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by Rick Riordan · 2010

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After their father releases the Egyptian god Set, two children set out on a journey that reveals their family's links to a secret order. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is book 1 of the Kane Chronicles series and listed for an audience of young adults.

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The Red Pyramid: the facts, checked

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First published
Hyperion published it in May 2010. Interview: The Seattle Times, 2010-05-04, checked November 6, 2026. Originally published May 4, 2010 ... (Hyperion, $17.99), is released to eager readers
Series
It is the first book of The Kane Chronicles. Interview: The Seattle Times, 2010-05-04, checked November 6, 2026. The first of a planned series called “The Kane Chronicles,”
Next in the series
Book 2 is The Throne of Fire. Source: rickriordan.com, checked November 6, 2026. Book 2 The Throne of Fire
Setting
The trouble starts during a night visit to the British Museum. Source: rickriordan.com, checked November 6, 2026. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together ... at the British Museum
Awards and honors
It won the 2011 Children's Choice Book Award for best book, grades 5 to 6. Source: rickriordan.com, checked November 6, 2026. Winner: Children's Choice Book Awards 2011: Best Book, Grades 5-6

How The Red Pyramid came to be

  1. Riordan told the story through two narrators, a challenge he took on so the book would not repeat Percy Jackson. Interview: The Seattle Times, 2010-05-04, checked November 6, 2026. Having two protagonists “was a challenge,” ... I didn’t want a carbon copy of Percy.
  2. He worried most about finding the right voice for Sadie, one of the two narrators. Interview: The Seattle Times, 2010-05-04, checked November 6, 2026. was especially worried about finding the right voice for Sadie

About Rick Riordan

Born
Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1964. Source: rickriordan.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work
His first novel, the adult mystery Big Red Tequila, came out in June 1997. Source: rickriordan.com, checked November 6, 2026. Big Red Tequila ... It was published in June of 1997.
Other work
He taught English and history in middle schools for fifteen years. Source: rickriordan.com, checked November 6, 2026. For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools

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