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Glindaness Is Next to Godliness

I appreciate that The Baum Bugle has recently been putting out some issues that largely focus on a particular book. I don’t know if there are plans for this to continue, but I’ve found some information there that I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Under Neith

When reading The Serpent’s Shadow, I was intrigued by the character of Neith, a hunting goddess I hadn’t heard of before. Apparently she’s actually a quite old deity who took several forms and duties throughout the history of Egypt. She … Continue reading →

There’s an Apophis for That

The Serpent’s Shadow, by Rick Riordan – The third and presumably final book in the Kane Chronicles has Sadie and Carter finally defeating the serpent Apophis, and ties up some other loose ends as well. Among other matters, the story … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Kane Chronicles, Mythology, Norse, Rick Riordan | Tagged bes, carter kane, drew tanaka, hermes, neith, ra, ramesses ii of egypt, sadie kane, setne, shu, the lost hero, the serpent's shadow, thoth, zia rashid |