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Children of the Lamp #1: The Akhenaten Adventure
Children of the Lamp #1: The Akhenaten Adventure | Philip Kerr, P B Kerr
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From acclaimed thriller writer Philip Kerr comes an exceptional, imaginative adventure trilogy about a twin boy and girl with magical powers. Meet John and Philippa Gaunt, twelve-year-old twins who one day discover themselves to be descended from a long line of djinn. All of a sudden, they have the power to grant wishes, travel to extraordinary places (and not necessarily on public transportation), and make people and objects disappear. Luckily (and luck does have something to do with it), the twins are introduced to their eccentric djinn-Uncle Nimrod, who will teach them how to harness their newly found power. And not a moment too soon!
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KCofKaysville
KCofKaysville
Children of the Lamp #1: The Akhenaten Adventure | Philip Kerr, P B Kerr
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Mehso-so

OK fantasy adventure that mimics the Harry Potter style. This time it's with the Djinn legends of the Middle East (genies in a bottle, etc.) and Egyptian myths. Was sort of a slow read but still enjoyable. Others have seen some fat-shaming and somewhat racist parts to it, but I did not notice it. The twins (John and Philippa) are not very well fleshed out as characters but Uncle Nimrod is an outsized fun type. Worthwhile for most fantasy lovers

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MariaW
MariaW
Children of the Lamp #1: The Akhenaten Adventure | Philip Kerr, P B Kerr
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Mehso-so

The main idea of this novel caught my attention: No vampires or werewolves, whatsoever. The main protagonists are djinn. I really like that. But it took half of the book for the story to accelerate and the end was kind of abrupt and not satisfying.
#pbkerr #childrenofthelamp #theakhenatenadventure

Bookfan1414 I love these books. I read them when I was a good deal younger but I still think of them very often. Such fond memories... 7y
MariaW @bookfan1414 I must admit, I won't get the next one in the series. I wasn't totally convinced of the first one. (edited) 7y
KCofKaysville Thinking of reading. I like one of the author's adult level detective novels set in Germany 4y
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MariaW
MariaW
Children of the Lamp #1: The Akhenaten Adventure | Philip Kerr, P B Kerr
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Seems like I'm not the only one reading on the way to work. 😊
#childrenofthelamp #theakhenatenadventure #pbkerr #dschinn #egypt

JoeStalksBeck Haha I love this pic! 7y
RealBooks4ever Heh heh! 😆 7y
ReadingEnvy Sneaky!! 7y
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