The Red Pyramid

Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane.
One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives.
Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them —Set— has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe - a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
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So, if you're following me on Twitter, one of my tweets was to the author (@camphalfblood) and I was saying that the thing I loved best about his books were the chapter titles. Example : "Muffin Plays With Knives". It makes you curious. Another one (my personal favorite): "Men Ask for Directions (And Other Signs of the Apocalypse)".
The Red Pyramid, for me, was one of those books that I could completely figure out (except for Zia. Boy, I was not expecting that). The fact that Carter had an Eye of Horus pendant did *not* make me think that he had some connection with Horus, and the fact that their dad looks exactly like Osiris did *not* tip me off that Osiris...well, that would be a spoiler, now, wouldn't it? Can't be doing that, now? (Wow I sound so British right there.)
This book was a mix of historical facts, mythology, and Riordan's own creativity. Its like Percy Jackson (which, by the way, has a follup series coming out relatively soon). So, looking into the future...........
.....(insert weird name here) and the Norse Gods.
Predictable, but it'll be good.