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Blurb
He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos. The Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon, but the magic has been lost for a millennia. To find the answer they need, the Kanes must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician who might be able to lead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them to their deaths in the depths of the underworld. Nothing less than the mortal world is at stake when the Kane family fulfills its destiny in this thrilling conclusion to the Kane Chronicles.
My thought
The Serpent's Shadow by the amazing Rick Riordan is a wonderful book as the third, and last book in The Kane Chronicles. Sadie and Carter must find Apophis's shadow to execrate him back deep down in the Duat (also known as The Underworld in Greek terms). With the help of the cursed Walt Stone to retrieve the shadow using his magical charms, will they make it in time until the end of the world?The setting in this book is not just one permanent spot; it takes place all over. One of the settings is Egypt. The book gives a little bit of information on Ramses the great and the Apis Bull. One quote about the Apis Bull is that,“The Apis Bull eats all he can and lives a good life until he is slaughtered for an offering to the gods. The Apis Bull was living the life any person would want to live, eating all you can and getting draped in a golden blanket. When the bull reached 25 years old it was slaughtered for an offering to the gods.This book was a nice conclusion to the entire series. While I didn't like everything that happened in the end, I was satisfied. In fact, for most of the book, I couldn't even put it down. I couldn't wait to read about the final confrontation.
