The Kane Chronicles

Rick Riordan

I'm sure many people have read at least one of Rick Riordan's book series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, as well as 8 books for adults. Riordan created these books because of his love for mythology. He wanted to bring the joys of learning about mythology to students.  Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on Greek gods, and The Heroes of Olympus is based on both the Greek and Roman gods. After Riordan finished the Percy Jackson series he started to write the Kane Chronicles.  The Kane Chronicles are based on Egyptian gods, and the Egyptian magicians. There are two books in the Kane Chronicles right now; The Red Pyramid and The Throne of Fire. As of now there is no information on the website on when the next book in the series comes out.

Ra was the sun god who protected  the world from armies of the chaos serpent Apep. Ra was also the first pharaoh. Isis was the goddess of Magic, and Osiris' wife. To get Osiris on the throne she had a poisonous snake bite Ra's leg. Ra knew that Isis could heal him, so she made him give her his secret name. If a person had your secret name then they could control you. Since Isis knew Ra's secret name she convinced him to retire from being pharaoh leaving Osiris to take the throne.

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A Visit from Royalty

This last week the Africa Mercy had the honour of showing Princess Anne and Sir Tim the ship.
Princess Anne is the daughter of the Queen of England and Sir Tim in Princess Anne's husband.