The Red Pyramid


 * This article is about the book. For the structure, see The Red Pyramid (structure).

The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy/adventure novel written by Rick Riordan. It is the first book in The Kane Chronicles. The story is told as a transcription of a recording made by Sadie and Carter Kane, detailing the rise of the Egyptian gods in the modern world.

Synopsis
Julius Kane goes to London with his son, Carter, and his daughter, Sadie, to visit the British Museum for a "research experiment" on the Rosetta Stone, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian God Set, who banishes him to Duat and forces the children to flee for their lives.

Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them, Set, has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe, a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Humans

 * Carter Kane - Age 14, Carter is the descendant of Ancient Egyptian Magicians; he is one of the main protagonists. Described as always dressing 'impeccably' in khaki pants, dress shoes, and a button-up shirt. His main weapon is a khopesh, an Ancient Egyptian sword, and he becomes the host of Horus. His specialty is combat magic.
 * Sadie Kane - Age 12, Sadie is Carter's sister, she too has magic in her blood. She was raised in England by her grandparents after her mother died. She has light skin, caramel colored hair with one red streak on the left side, and blue eyes. Never goes anywhere without combat boots. She is a natural magician. She can read hieroglyphics, understand Egyptian, and she becomes the host of Isis.
 * Julius Kane - Carter and Sadie's father and husband to the late Ruby Kane, he is a PhD Egyptologist. He has dark brown skin, piercing brown eyes, a bald head and a goatee. He becomes the host of Osiris.
 * Amos Kane - Brother to Julius Kane and a powerful magician.
 * Zia Rashid - A powerful magician and unknowing host to Nephthys.
 * Michel Desjardins - Current leader of the House of Life and opposed to restoring the gods.

Gods

 * Isis - Goddess of magic. Her host is Sadie Kane, and her mother Mrs. Kane.
 * Horus - Falcon god of the skies. His host is Carter.
 * Bast - Goddess of cats, her host is Muffin, Sadie Kane's cat. She is sworn to protect the Kane siblings.
 * Set - God of evil and chaos.
 * Osiris - God of the dead. His host is Julius Kane.
 * Anubis - God of funerals. He and Sadie share a mutual attraction.
 * Thoth - god of wisdom

Others

 * Khufu - Amos's pet baboon and ally to the Kane family
 * Philip of Macedonia - Amos's pet crocodile. It is a shabti.

Chapter list

 * 1) A Death at the Needle
 * 2) An Explosion for Christmas
 * 3) Imprisoned with My Cat
 * 4) Kidnapped by a Not-So-Stranger
 * 5) We Meet the Monkey
 * 6) Breakfast with a Crocodile
 * 7) I Drop a Little Man on His Head
 * 8) Muffin Plays with Knives
 * 9) We Run from Four Guys in Skirts
 * 10) Bast Goes Green
 * 11) We Meet the Human Flamethrower
 * 12) A Jump Through the Hourglass
 * 13) I Face the Killer Turkey
 * 14) A French Guy Almost Kills Us
 * 15) A Godly Birthday Party
 * 16) How Zia Lost Her Eyebrows
 * 17) A Bad Trip to Paris
 * 18) When Fruit Bats Go Bad
 * 19) A Picnic in the Sky
 * 20) I Visit the Star-Spangled Goddess
 * 21) Aunt Kitty to the Rescue
 * 22) Leroy Meets the Locker of Doom
 * 23) Professor Thoth's Final Exam
 * 24) I Blow Up Some Blue Suede Shoes
 * 25) We Win an All-Expenses-Paid Trip to Death
 * 26) Aboard the Egyptian Queen
 * 27) A Demon with Free Samples
 * 28) I Have a Date with the God of Toilet Paper
 * 29) Zia Sets a Rendezvous
 * 30) Bast Keeps a Promise
 * 31) I Deliver a Love Note
 * 32) The Place of the Crosses
 * 33) We Go Into the Salsa Business
 * 34) Doughboy Gives Us a Ride
 * 35) Men Ask for Directions (and Other Signs of the Apocalypse)
 * 36) Our Family is Vaporized
 * 37) Leroy Gets His Revenge
 * 38) The House is in the House
 * 39) Zia Tells Me a Secret
 * 40) I Ruin a Rather Important Spell
 * 41) We Stop the Recording, for Now
 * Author's Note

Trivia

 * The book makes occasional references to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, as it takes place in the same world.
 * Towards the beginning of the book Amos states that Manhattan has its own set of gods and that they must be kept separate from Egyptian gods. He says this while looking at The Empire State Building, the current home to Mount Olympus.
 * Later in the book, Thoth mentions that the Greeks would confuse him with Hermes, something he takes offense to as Hermes is apparently of a very different character.
 * Mr. Riordan has stated that due to the fact that the Egyptian gods exist in the same world as the Greek gods, in the very distant future the two series could cross over. (However, Mr. Riordan says that once he's sure his fans can keep characters in the right mythologies, he might try it.)