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Carter and Sadie Kane, the Kane family's young initiates, find themselves faced with the impossible task of destroying the chaos snake Apophis. The forces of chaos threaten to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the only hope the Kanes have is an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon. But the magic has been lost for a millennia, and the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos. Carter and Sadie Kane must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician who might lead them to the serpent's shadow or might lead them to their deaths in the depths of the underworld.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Rick Riordan
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