Thursday, July 14, 2011

The Throne of Fire

Riordan, R. (2011). The throne of fire. New York: Disney/Hyperion.

This is a New York Times Bestseller.

Exposition: Sadie and Carter Kane are brother and sister who have special powers.

Conflict: They have to stop Apophis, the Egyptian god of Chaos, or the world will end.  They need Ra, who is lost and very old.

Rising Action: They need the book of Ra, and Apophis is rising quickly, but they can't find Ra.

Climax: They finally find Ra, but he is unable to help, and Apophis has risen, but hasn't entered the mortal world.

Falling Action: Desjardins, the lord of Egyptian magic puts Apophis back in his prison, but it won't hold for long.

Resolution:  Carter and Sadie have to figure out how to rehabilitate Ra and find a permanent way to defeat Apophis.

One literary quality Rick Riordan uses is tension - the reader wonders throughout if Carter and Sadie will succeed.  The second is pacing, as this is fast paced.

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