The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide
guide 2012 The Riordanverse
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | guide |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781423153627 |
Synopsis
This companion volume to The Kane Chronicles trilogy is presented as an in-world reference guide compiled by Carter and Sadie Kane for young initiates of the House of Life. It introduces the Kane family and includes an interview with Sadie, alongside surveys of Egyptian gods, goddesses, and darker deities, plus explanations of hieroglyphic magic and spellcasting. Readers get a tour of the Twenty-First Nome, background on the House of Life and its history, profiles of trainee magicians, and a look at magical locations around the world tied to Egyptian artifacts and portal travel. The guide also ties character fates from the series finale into its explanations, describing Carter and Sadie's roles as hosts to Horus and Isis. Bonus material includes foldable trading cards and photographs of key characters, in the style of Rick Riordan's other mythology companion guides.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Riordanverse
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Rick Riordan
Notes
- Ghost-written reference guide credited to Mary-Jane Knight under the Riordan brand/series credit, matching the same tiering as Percy Jackson's equivalent guide volumes (all expanded).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within The Riordanverse (standalone work): position 14 of 40: previous The Serpent's Shadow (2012) · next The Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel (2012)
Sources
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