Category Archives: Kane Chronicles

Under Neith

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

When reading The Serpent’s Shadow, I was intrigued by the character of Neith, a hunting goddess I hadn’t heard of before. Apparently she’s actually a quite old deity who took several forms and duties throughout the history of Egypt. She … Continue reading →

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There’s an Apophis for That

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

The Serpent’s Shadow, by Rick Riordan – The third and presumably final book in the Kane Chronicles has Sadie and Carter finally defeating the serpent Apophis, and ties up some other loose ends as well. Among other matters, the story … Continue reading →

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If the Shu Fits

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

I’ve started reading Rick Riordan’s new book, The Serpent’s Shadow, and I have to say I was entertained by the appearance of the primordial Egyptian god Shu as a conservative, prudish old man. This conception of his personality is almost … Continue reading →

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You’ve Tried the Rest, Now Try the Bes

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

One of the major characters in Rick Riordan’s The Throne of Fire was an Egyptian god I don’t think I’d heard of previously, but since I liked him so much in the book, I figured a little more research would … Continue reading →

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A Spy in the House of Life

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

The Throne of Fire, by Rick Riordan – In the second book in the Kane Chronicles, our heroes have to fight to avoid the rise of Kronos. No, that was Percy Jackson. In this series, it’s Apophis, the giant snake … Continue reading →

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Will the Real Horus Please Stand Up?

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

One of the major gods of the Olympian pantheon is Horus, perhaps more accurately rendered as Heru. The fact that most of what we know about ancient Egypt was filtered through Greek first gives us a lot of extra S’s, … Continue reading →

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