy this book I really did!!

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  • 01-03-17

amazing narration

nicely narrated with pauses at right time and with accurate tone. i totally enjoyed it.

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  • Tinashe Motsi
  • 08-08-18

Yassss

The book was great love the characters and I love the fact that there are 2 narrators within was very smart. One of my problems is that Saidie is kind of a "Merry Sue" and I wish the author balanced her character a bit.

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  • Paula
  • 19-07-15

Fantastic

What made the experience of listening to The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 the most enjoyable?

I love the egyptian mythology, so explorer this book was very exciting

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1?

For me all the book is memorable. It's impossible choose only one moment.

What about Jane Collingwood and Joseph May ’s performance did you like?

Not much but it served the purpose it was narrating the story.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No.

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  • monchari
  • 19-04-23

Great

Love the story and the narration is great. If you love Egypt related anything, you can miss this series.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 06-11-22

good

It's perfect,but you might want to listen to it again, because the book can be hard to understand.

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  • boonavite
  • 27-06-22

Love the two narrators

Both the narrators capture the Kane siblings’ voices and personalities so well! It was a brilliant choice to have a male and female to narrate the switch in POV, especially one with American and the other with British accent, since that is exactly what is portrayed of the Kane siblings raised apart. Both narrators could change their voices and accents to portray different characters. Very enjoyable!

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  • Richard Harding
  • 25-07-21

great story

fantastic completely invigorating and made me excited for the next in the series good story

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  • Anonymous User
  • 05-09-19

Amazing

Really love it. Rick Riordan never disappoints me with his fantasy stories. And the narrator both are great.