Brooklyn House Magician's Manual
Author: Rick Riordan
Date: 2018-05-02 04:00:00+00:00
Keywords: Fantasy; Mythology; Middle Grade; Young Adult; Fiction; Adventure; Childrens; Magic; Urban Fantasy; Short Stories
Description: Greetings, initiate! Carter Kane, here. Congratulations on reaching Brooklyn House in one piece. This accomplishment signals that you're descended from Ancient Egyptian royalty, and you have magic powers. But what good is power without knowing how to use it? That's where this training manual comes in. Packed with quizzes, stories, and insights about Ancient Egyptian deities, creatures (the friendly and the deadly), the mysterious Duat, and more, this primer will prime those with the blood of the pharaohs to take their first steps down the path of the gods. You'll hear from me, other magicians
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THE KANE CHRONICLES SURVIVAL

GUIDE

Introductio THe Story So Far

a SectionOne [INTRODUCINGTHE KANES

SectionT'wo Gops& GODDESSES

SectionThree Dark Deities & BEASTLY BEINGS

_....SectionFour..HIEROGLYPHS, SYMBOLS & COMMANDS

~—-SectionFive EXPLORING THE HOUSE OF LIFE

~— SectionSix = =WELCOMETO THE TWENTY-FIRST NOME SectionEight GUIDETO MAGICAL PLACES

SectionNine ARTIFACTS OF POWER

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yoN Introducingthe Kanes

Carter and Sadie Kane

“Whenyousee eachother twicea year it’s like you’redistant cousinsatherthan siblings .Wehad absolutelynothingin common exceptour parents .— Kane

@arter The Kanechildrenare notverysimilar,anddon’tevenknow eachotherall thatwell, whichis boun to happenwhentwo peopleead completely ifferentles. It wasn talwaysthat way, though:they livedtogetherwith theirparent in Los Angeles, butwereseparate ata youngage afte®theirmothe died,and

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has livedwith her grandparentin t Samecomfortab Londo homesi She was six. She goesto school withlotsof frie andevenhasa Britis accent h Cartersound all-Americanand being
homesthoole andalwaysonthe go hasn’tgivenhim the @hanceto makemanyfriends Ontopof all that,thesiblings don’ tlookverymuchalike,as Cartertakesaftertheirdadand

Sadielooksverymuchlike theirmom

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NAME: CARTER KANE e Age: 14 e Parents: Ruby and Julius Kane e Born: LOS Angeles, California
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NAME: SADIE KANE

° Age: 12

° Parents: Ruby and Julius

* Born: Los Angeles, Californi ° Raised: London, England

© Hair: Caramel, Menges Of bright Colors PA

* Typical outfit: battereg jea Jacket, Combat boots

° Amulet: tyet (a.k.a knot of ° Magic Specialty: natura| reads hieroglyphs, understand

DS her Concentrate)

hla Introducingthe Kanes

TheFaustand Kanefamiliesbothcarry thebloodof the pharaoh andhave beenmember of the Houseof Life( see page¥/ 4) for centuries RubyFaustmet JuliusKaneat an archeologicatite in The Valleyof the Kings. Theyfell in loveand got married therebyuniting twostron magicalfamiliesand malingCarterand Sadiethe most powerfukhildren oh avebeenborn

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RUBYKANE

RubyKanewas an anthropologiswho taug : Fie,
at a universit andhada deepinteres f oT j ; i Egyptolog. Shewasalsoa taléntedmagicia a i Whopossesse the rarepowerof divinatio which allowedher to foreseefutureevents Heramuletwasan ankh the Egyptiansym

life. Rubydied undermysterioucircumstance

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JULIUSKANE JuliusKane is a world- Egyptologiswho specializes in translatin an€RewBSebtiantéxts.He has writtenmany
bodk on thesubjectand is calledto act as an expertat many f®useum andonarcheologicallig

All overthe world

Whereve he goes, Juliuskeeps his leatherworkbagby his side WhenCarterandSadieopen bag(despitepfcourse,beingtold notto) they finda decorate wooden
boxcontainin a ldap of white wax ,a woodenstylus,a palette, and §lass jars of coloredink. Therearealsolengthsof brown twine,an ebonycat statue,anda thickrollof papyrus Finally,

there’sa wax figurineshabt, whichmeans“answerer.”

Juliususeshis job as a coverfor his life asa magician His travels helphim stayon the runfromthe Houseof Life’s magicians,

whohavebeentrackinghim sinceJuliusbrokeone of their laws

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IN Introducingthe Kanes

AMOSKANE

Amosis Julius’ brotherandune

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hairwith gemswoventhroughoutHe’s

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shemakesherself tasting,

-Gramp is aformerrugbyplayerwith strong beefyarms,a largebelly,and » eyessunkdeepintohis face He canbe scaryat timesand isn’t at all friendlytowardAmos orJuliusKane,whohe

holdsresponsibl for Ruby’s

to be practicingmagicians

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MUFFIN Muffinwas Sadie’ sgoing-away

presen fromher dadwhenshe

fnovedin withGranandGramp Faust.MuffinkeepsSadiécompany® andoftenexhibit typicalcat behaviorbutsomethin abouther is a little off she neverseemsto get olderorbigger,her pointyearsare ~ tootall for herhead,and withher_ ju yellowandblackfur,shelooksan : awfullot likea miniatur leopard = Sects 5 = Also,unlikeméstothercats, Muffin’s es = Se Sa Rees, os eyesare alwaysexceptionall alert, a neni anda mysterioti silverEgyptian
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An exclusive TeenQueen interview with the young

magician everyone talking about... Q: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY probably my most im portant IS YOUR PERSONAL STYLE? accesso — and theyre great

A: Definitely not boring, 1’ll NS Hs and tell you that. 1 Keep an eye out for vintage bargains, but my everyday look generally includes perfectly broken-in pans, a T-shirt, and a leather peket, worn with combat boots

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Q: WHO ARE YOUR BEST MATES? AS IZ and Ena. ut it don’t get to see them as much, now that I’m running all over the world. I miss them loads, but with all the new trainee magicians around, Dm making new friends: Wal, Jazy and the younger kids, too. They almost seem ‘. like family these days.

Oh, and Carter, I guess. When

he’s being cool .

Q: HOW WOULD YOUR

FRIENDS DESCRIBE YOU?

A: As perfect, of course! Well, i SUp pose that they might
say I can be a tad sarcastic

and stubborn (1 prefer

caring, funny, Kind, and loyal.

Q: HOW DO YOU SPEND

YOUR DOWNTIME?

A: Well, what with trying to stop the apocalypse and all, 1 don’t exactly have a lot of time to relax. But when
t do, f like to skateboard

and Emma, or lounge

around Watching soaps
and movies. In New York,
t like to shoot baskets with
mY baboon buddy, Khufu . Basketball is way cooler than the netball we play at school in

TET NN TL TEN MONET MO Oot Caching

me some moves. ft’s great.

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When fT go out I wistt the Met 3. The nearest city farm i a
and central Park —it’s peaceful good place to go to get away
there (as long as you're not (Liz volunteers there, so Emma
being attacked by vengeful gods) . and 1 go some afternoons when she’s Working) .

Q: WHERE ARE YOUR THREE

FAVE PLACES? Q: WHAT FIVE THINGS CAN’T

A: 1. Cleopatra’s Needle by the YOU LIVE WITHOUT?

River Thames. When t wart to A: I’ve been traveling pretty
feel close to my mom, that’s light these days, but if I had where I go. There are sphinxes a one-way ticket to a desert guarding it, so rt feels like a island, I guess 1 would bring:

little piece of Eqypt . 1. Gum, and chocolate

. ‘ caramels —a lifetime’s supply . 2. A picture of my mom 3. My magical kit, because You never know what else is lurking on that island. +. Doughboy Chey, shabtis come

in handy)

5. My friends and family. Which . uld

be boring without them.

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Q: WHAT ARE YOUR Q: WHAT IS YOUR AMBITION

PET PEEVES? IN LIFE?

A: eSecurity guards —they A: To travel farther than t hate skaters and exist only have so far, and never to know to stop us having fun. what is going to happen next. e My brother (sometimes) But for now, f’ll settle for

eHomework (always) back the forces of evil.

e Being told what to

Seriously, don’t even

Q: DO YOU HAVE A SECRE (OR NOT SO SECRET) CRUS. A: Well, I probably shoul be saying this, but: Anubis. posibly Walt. No, watt— bot

Q: DO YOU HAVE A

SPECIAL SKILL?

A: I read hieroglyphs like a
native Egyptian, and could ope
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ONE: "THE CREATIONOF EGYPT In the beginningthere was nothingbut a huge expanse of water

% calledNun Out of these watersof chaos rose the sun god.

Rawas all-powerfulnd took manyforms,but he was aloneand surroundedby chaos.He wanted to bring order to the worldand __ couldbring thingsinto beingsimplyby namingthem. Firsthe created

day and night, saying: “I am Kheperaat dawn, Ra at noon, and Atum

inthe evening” So the sun rose, passedthroughthe sky, and set for

the firsttime

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blow, and spat out Tefnut, who willedthe firstrains to fall. In turn, Shu and Tefnut had two children: Nut, the sky goddess,and Geb, the earthgod.

Two: THE STORY OF RA AND SEKHMET Ra took the form of a manand becamethe firstpharaoh,ruling © Egyptfor thousandsof years Eventuallyhe grewold, and men

no longerfearedhim or obeyed his laws

Ra was angryand calledtogetherthe gods and goddesses—Shuand Tefnutand Geb and Nut. Ra askedthemw by menand womenand theirevildeeds. The jos eo Mk

createa daughterwho would destroythe

So Ra’s daughterSekhmetcame into i is the fiercestof goddesses. She rushedupot

her preylikea lion, and killedthose wh had disobeyedRa. When Rasaw what “~~ Sekhmethad done, nes oes pat ay ae

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> oe) He sentmessengerto the Nileto bring 3 ) : himred ocher. Theybroughtthe ocher z # . to Heliopoliswhere Ra commanded the women to brew seventhousandjars of drink Ra mingledred ocher with the liquidand pouredit over the fields AtdaybreakSekhmetcameand found the placeflooded.She saw the red brew and thoughtit was the blood of thoseshe had killed.She stoopedand drank untilshe was dru ik and unableto killanyone Then she camereelingback to |

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Then Ra changedSekhmet’sname to Hathor,and changedher

i iy natureso she was sweetand loving.Mankindwas saved, and Hathor’s ints 8

Sree 5 s $ . 3

Ny priestessesdrank the beer of Heliopoliscoloredwith red ocherimher

honor when theycelebratedher festivalat the startof everynew year |

THREE Ra’s SECRET NAME - Ra was old and he needed to leavethe earthand let the younger

gods rulein his place Noone could take power from him, as his

power wasin his secretname, whichonlyhe knew

1 Nut had children:theirnameswere Osiri thys ee ees

knew all thingsin heavenand earth,exceptthe secretname of Ra,

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and she decidedto find it out. As Ra passedover Egypt, he dribbled likea veryold man. When his spittlefellupon the ground, it made mud, and Isistook thisand kneadedit like dough. Then she formedit intoa serpent,makingthe firstcobra—theuraeus whichbecamethe |

symbolof royaltyworn by pharaohs e

Isisplacedthe cobra in the dust where Ra passedeveryday. Ashe passed, the cobrabithim, and then vanishedinto the grass. The cobra’spoisonran throughRa’s body, and he gave a cry of pain, but he |

couldnot speak, thoughhe trembledand shuddered.He criedtothe | gods for help They came, and with themcamelsis,the healer“ Tell me your secret name, divine father ,”said Isis “ For only by speakingyour name in my

spells can I cure you.” ~ =

Raspoke the many namesthatwere his: “I a maker of heavenand earth.I am bu

mountains. I am the sourceof the wategsthro

ay

all the world. I am ligh

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creatorof the greageiver of Egypt I am. the kindler of the fire that burnsin the

sky; yes,lamKheperan

the morning, Ra at

re ye pa

the evening.”

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But Isisknew thathe had toldher only the nameseveryon knew, thathis secre name lay hiddenin his heart. She sid: “ You know th

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name! nkedis notamongthos youhavespoken Tell me the secre nan

MY and the poisonwill comef@&th and you will haveno more pais.”

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Nit Ra made Isisswearthatshe would tellthe name to no one but t r Ry son she would have, who shouldalsoswearnot to passit on. Ar f°

no longer.He took hisplacein the heard, bssthe skyas the sun, and at night crossingthe underworldand passingthroughthe

me Pate

Duat. The Egyptianspaintedt he

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scenesof that journeyon the walls of the tombsof the pharaohs W ith

the knowledgethat was write enin The Bookof the Dead. A copy , ve 5

buriedin syenye richman’s grav ves

to the land pene we a aati .

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Family Tree of Egyptian Gods

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AncientEgyptian Gods

SHU: GODOF WINDSAND AIR Howto recognizehim: Wearsa hugeostrich featherheaddress carriesflags ,hhas windblown

(sometimesknotty) hair , always looks exhausted

Shu has two jobs: to keep the winds blowing, and to enforceRa’s punishmentagainstShu’s own children—Nut, the sky goddess, and Geb, god of the earth—bykeepingthem apart Egyptianloretellsus that ifShu allowsN in, —the earthandskywouldcoHideand brin.

TEFNUT: GODDESSOF RAIN How to recognizeher: Lion-headedlady, likely drippingwet, usually found sittingon

Tefnutis motherand grandmotherto m

but familyisn’ther onlyresponsibility.

Tefnutto bringthe rain, Egypt wouldha

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NUT: GODDESSOF THE SKY Howto recognizeher: She archesover theearth, likes to stargazeand

stareinto the nightsky

Nut’sarmsand legsare the four pillarson whichthe sky rests.But Nut
n the cloudsall the time; at the end of eachday, she swallowsthe sun god, Ra, and givesbirthto him

the next morning,givingus

nightand day.

GEB: GODOF THE EARTH Howto recognizehim: Hangs out below Nut’ sarch,cantakethe

formof a tower of sand thatshifts

to revealhis face

Gebisa familyman, withfive powerfulchildrenand a wife he lovesdeeplyand missesterriblyonce

they areseparated He didn’t losehis sense of humor, though: myth

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OSIRIS: GOD OF THE DEAD Howto recognizehim: Has a beardand wearsa crown, likes to hold

strangeobjectslike crooksapd

Inadditionto beingthe g ¥ of the dead, Osirisis a god of fertilityand resurrecti( And Osirisknows a thing two about resurrectionh: was bornas the oldestof } and Geb’sfive children, thenrebornas his once-s Isis’ shusbandand hi brotherHorus’sfathe He becameking, but was murderedby his jealousbrother,Set. But youcan’tkeep Osirisdown: he was

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ISIS: GODDESSOF MOTHERHOODAN VE

Howto recognizeher: A beautifulwomanwe

tyetknotas a symbolof protection She sitson

shapedlike a cow’ shorn, of tenwith Horuson he

the goddessof motherhoodand love

valuesthe timeshe spends wat overher son, Horus,and helpin her husband, Osiris,rufethe land, but she is a strong goddessin her own right, | Tyet who knows powerfulmagic spellsand uses them to help people in need. Isisisa healer,but she can also be sneaky manipulativen order to help those t loves, trickingenemiesand rivalsinto givingup power and secrets: A she poisonedRa so that

Osiriscould becomeking in

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~ HORUS: THE FALCONGOD Howto recognizehim: He has uniqu eyesand always dresseslike a warri Sometimeswearsa double crownand a wingeddisk. He likes to hangout with fo

creaturesuchas hawksand falcons.

Horusis the falcon-headedgod of the
sky, the god of revenge,and the protectorof the rulerof Egypt. Horus’s connectionto the living Pharaohis so strong that each pharaoh becomesknown as the human manifestatiorof Horus His evil
uncle Set enviesHorus’spower and triesto defeathim at everyturn, keepingHoruson the run. When Set catcheshim, they battle,and

Set damagesone of Horus’seyes It is replacedwith an eye made of

moonlight creatingthe Eye of Horus SEKHMET: GODDESSOF WAR AND DESTRUCTION

Howto recognizeher: Goldenwoman in glowingredarmorwith a bow

and arrowor giant blazinglion.

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SET: GODOF CHAOS Howto recognizehim: Mayappearas a large , brutishman, a red-headed donkey ,or evena pig. Whateverformhe’ sin, he lovesred, so keepan eye

out for redclothing,hair , andevenredeyes.

Set never likedlivingby the rules,so it’s no surprisethathe’s the
god of chaos He didan awful lot of awful things, like murderinghis brotherOsiris, and thentryingto kill hisnephew Horusso he could take Horus’splaceas the rulerof the living Horuseventuallywon and

avengedhis father’ sdeath by rulingall of Egyptand exilingSet to the

—aneryand whipsup awfulstorms,er paonil 7 Pile yil deed

desert But even banishmentcouldn’tchangeSet’s ways: he stillgets

nameplatejewelry , carriesa kite ( the bird ) likes to hold bones and skulls :

Nephthysis best known as the goddess@ F ae nightand protectivezoddessof the dead

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Set, she doesn’t followin his evilfootsteps,and is a faithfulsisterand friendof Isis AfterSet murderedOsiris NephthyshelpedIsissearch forand collectOsiris’sscatteredlimbsso that Isiscould rebuildhis

body and bring him back to life

ANUBIS:GODOF FUNERALSAND DEATH Howto recognizehim: Has the head of a jackal In full jackal form, he wearsa goldencollarandis black, sleek, and graceful

Whenhe appearsas a human, his ears stick up like a jackal’ s.

Anubisis the son of Nephthysand Osiris.He helpedto preserveOsiris’sbody afterSethad killedhim, and helped Osirislive again. This processcreatedthe firstmummyand led to the practice of embalmingso it’sno surprisethat Anubisis alsoknownas the god of embalmingand mummificatiorOn top of that, Anubisis alsothe god of the afterlifeand spendsmostof his timelivingin the Land of the Dead. He can visit graveyardsand placesof deathand mourning

wheneverhe wants, but has to use a host body if he wants to go

anywhereelse Hismainjob is to weigh the heartsof the newly dead

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BAST: GODDESSOF CATS, WOMEN, ANDCHILDREN Howto recognizeher: Cat womanwith the attitudeof a gentle lioness

and the agility of a gymnast Sometimesanswersto“ Muffin.”

Bast isa gentleprotectivegoddess,but she sometimesppearswith

she is connectedwithsunlight.But Bast has a dark side,too, and when she appearsas a cat, she’s associated withthe moon. Likewise,Bast has two sidesto her personality:gentlenessand ageressivenessShe showsher gentleside asa welcomeprotectorof hearthand homesand pregnantwomen. But watch out—whenshe is aggressive she can be a viciouskillerin battle Withher catlike reflexes skillwith weapons and spells —_ and abilityto summoncatsto help out in

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_ BES: PROTECTOR OF CHILDREN Howto recognizehim: Shortlion man witha bigheadand scruffybeard,often carriesknives. Helikes to play drums and

bells ,so keep an ear out.

Bes protectspregnantwomen,newborn babies,and families But justas he is the protectorof all that is good, he struggles to keep awayeviland is also god of war and canbe a feistyfighter.Bes is alsoa patronof musicand dance, and protectspeoplefrom snakeand scorpionbites.A ll

isquite the busy god!

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KHONSU:GODOF THE MOO Howto recognizehim: Tall, thin, gla twenty-year-oldwith silver irises anda s

head,exceptfor a ponytaildown one side

Khonsu isa prettymeansenetplayer,and Nut playedagainsthim to win the fiveextra dayson whichshe gave birthto her children.Becausethe moon

constantlychanges, waxing and waning,he has the power to lengthen

Fen lives—bothmortaland godly.

THOTH: GODOF WISDOMANDLEARNING How to recognizehim: As a human, lean and lanky twenty-year-oldn a lab coatwith a lusciousmane of

blondhair. He talks a lot, using awfully big words.

Asthe god of wisdomand learning, Thoth is quite the know-it-alland can’tresistsharingfactsand stories,withoutregardto whetheror not you want to

hearthem or if you’re in an enormousrush. The AncientEgyptians

___ believedhe inventedthe artof writingand is the “oS ; ~_ afterworldHe wrote The Book of the Dead

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cha ptersthat describethe variouswa ysto defe ¢ ihm Foor eae THE CHAPTER OF TAKINGA LANCE TO Smite AROPHIS,

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DarkDeities& Beastly Beings

SERQET THESCORPIO GODDES ris instantINdentifiableSy herscorpion- fea y includingbeadyblackeyékSnd sometim set of mandiblesShe wearsa storpio on
headlike a crown,andis ies

by legionsof scorpions

Youdon’twantto get on her badside, but a,

like manyferociou deities,Sergetis also

capableof good Sinceshe has poweroversnakes,reptiles,and poisonouanimals,Serqetis offencalleduponto protec and rescuepeoplefromdeadlybitesand stings. TheEgyptiandesert arehome to manysnakesandsé€orpionsso it’s nowonderthat AncientEgyptian considere her an impértan doddes to haveoh theirside;

Someevenworshippe her. \ Sb o~be ‘

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SOBEK,THECROCODIL GOD Sobekappearsad’ giantmanwith the headof a crocodileprsometime justas a crocodileAndhe can atta lot likea crocodile whenhe wantsto: travelingthroug water undetectedsneakingup of his prey,and » draggingthemunderwateto drown Hecan also€éhannelpowerfujets of waterthroug his staffto force backhifenemiesorsummo other crocodile to do hisirtywork S Hetriesto thwartCarterand Sadieat , everyturn,butnoteveryondelievedthat he wasall bad.Somesay thathe worked torepairSet’sevilandprotectthe deadin the underworldAncient Egyptian wholivedin areaswhere thereweredangerou crocddile worshippe him Inthecity

of Crocodilopolipedpleevenkd tcrocodile in poolsan

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SWITCHBLAD BEMON fh someof their tigh

spots CarterandSa encounte demon Withknifebladesin theirheads.When theydiscove the Re Pyrafnid switchblad demon afe partofah

&lemonarmyassemble

Git.

SERPOPARD Rrpopardssometime knownas longnecksaré creature of chaos controlle bySét. Theylooka lot like ats— withlong,scaly,greennecks

HSN SE ER and can spit

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poison thatis. TwoserpopardattackCarter,Sadie,Philip, and Khufuat Amos® mansion TheydefeatPhilip and Khufu butare thenbeatenwhen Muffintransform into Bast.She ties their longneckstogethe in aknotbeforeslashinetheir

headsoff with her mAgicknives,dissolvin themintodust.

8 THESET ANIMAL TheSet animaldoesn’ havea prope name(andisn’t very happywhenCatterdecidesto start callinghim Leroy) or look like any onecreatureIn ancientdrawings,the Set animal

oftenappearsas a dogwitha forkedtail and squareears, but

whenit’s chasingyou, it’s muc thesize ofa horsewith legs as lofts ae thathas a mindof its own, ears ipa rotate,an anteater’ snout and Li ee sharpteeth. The Set animaldo§ v Set’ sbiddingandis as cunningalfd

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Xphinxe arefearsomeguardian of tomb andtemplesand their fikenesse arefoundin Egyptandal¥ overthe world
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Therearenon- sphin myths,too,butall cultures agreeon oBSYAIRE sphixixe are incrediblywise. Wellknown for theirriddles sphinxe rewardthosewhosolvethemand punis thosewh®can’tcomeup withthe rightanswer A Houblesphin calledthe Akeris the guardianofthe entrance andex i to the Duat or underworld Thosewhoanswerher

riddleco can passthe gates, butthis treacherousphin

They’ remostoftenshownwith alion’sbodyandtheheadofa = humanwearinga headdress butsomesphinxe havethe headsof a@ram,hawk,oreven

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Differentsphinxe havedifferentnames:

s ANDROSPHINX : has the bodyof alion anda huma head CRIOSPHINX : has the bodyof a lion andthe Readof a ram HIEROCOSPHINX : has the bodyof a lion andthe headof

THEGRIFFI With’Ne bodyofa lionand the head, wings,andtalonsof

an eagle, griffinshavethe combine powerof thekingof the

beastsand the paar thefiirds. Griffinsare pore eee

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Speakin in Picture
heancientEgyptian used picturesymbolsalled ieroglyph td communicat withoneanother Some Rieroglyph looklike picturesofcreaturesandother are Morelikeodd- squigglesEachsymbolcdn represen asound alagkingr an idea,andsometime all thrée

; s Today,veryfew peoplecanreadthisancientformof writing Juliusis an expertat translatin eventhemostcomplicate hieroglyphicinto Esgelish bothfromyearsof lcarningand fromusinghis magic.Muchto her surprise Sadielearnsthat

withou anypriorex perienceshe’sas skilledas her father

ht recognizin andreadinghieroglyphics—truenatural

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Symbol and Spell

Rigns and symbolsarg everywhere he AncientEgyptian usedsymbol to represen the gods,for spellsanditicantations and &venworethemfor protectionCarterand Sadiebecome familiarwith a lot of ancientsymbol and putthemto good

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Thewedjateye isa humaneye andeyebrowwith
someof the marking ofa falcon’shead Knownas theEyeof Horu (seepage4 1) ,it was first usedas an amuletwhenHoru fashione a wedjateye and offeredit to Osiris, whdWasrestore to life by the

amulet’ power Eversince,the symbolhas been

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Theankhlooksa lot like a tyet, except itsarmsshoo straigh outratherthan curlingdownward It was Ruby’ sfavorite and is one of themostpopula Egyptian

symbols and for good

showncarryingankk.

Whena godholdsa tosomeone’ lips, it meanstheyare offering bréathof life, or the breaththeperso might needin theafterlife. The symbélfor the House

feisan ankhwitha boxaroun thetop.

d Thedjedis a columnwith fourparallelbars acrossthe top,andis asymbolfor stability. AncientEgyptian believedit was based ona mar?sbackboneOsiris’ backbone oratreetrun withth® branche cutoff.

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A ba is the partof the soulthat representa person’ personalit and everythin that makésthemunique.

A ba canactas a guardian.travel

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throug timeandspace,andventur tothe Duat. WhenCarterSnd Sadiedream,their bas oftenleave

theirsleepingbodiesand visit other

places. The symbolof the ba is a bird

Theuraeusis a symbolofro andkingshi thatfirstappea in the Storyof Ra, whichis thisrearing,spittin cobraw oncecalled“fhefiery eye of In ancienttimes,the uraeus though to protec thekings theyoftenddorne thecro pharaohs Asahiero glyphthe

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agiciansuse IIsto Rgkethingsha en|WI NSeeieia ‘ludot Meld biefoetach

burnintheairfora momentbeforetading.H reare

aS re avoritesa sand theirmeani “rsa 4

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eanting?te up” or “cocoon”

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CREAT YOU OW MAGICA VROR SPEL

CARTER AND SADIE LEARN HQWTO CREATY THEIR OWN SPELLS, USING WORDS AND SYMBOLS, AND THE MORE THEY PRACTICE, THE BETTER CARTER AND SADIE GET AT PERFORMING MAGIC: STASHING ITEMS IN THE DUAT, CREATING PORTALS, AND DEFEATING MONSTERS. IF YOU'RE AN ASPIRING MAGICIAN, LEARNING HOW TO CREATE SPELLS 1S AN ABSOLUTE MUST.

\ HERE ARE THE RULES. i Spells canbe writtenin any language but hieroglyphsare bestbeca usethey arethelan guageot ma gic

ntnotto

excl the magicyou channelmight bring

“CARTER DREW A SIMPLE HIEROGLYPH OF A BIRD. THE PICTURE WRIGGLED, PEELED ITSELF OFF THE PAPYRUS, AND FLEW AWAY. IT SPLATTERED CARTER'S HEAD WITH SOME HIEROGLYPH DROPPINGS ON ITS WAY OUT.

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it to life ( Carterdidn’t knowthis, which got hi

intoa sticky situation).

Royr example makesure you leavea wingotfa birdora legotta Cab, unless youwantall sorte of animalsscampering A

through yourhouse.

Ay Magiccanbe very owertulindeed,so be

carefulwhat you wish for.

The symbolsyoudraw will summon that particularob pctor creaturefromthe Ma’at,which is the creativepowerof the universe. To getstarted,you’llneeda papyrusscroll Cor roll of paper) anda stylus ( Egyptianpen) or modernequivalents If yourhieroglyphscometo life fromthe page, you’ Ilknowthat

you’rea modernmagjcian

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TheHous of Life

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The Househas alwaysbeenled bya Chie whowas thepharaoh’ headmagicia ancienttime’.Reportingothe Chi

areseniormagicianscalledSem priegt

retheoldestand mostpowerfulme

orr8gions Seniomagicianssape scribestherank-and- mag whocansufilfno magicby writi

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JOURNE THROUG THEHOUS OFLIFE

Kia, Carter arid Sadiepassthrou# a vastmarketwithstalls sellingboomeran wands,aimatedclay dolls,cobras scrolls, and elifteringamulets‘Theypeepintoa scryingschool where childrenlearn to see what is happenin in othernomesby lookingintobowlsof oil Théyreacha massiveset of bronz

doorswithfires on eithersid

TheHallof Ages

of the FirstNome,andshow. thosewhowalk throug it memorie of Egy ptianhistor Everyyear it growsa li¥tle lo as it record therecentpast Carterand Sadieare stunne byits size: it’s as big aia foot fieldandsupporte by massi stonepilldrs. The roomshing

merin bluecarpet,

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CHIEFLECTO ISKANDA Iskandds ancienttaroun 2 ,000vyears lold) and prefersto Speakin his birth tongueof Alexandria Greek .He was the last nfagicianto be trainedbefore Egypttfell to Romeand the Houseof Life was forcedundergroundAlthoug the ChiefLectoris the mastbrof the House of Life, he doesn’ sitonthethron at theend ofthe Hall of Ages.As hisrole is to serveand protec thepharaoh
he faithfullyk&epsthe vacantthron

readyfortheretur of theph&raohs n

MICHELDESJARDIN Desjardin actsas theagedChiefLe&tor spokesma and fs

hostileto the KaneswhentheytometdmeetIskanda.

ab | for thg crimesof theirfather,whobroke

of the Houseof Life thatforbid

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mortal fromsummonin t 8ods.Andhebrokeit twice firstat Cleopatra’ Needle
whenRubydiedand Bastw released and again whenhe usedthe RosettaStoneto

releasefive powerfukods

Iskanda and Desjardin wa Carterand Sadieto stayin t FirstNomewheretheywil beunderits protection— © wherethe naetianswillb e ableto determingusthow ©

powerfukhe Kanesiblingse

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Penguins . Better not offend the Chief Lector!

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ZIARASHI Ziahkahappychildhoo livingwithher fnily onthe banksof the Nile. Her life
turne upsidedownafterher fatherbrough homea small redstohestatueofa monste andaccidentallyinléashe its power.The monse destroye the entirevillagéand evétyondn it— exceptfor youngZia. ChiefLector Iskanda rescuedher, andshe Becamea scribein the FirstNome.

CarterandSadiefirst glimpseZ ia in London when theyare with their fatherat Cleopatra’ Needle,butthey

don’tdiscove her identityuntilthey rein New York,runnin fromSergetandher scorpio army. To escape,theyruh into the Templeof Dend¥ in the Metropolita Museumof Art,

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Zia’s magicalskills Ziacarriesa plain woodenro anythingbut ordinary it turr longblackstaff, toppe witha lion’shead, frontwhichshe CO

flamesand spells. Ss

Withthehelpofhertrust staff

yearsof training,Z ia demonstrat

&ometo life andwrapafidburt

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VLADIMI MENSHIKO

RladimiMen¥hikovnickname Vladthe Inhaler,jheadsthe

Eighteent Nomein Rhissia He claimsto be descende from

Fhe godRa, andoneofth mostpowerfulmaGiciansin theworld e

Menshiko is an ally of MichelDesjardinsand bothmagicians
fear thatCarterandSadiehaveupsetthe balanceof Ma’atby
awakeninghe godsandteachingforbidde magic.Forthis

arteran&Sadietosucceedin their

plantorestor Ratohis thron €o0 preven Apophi Fromrisirg. Menshiko attempt tokeepCarter Sand Sadiefrom finding the Bookof Ra, and he’snotafraidto use

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Vlad’ sdangerousspells:

Sympatheti magicand execration

Whenmagiciansperfor sympatheti magic,theybind
togethe twoconfetcte tltings— smallandonelarge—to
inakethemworktogeth@FF his typeof magicis advancedand
notmanymagiciansattemp thesespells. Themore similarthe two itémsare, the betterthe binding

works.Vladusessympatheti magicto bind acorkscrew- © demoncalledDeath-to-

to Aeadedhlcorkscrew Corks

But Vladdoesn’ stopat sympatheti magic.He goes astepfutthe to perfor© execrationwhichallows hi to destr® the largerobject( in the corkscre case&the haplessdemon)by breakinYthe smallerone(thecorkscrew) Execratio can be used forgood,but Viadexecrates thedemonto generatethe energyto summo Set,amajorgod,whichis

1 forbidde bythe Houseof Life.

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“Tf done right, most victims didn’t st chance. Regular mortals , magicians
even demons could be wiped off the
of the earth. Execration might not de

major powers like gods, but it woul

like detonating a nuclear bomb in th They'd be blasted so deep into the I

they might never come back.

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as horrormoviemonstersand Hal costumefodder Butbackin Anci Egyptiartimes, mummificationas veryseriously:importan Egyptiar madeinto murhmieso prepar the theirnew existenc in the afterlife e =

The processtooka ime and quitea bit, so the ! i reserve forphara
the verywealthy speciallytrainedp wouldrituallyclea
purifythe body. The theypulledthe brai
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toes, arms, and legsin layersof linen Theycoveredt

headwitha mask,and if the personwasrich enough wouldplacethe entirebodyin an ornatecoffinshap¢ paintedlike a body. Withthe mummynowreadyfor bu thepriestshelda processionto takeit to a tomb, laying thes mummyto restther for all eternit. ;

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Whilemany Pharaohswerelaidto rest in squaretombsin the Valleyof the Kings,some wereentombe inside great pyramids.Insidethe huge stonemoghumentsthe dead pharaohwas surroundedy food, possessions,and shabti servantsto look afterhim in the nextlife.

The GreatPyramidat Giza
pyramidin the worldis in a citycalled Giza, the tombof King Khufu. It wasno easytaskto buildsucha grandstructure it tookthousandso Fy orker manyyearsto comps Just to get the massivestone blocksto the site, theyjhad to floatthemon bargeésdown the Nile. Then theyput the blockson woodensleds and draggedthemthroug) the desert builtrampstohaulthe blocksup, andstackedthem ss tir enthey

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untilhis treasure- ‘to excavatdilled 922. The to ei Ae i millions,makingT ut fam sit AP causeof his deathis one o, fore greatestmysteries Somethink — thathe was co geg Fieve a greedy

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A Tou of theTwenty- Nom

Greetingla yeijyggid shabtto gh sagicaheadyuartenf Amo Kan énth

[Iwentys Nom. Fo thos ofyouwh are ficstderin shabti aremagic model of slave thatareputsnt thetomb of thepharaolstohel the intheafterlifeBu that’ notallw do.p.. m , t Ss e Thi glorioumansio becomeCarte andSadie’ homswhe the liv ust Amos H setuphisH mBrooklyneas ef Ne Yor City’ Hudso akdEas rivers tofollb anamciekEgyptia traditio. Livin on thewes std of theNil wancon duce becaus itwa thesid whee theEgyptiatib eastban of theNilewa thessd of thelpving theskl thesu wose sndwaeavore b¥Bg e n , s d W startthetou intheGreaRoo majesticeda beam antdthemun dis pheawe cesteemanean Egyptiamustc instrumenyinduseapon Hay po pmbheleRanicapdyie waBap = oe as — kroun terrac shroug thes glas panel. d e h e s §

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beharmhfulThs blac statu of Thot thwe eve usisthirt gee tall] Pleas donottouc. |

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TheTraine Magician

Defeatiagthe forcesat eviland resurrectin a centuries- deityisn’t the kindof job youw&ntto do alondsasCarter and Sadiesendouta djedamuletthat drawskids with magical potentiato theirheadquartersTheytraintheserecruit to

help themfight the forcesof chaos. S

WALTSTON is fBurtee andtraveledcross- fromSeattleto and Sadie’ scallCPHEWAX the first to arriveand

soonprove tobeatalentedcharm-

tflaker.The manygoldneck chains he wearsare muchmorethan jewelry:they rehomemad magicalamule€swith stron protectiv propertie$ e “Tdon’tknowwhatit is about him, buthe has a sortof gravity that drawsthe group’ sattention _ whenhe’s aboutto speak. "—Sadie

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JAZ Jaz wasanothe earlyarrivalat headquartersSheis a pretty, blond dnd likeablecheerleaderfrom Nashville,niceto

everyonaand alwaysreadyto help. Hertalentis healing

asturd bagdecorate wif imageof herpatron th goddes Sekhmet
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heala’specificperson—

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OTH TRAI PRereardNBRRenothertraineeswhotravel
fromall overthe worldto join Carter,Sadie,

Walt,andJaz. A handfulare old enoughto go to college, but mostare aged betweennine andfifteen.Among themare Felix ,thebabyof the bunchat nine yearsold; Julien, fromBoston Alyssa,from Carolina;Sean, fromDublin;and

Cleo,fromRio de Janeiro. Thebloodof the pharaoh runs

OrOUE each of theirveins( whichis aboutthe onlything

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Magica Specialtie fv erymagicianhas naturaltalentsthat indicatetheir specialties.If any of theseseem familiar, you might

to hopa portaland join the trainees.

DIVINE

Rnowingwhatthe futureholdscan lead magiciansto attemp dangerou feats
in orderto cHangeit. Butif you’rea divinerwhohasseensomethin awful,

youprobabl alreadyl&nowthat.. ..

ANIMALCHARME It maysourk unimportantbuta charmfhghasalwaysbeen a power andusefulskill. Afterall, when
dangeroucreature will do yourbidding,

Youcan mAkeyourenemiessquirm or

help yourfriendsoutof a bind.Finding

, a cobrain your bedis a definite sign that sa za ay you veoffendedan animalcharmer. ee

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ELEMENTALIS Hlementalist can contro the five basicelements:earth, fire, air, water,andcheese!

A goodelementalis can summot the forcesof nature

f launchdevastatin attacks. 2

COMBATMAGICIA Comba maWNciansdon ’tenterbattlesin theirownbodies.

Theyuse fearsomeavatars,whichwraptheuser in magical

armorandallowthemtopoun and btheiropponent to smithereens This is poWerfu magicandrequire a great dealof stathinaand strength If youlike the ideaof becoming amagicaljuggernau whocan

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NECROMANCE Rheseskilledmagicianscan summo spirit of thedead Rnswerqhestionsperfor tasks or hauntpeople’s##eamx sodon’t geta necromanceangry) Spirit werefmportan forcesin Ahcient Egypt,andthe necromancecan use or wardthem offas needed. Necromanc is a goodskillto have,

as longas you‘tenotafraidof ghosts

healer.Magicwas the medicine
ofancienttimes,and magicians
werecalleduponto cureall
sort of wound anddiseases,so

?t’s not field for the squeamish a
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the“eye” of the god—aperfect ij = ¢ : t _ combinatio of mortalwill ‘cq - ——. : : — 5 ¢ 1

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CHARM- MAKERS charm- ate f magicalcraf®akelvhoknow

to makedmulets,rings, and other powerfulcharms.Theyaren’talways thefastestin combat buttheycan makeincredibletoolstohelpin a fight. Peoplewhoare goodwith theirhandsand like designing

magicitemsshoul conside studyin charm- d tr g making.

PATHOF THEGODS

Inthe timeof the AncientEgyptians magicianslearnedto

erdirectlyfroman Egyptiandeity.Forinstance,a icianmightdrawon the powerof Horus the god of war, to be unbeatabl in battle;or a healermiglttcall on Sergetto cure aparticularl trickyscorpio sting.

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power.Thedrawbackis t thegodsareunpredictah can usemorfal as their ta whichi$whystudyin thé of the godsis Rowforbidd Thisis dangerou magict couldgét youin lotsof trouble —

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MAGICA DOWNSIDE Magicdoesn® alwaysmakethings easier.Carterand Sadielearnthat thereare drawbackslike havinga spellfail or backfire worryingabout someon elseusingmagicagainstyou, 7 fieedingto donthe linen clothing thatmagiciansare suppose to wear (mortalclo thesan@fabricscan interferewith channelingmagic) . So thinklongand pebdbciorcron

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Carterand Sadie decidethey needto recruithelp their battle with Setat the Red Pyra mid. They realiz

Setintendsto continue his attemptsto releaseApo Dr

no matterwhatth

Sothe Kanesset out to train new magjciansto help inth missionto preventApophis Fromescapi ng They needt
ae eee Unite Me three parts ofthe Book of Ra a nd Rato his formerglory This is, they believe, the on ly wa to preventthe world fromending, asitis predictedto do Apophis escapesa ndtriesto destroy Ma’at( the order

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EGYPTIANOBELISKS The three Hepremonelek eachknown as Cleopatra’s Needle,have a strongpullf magicians They are madeo redgraniteand engravedwit hieroglyphsEach is locatedin a majorcityand isa popular touristdestinatior{ especially for magiciantourists) | 1. The London Needle | This obeliskwas made in 1450 2 It was one of a pair fund fa HeliopolisEgypt,and given to the Britishas a giftin 1819.

London

obeliskfromcountryto country). It made the journeyinsidea huge

ironcylindertowedby a ship

On the way, the cylinder capsizedduringa storm,but

it managedto stayafloatand

reachLondon safely

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Amongthe itemsinsidewere a itsoriginalpositionin Egypt mapof London, tennewspapers, The Parisneedlewas raised
a box of cigars,a smallbronze in 1833, makingit the firstof modelof the monument,a setof — thethreeneedlesto finda new Britishcoins,a rupee,a portrait home Beautifullylandscaped, of Queen Victoria,and twelve the Parisneedlehas fountains

photographsof the ee

; 2. The New York Needle | The second obeliskof the pai found in Heliopoliscan be fo in New York City’sCentral.

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It was transportedto the U s in 1880, carriedin the hold ° z steamship Whenit arrived,it — took thirty-twopairsof horses to drag the obeliskfrom the Hudsot Riverinto the park! ii

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MUSEUMS

1. The BritishMuseum, London

Museumsare importantplaces for magiciansespeciallyif they containEgyptianartifactsas

the BritishMuseumdoes. Since

JuliusKane isa highlyrespected Egyptologisthe has no problem

takingSadieand Carteron a

THESITE OF THE tour of the Egyptianwing, and RED PYRAMID he even managesto persuadethe Sadieand Cartertravel curatorto leavethemalone with cross-countryo discoverthis the RosettaStone(somemagic

magicalpyramidthat Set built

in a cavernunder Camelbad Mountain The mountainis biggestlandmarkin Phoeni Valley,Arizona The shape CamelbackMountainclosely 5 resemblethe humpand hea ee of a kneelingcamel,whichi

_— how it got itsname Apartfrom

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amazingslabwas carvedin the year 196B was lost ever time Many scholars

workedoti decipheringthe

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hieroglyphson the stone, but 7 it wasn’t translatedintil 1822 when FrenchEgyptologist/eat FrancgoisChampolliondiscové theirmeaning,which made thé stoneeven more special The é words carvedintothe stone writtenby prieststo honor thé EgyptianPharaoh, and listall - _ the goodthingsthat the Pharaoh ee aif done forthe priestsand the |

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peopleof Egypt, givingvaluable insightinto Egyptianhistory

2. The Hermitag@Museum, Moscow

Carterand Sadie visitMoscow with Bes whilesearchingfora sectionof the Bookof Ra, and they meet Vlad Menshikov when they visitthe Hermitage Museum The museumhas

the best Egyptiancollection

in Russia,and the headquarters

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3. The Metropolitar*Museum rto fleeto of Art, New York ! Thisis anotherkey sitefor. heywillbe able magicianand the gods It’snear the New York obeliskto which Bast, Carter,and Sadiefleewhe

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AW EGYPTIAN TEMPLEIN NEw YORK

The Temple of Dendur is a real Egyptian temple, which now stands in the United States . It was built around 15 5.c.c. on the west bank of the Nile River and dedicated to Isis and Osiris .

When the Egyptians built adam across the Nile, creating Lake Nasser, they moved the temple and gave it to the United States.

TEMPLEFACTS

¢ 642 sandstone blocks © in total, blocks weigh more tham

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S ource of Powe eachscrollseparately knowing

In searchof a good read? ! thatonlya worthymagician rmaybea spellto vanquish wouldbe able to findthem and demons? Well, read on. .. . reawakenthe sun god. MAGICALBOOKS Rahas laindormantformany The Book of Ra } years, but Carterand Sadieneed The Book of Ra wasa powerful hishelp, and the Book of Ra is magicakcrollthat Ra’s priests theironly hope. As the natural createdto calluponRa in the enemyof Apophis, the god eventof a maj orcatastrophe of Chaos, who is threatening Notwantingit to fallinto the to escapefrom his weakening

wrong hands, the priestsdivided prison,Ra is the only one into threése asand hid who cankeep Apophisfrom

destroyingMa’at( the order of the universe)and plungingthe

earthinto endlessdarkness

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Blood of the Pharaohs Carterand Sadie make another greatfindin the library:a scroll that listsall the dynastiesin AncientEgypt,calledBlood of the Pharaohs Heretheyfindthe

cartoucheencirclingtheirfami

name,and learnthe truthabo

WHAT JS A CARTOUCHE Nate teinls Egyptians believd

that they could protect i The Book of the Dead

This ancientbook guidesits

themselves in life and dez by writing, their name in hieroglyphs and drawing readersthroughthe Duat and

an oval ring around it, intothe Land of the Dead. Rich : symbomme: smagical: ¥ Egyptianswere buriedwithit

Opés .f This ‘lendosuire is so thatthey wouldn’t get lostin

CLG the fe | theafterlifd the poor ones had to fendfor themselves) When

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WEAPONSAND MAGICALTOOLS

Khopesh

The khopeshis a sword made of bronzeor iron thatis designedto disarman opponentby hooking hisor her weapon The blade is almosttwo feet long and sharp only on the outer edge of the

curve.Egyptiansoldierswield

Staff

Alongwith wands, staffsare
one of the two mostimportant toolsfor a magician Magicians can use theirstaffsto control theelements,summonspirits, conjureflames,or simplywhack bad guyson the head. A staffcan be turnedinto any numberof helpfulcreatures suchas snakes, hippos, tigers,or crocodiles Magiciansuse theirstaffsto fight enemiesand protectinnocents, but in the wrong hands, a staff

can conjurean evilanimal

Wands

Egyptianwands are curvedand madefromhippotusks splitin half A wand can be used to drawprotectivecirclesand cast

healingspells,but also to combat

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Magician’ sbox

Magiciansalwayshaveto be

prepared, so theykeep their spell-castinguppliesand mag aids withthemat alltimesin a handy box. The tools inside vary accordingto itsowner’s preference but may include papyrus,a stylus,and ink for writingscrolls;wax for making shabtistatues;and any numberof . A protectivecharmsand amulets

If you need to travellightand ee ofSin

shows King Tut with crook and flail

have the skills,youcan store

your box in the Duatand access it wheneveryou need to. Shabti The word shabg Crook and flail

These Egyptiansymbolsof power were used in all royal ceremoniesnd believedto

have protectivepowers in the

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needof help,so magiciansre trainedto make their own shabti

figuresto bring to lifeas needed

In earlyEgypt, dead Egyptian kingswere placedin elaborate tombsfilledwith all sorts of goodies,includingpaintedboxes filledwith shabtito carryout tasks for themin the underworld One needy pharaohwas entombed ana thousandshabti

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intothe afterlife

The featherof truthis incrediblyimportant,but i

it can be used to defeatene | ies >

' t e bigges fear

but whoeveris in possession

one has to tellthe truthat a

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MAGICALTIMES

Equinoxes Anequinoxoccurson j ust two days of the year, when the day and the night are ex actlythe samelength When the hours
of daylightand darknessare in perfectbalance,Ra and Apophis areon an equal footing,so the forcesof Chaos and Ma’at can be easilytippedone way or another To help keep magiciansand gods fromtippingthe scales,all the portalsin the worldshut down duringthe equinox, exceptat

sunriseand sunset

Solstices } Solsticesare magicaltimes becausethey mark eitherth shortestor longestday in a The datesdepend on wheth!

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solsticefallsin Decemberand

the summersolsticefallsin June.

In AncientEgypt the summer solsticewas one of the most importanttimesof the year, when the sun wasat its highest and the Nilewas beginning torise The Egyptianslooked forwardto thistime,when the riverfloodedthe land around it and the mud it leftbehind made theirfieldsfertile They held specialceremonieso honor the goddesslsis, believingthatshe was mourningher dead husband,

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TRAVELING WIT ELE KANES

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Carter’ an Sadie’ Magic Jpurne

rtcrant Sallie go ona number of journeys,but not journeysas we knowthem. Manyof their

adventuresbeginand endat

Magicportalsand theiruses Godsand magicianaise portals to instantlytransportthemselves to anotherpartof the world.To opena portal,you need a magic artifact which is why you often

find portalsat museums.Sadie’s

relicfor opening portalsin the Twenty-firstNomewas a small stonesphinx fromthe ruins

of Heliopolis

There are rulesfor usingportals Theycannotbe usedseveral timesin quick successionAnd theyneed to cool down between travelers Atan equinox,all the portalsin the worldshut down exceptat sunsetand sunrise Equinoxeshappen in springand autumnand are the two days eachyearwhen nightand day areexactlythe samelengthand

thereforeperfectlybalanced

Some placesare trickyto teleport to, suchas Alexandriain Egypt It'swherethe Egyptianempire fellapart,so magictendsto get twisted The only workingportals arein the old city, under thirty

feetof seawater!

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Powerfulcursescan prevent portaltravel—omake it difficult;tthe oasisat Bahariyain the Sahara,forexample Here there’sa huge network of tunnelsand chambersno one’s opened in thousands

of years,and perhapsten

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Magic Boa Jpurne,

MP oth ithe god of knowledge ,had once toldus thatwe’ dalways have thepowerto summona boatwhen

we neededone , becausewe were

the bloodof the pharaohs” —Carter

The otherformof magical transportCarterand Sadie useis an Egyptianboat. Amos transportsthem to New York

ina matterof minut&,ina

Carterrecognizesthe reed boat fromtripsto Egypt,and worries thatit doesn’tseemvery sturdy, beingbasicallya giantfloating rug woven togetherfromcoils of plantfiber.He and Sadieare astonishecht the speedwith which the flimsybarquemoves Less pleasantis the sensationof beingon a rollercoaster,as the boat speedsfrom London to New Yorkin minutes,and theyarrive

at Amos’sheadquarters

Amosappearswith the reed boat againafterCarter,Sadie,and Bast summonNephthysfrom the Rio Grandeto help them fight Set, but findthemselvessetupon

by Sobek, the crocodilegod.

Thistimethe boat takestothe skiesas they fly off to Las Cruces to an encounterwithZiaand

Desjardins-Tryingto stop the

Kanesfromsearchin

Set, Desjardinssumme

Sekhmet The aveng:

goddesspursuestheirsky- "= 8 0

boat untilthey crash landin a hugepileo chilies and Carterfir a cleverway to turn Sekhmetintoa gian

sleepingcow....

The pharaoh’ sbarge Carterand Sadie’ssecond | magicalboat is the pharaoh’s bargethey saildown the River of Nightthatruns through the Duat, to searchfor Ra. At the start,the boat isa wreck, with a tatterecsail, brokenoars, and cobwebbedrigging To make mattersworse, it is hauntedby spectersin the formof Granand GrampsFaust.Carterdefeats themus ing his pharaoh’scrook and flail,and he and Sadie

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journeythroughthe twelve

sectionsof the river, encounteringa different challengein eachsection,or house Amongthese challenges arefiguringout the secretname of Knum the ram god, searching Sunny Acres( theresthome of the gods) for Ra, and playinga deadlygameof senet with Bes and Khonsu, the moon god. Eventuallythe boattakesthem _ to theirencounterwit

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