书名：The Kane Chronicles埃及守护神系列3本套装

难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数650L-690L

作者：Rick Riordan

出版社名称：Puffin Books

出版时间：2011

语种：英文

商品尺寸：19.3 x 3.8 x 12.7 cm

包装：平装

页数：约544页/册 x 3册

★“波西·杰克逊系列”作者奇幻力作！

★《学校图书馆期刊》年度好书，高居《纽约时报》、《出版者周刊》、《华尔街日报》、《今日美国》畅销书榜！ ★将古埃及神话知识与现代冒险完美结合的奇幻经典，与《哈利波特》、《猫武士》并列世界青少年奇幻文学经典。 ★读“埃及守护神”，轻松了解古埃及神话知识，畅游古埃及文明！ The Kane Chronicles《埃及守护神系列3本套装》是雷克·莱尔顿继“波西·杰克逊系列”之后的又一全新奇幻巨作。在浪漫希腊天神世界之后，莱尔顿延续他讲故事的功力，以全新的主角、人物、神话故事与场景，打造出另一个迷人的埃及奇幻世界！ 如果说“波西·杰克逊”是帮助读者认识希腊神话的捷径，那么无论你是否熟悉埃及的神话故事，“埃及守护神”绝对是帮助你了解埃及古文明与神话信仰的开端！在任何危机处理的关键时刻，作者打破冒险小说单一英雄主角的历险模式，将“团队”与“合作”的重要概念融进故事中。作者还以各种古埃及象徵文物做为进出通道，在阅读故事后，俨然也完成了一场文明巡礼！

1.The Kane Chronicles Book 1:The Red Pyramid《埃及守护神系列1：凯恩与邪神之塔》

自从妈妈离奇过世后，萨蒂和卡特两兄妹分别被外祖父母和研究古埃及的古怪老爸抚养，一年只有两天见面的机会。可就在这重要的日子里，看似平庸的老爸竟然将博物馆炸飞了天，不小心放出了埃及邪恶的天神塞特。疯狂的塞特将老爸封埃及石棺，扬言要将世界毁于一旦。在这危急时刻，一路逃亡的卡特和萨蒂，发现自己体内竟然居住着法力强大的埃及天神，而身边的小猫“松糕”竟摇然转身一变，化为埃及太阳神身边威猛的武士。奇怪的巨兽、蝎子女神、鳄鱼之神接踵而至，对卡特和萨蒂一路追杀和围捕。阿莫斯叔叔却又偏偏在这危急时刻玩起了失踪…… Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world...'I guess it started the night our dad blew up the British museum...' Carter and Sadie Kane's dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos ...Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American South-west and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods... 2.The Kane Chronicles Book 2:The Throne of Fire《埃及守护神系列2：凯恩与烈焰王座》凯恩兄妹刚刚降伏邪恶天神塞特，却没想太阳神的永世宿敌——蛇神阿波菲斯 (Apophis)又意外来袭。眼看就要逃脱万年束缚的深渊，三头眼镜蛇发出冰冷的死亡警告。邪恶阵营派出了残忍的秃鹫女神和暴虐的狒狒军团，恶魔们一路追杀到阿莫斯叔叔的防守宫殿……象征着毁灭的巨蛇即将现身！为了对抗即将袭来的永世黑暗，卡特和萨蒂必须找到早已失传的《拉之书》(the Book of Ra)，参透复活魔法的秘密，并用古老魔咒唤醒沉睡千年的太阳神……而拯救世界的时间，只有七天！ If Carter and Sadie don't destroy him, the world will end in five days' time. And in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra - a feat no magician has ever achieved. Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells… 3.The Kane Chronicles Book 3:The Serpent's Shadow《埃及守护神系列3：凯恩与蛇神暗影》埃及众神全体集结，合力抵抗蛇神，而波西·杰克逊也被委任于助阵正义军团……一瞬间，世界失序，恶魔起舞，斯芬克斯开始屠杀魔法师，蛇神阿波菲斯阴影笼罩大地，这一刻，拯救世界的方法，即进入恶魔的家园，找到蛇神暗影！面对充满混沌力量的蛇神和日渐壮大的邪恶魔法师队伍，那个疯疯癫癫的太阳神老头儿值得信赖吗？世界末日真的无法阻止吗？ Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed - defeat Apophis himself. No pressure there then. Battling against the forces of Chaos, their only hope is an ancient spell - but the magic has been lost for a millennia. Will they find the serpent's shadow, or will they be led to their deaths in the depths of the Underworld?

雷克·莱尔顿，当今世界畅销童书作家之一，也是畅销书“39条线索系列”的作者之一。他将神话角色巧妙地融入冒险故事框架中，创作出了“波西·杰克逊系列”小说，深受全球广大青少年读者喜爱，占据各大畅销书排行榜，并获得诸多重要奖项。莱尔顿也经常到各地和大小读者交流写作与生活的心得，目前和家人住在美国得克萨斯州的圣安东尼奥。

Rick Riordanis the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults. Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller. Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.

1. The Kane Chronicles Book 1: The Red Pyramid《埃及守护神系列1：凯恩与邪神之塔》

2. The Kane Chronicles Book 2: The Throne of Fire《埃及守护神系列2：凯恩与烈焰王座》 3. The Kane Chronicles Book 3: The Serpent's Shadow《埃及守护神系列3：凯恩与蛇神暗影》