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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 10 January 2022

I love Percy Jackson so much. I re- read all the series on my Kindle every day. I love these books. They made me read all the stories of the Greek gods.

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Sukhianju S.

didn't like it

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 5 January 2020

its very short and only carter is talking i wanted percy to talk too but the story was good but it costs a lot for its price

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Surendra Singh

Grab and Read

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 January 2016

If you re gettin bored. and want some action. Buy this one. It has Greeks and Egyptians fighting for justice. Percy is the showstopper as usual... Read

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Grahame & Tessa & Sophie & Laura

Another cutie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 5 June 2015

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This book was awesome as has become the usual from Rick Riordan. I am more of a Percy Jackson fan than Kane Cronicles as most people are, I think, so having this from Percy's point of view was amazing and so familiar and comfortable it made the book flow really well and I had no problem staying engaged.

Percy's and Annabeth's exchanges where as banter full and adorable as always. Carter and Sadie don't arrive until you're about a quarter of the way in. Yet they arrive with a bang and bring their own cute sibling inside jokes which made me grin with my 'I know reference' smile. The combining of two mythologies gets a bit long winded at times as exposition is necessary but skim reading this doesn't hurt the reading experience. The fight is as ever entertaining and well planed for a short story. I was worried how the involvement of characters would be split but everyone gets their moment in the spotlight, making this the perfect mix of the two series.

The Magnus Chase extract gives me more than enough excitement to get me to pre-order it. This is not a spoiler really but Magnus is 16 which I think was a clever move by Rick as both Percy and Carter were younger at the start of their series but since Rick's fans have grown up with the book an older character I think will be more relatable for his dedicated readers. I find myself a bit more excited for Magnus' character than I was for Carter. Being British myself Carter was a bit of a stereotype that I didn't like and the mythology sometimes got a bit too ridiculous with both siblings being able to turn into Eagles at will. That's the problem with "magicians", it's vaguely defined guidelines make it easy to ask "why didn't they do this spell that would have solve everything'. Magnus' story seems to be much more down to earth like Percy's, but I guess saying that we are talking about the Gods of Asgard, Ancient Greece and Ancient Eygpt.

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micah

fun, frolicking

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 19 July 2015

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This story, the third of Riordan's attempts to bring the Kanes and demigods Percy and Annabeth together, performs as expected: fun, frolicking, and a very interesting mashup of two series. Told from Percy's persceptive, this story is a welcome return to the tone of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Annabeth, as always, is a little flat and predictable, but the addition of Sadie Kane is delightful. Carter is very believable, though his concerns at the end of the story about being unwilling to turn down immortality strike me as unwarranted, given that he was humble enough in The Red Pyramid to refuse to play host permanently to a god.
The conflict is simple, typical Riordan stuff: evil magician wants power, the demigods and Kanes have to work together to prevent him from attaining it. What's new is the foreboding element at the conclusion, the sense that the Egyptian and Greek worlds are about to collide.
A little silly? Characters a little flat sometimes? Sure.
But does it make you smile?
Definitely.

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Kindle Customer

Familiar characters, new connections

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 12 April 2015

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I'm really enjoying these crossover stories of Rick Riordan's. I liked the Percy Jackson series as well as the Kane chronicles and the Lost Hero series so it's great to see this extension of the material. Really interesting, too, to see how Riordan develops the premise of combining Egyptian and Greek magics through the Ptolemy connection. I'm looking forward to his forthcoming book about Asgard and I'm hoping that eventually he'll be able to follow through and connect all these mythic systems.

The previous stories each set up a connection, first between Percy and Carter, the second between Sadie and Annabeth. This brings all four together. It's an enjoyable adventure which leaves the way open to extend further. Looking forward to it.

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Ms. Hoh

The Crown of Ptolemy...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 17 May 2015

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Good book. This is the third, and possibly the last, installment in the Percy Jackson/Kane Chronicles mash-up series. This time, Percy, Annabeth, Carter, and Sadie must all work together in order to conquer Setne, the Egyptian Elvis impersonator. We also get a preview of Riordan's new series, Magnus Chase. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that Annabeth plays a role in that series...at least there's mention of an Annabeth in the preview and we know that Annabeth's last name is Chase, so it may be true. In any case, I can't wait to read the first book of the Magnus Chase series.

Loobylou

3.5 Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 May 2019

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The Crown of Ptolemy isn't the best in my opinion. It's good don't get me wrong, but it just seemed a bit flat and "the battle" (if you could call it that) seemed like it was over far too quickly. Reading the Demigods and Magicians mini series has certainly made me want to re-read the Percy Jackson series!

William P. Payne

I enjoyed the action narrative

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 15 March 2016

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I enjoyed the action narrative. However, Percy did not use any of his Dad's powers until the very end. It was not a typical Percy fight. Plus, we did not find out any more details about Ana Beth and Percy's relationship. I guess they are still at Camp Half-blood and are in HS. We did learn that gods can see an aura around demigods. At some point, the crossing of the gods will get really messed up. I expect that Greek gods will be in the next Magnus Chase book since Ana Beth will be involved in his quest.

Tina Holland

Why not be smart and attack which speed?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 2 May 2015

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This crossover story is the most funny so far, and I think that comes because it has been told from Percy point of view. I do not think that it leaved the way open to extend further, and I would like to read more of this kind of crossover stories, specially if it would include one of the Olympian heroes ( Jason and Piper, Hazel and Frank, Leo and Calypso, Reyna of Nico and Will?). The combining Greek and Egyptian combat strategies are very good, and I am more on the Sadie / Percy way of thinking, I kind of like charging in.

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Brian Goubeaux

It was a great book. The only reason why it wasn't top ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 18 January 2016

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It was a great book. The only reason why it wasn't top marks was the decision of Percy, Annabeth, Carter, and Sadie deciding to treat the possibility of inter-pantheonic diversity as another Pandora's Box for some reason. Investigating the existence of the other pantheons may open avenues with how heroes from different beliefs can interact with each other. (Think Adventures of Hercules meets Star Trek.) Perhaps with Magnus Chase and the Aesir getting into the mix, perhaps the divine melting pot can be stirred a bit more.

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RKent

Good story, bad price

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 17 June 2015

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This is a fun book and just as enjoyable as the Kane Chronicles and the Percy Jackson stories. However, the story is divided into three small parts that cost $1.99 each, so you end up paying $6 for a novella (not even a full book.) Riordan's books are well written, and teach history and mythology in an enjoyable way, but I really do not like the sneaky marketing. I probably would have gladly paid the six bucks for the full package, but I hate being conned.

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