The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan
★ Top 5 book of 2010 · #5 on Best Books of 2010
After their mother's death, siblings Carter and Sadie have drifted apart, until their Egyptologist father's British Museum experiment frees the god Set. Then the pair race across the globe to stop Set and uncover their family's ties to an ancient secret order.
Best for: Readers who like Egyptian mythology adventures with siblings on a global quest
The Red Pyramid is #5 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Red Pyramid is about
Since their mother died, Carter and Sadie Kane have drifted apart. Sadie has grown up with their grandparents in London, while Carter has crisscrossed the globe with their father, the Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. When he gathers them at the British Museum for a so-called research experiment, things go badly wrong. The Egyptian god Set is set loose, their father is sent into oblivion, and the siblings have to run. Egypt's gods are waking up, and Set, the most dangerous of them, has fixed on the Kane family. Carter and Sadie set off across the world to stop him, and along the way they learn what their family has really been part of: a secret order dating back to the pharaohs. Rick Riordan keeps the tone quick and funny, and the story suits young readers who like myth, magic and sibling banter.
The Red Pyramid on the Best Books of 2010
The Red Pyramid came out in 2010. Of the 43 books first published in 2010 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #5 on our Best Books of 2010 list.
Why it made the list: 718 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (51 ratings); 49 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2010 list
- Divergent Veronica Roth, #3
- The Personal MBA Josh Kaufman, #4
- It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han, #6
- The Immortals of Meluha Amish Tripathi, #7
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 552 want to read it, 49 are reading it now and 117 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 51 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 79 | 55% |
| Reader love | 79 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 77 | 20% |
Questions about The Red Pyramid
When was The Red Pyramid published?
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan was first published in 2010.
Was The Red Pyramid one of the best books of 2010?
The Red Pyramid is #5 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar. 718 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (51 ratings); 49 are reading it right now.
Why is The Red Pyramid on the Best Books of 2010 list?
718 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (51 ratings); 49 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2010
- The Lost Hero Rick Riordan, #1
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, #2
- Divergent Veronica Roth, #3
- The Personal MBA Josh Kaufman, #4
- It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han, #6
- The Immortals of Meluha Amish Tripathi, #7
See the full Best Books of 2010, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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