#20 in Myths & legends
The Red Pyramid
- 536
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Rick Riordan brings Egyptian mythology into the present day: gods, magic and a quest, told with humour. The two main characters take turns narrating, chapter by chapter, which keeps the voice fresh. Some readers find parts of the plot easy to see coming and the last chapters the strongest; at over five hundred pages it is a long book for its audience. A lively start to “The Kane Chronicles” for younger readers.
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About the book
The Red Pyramid is a 2010 fantasy-adventure novel based on Egyptian mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in The Kane Chronicles series. The novel was first published in the United States on May 4, 2010, by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions, and has been translated into 19 languages from its original English.
Reading order · The Kane Chronicles
Full order & progress →- The Red PyramidThis book
7.87.8 / 10 - The Throne of Fire
8.08.0 / 10 - The Serpent's Shadow
8.18.1 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 725 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 83% of the weight and the score stays at 7.8 — the Myths & legends average of 8.2 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 51 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 674 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Red Pyramid?
It has 536 pages — longer than 52% of the ranked books in Myths & legends.
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