Carter Kane
| Carter Kane | |
|---|---|
| The Kane Chronicles character | |
| First appearance | The Red Pyramid |
| Last appearance | The Crown of Ptolemy |
| Created by | Rick Riordan |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Abilities | Endurance/Agility/Senses Magical powers Teleportation Shapeshifting |
| Information | |
| Full name | Carter Kane |
| Aliases | Horus |
| Species | Human (magician) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Pharaoh of the House of Life |
| Title | Blood of the Pharaohs Eye of Horus Pharaoh of the House of Life |
| Family |
Julius Kane (father, deceased) Ruby Kane (mother, deceased) Sadie Kane (sister) Amos Kane (uncle) |
| Significant other(s) | Zia Rashid |
| Relatives |
Ramesses II (maternal ancestor, deceased) Narmer (paternal ancestor, deceased) Khaemwaset (maternal ancestor, deceased) Mr. and Mrs. Faust (maternal grandparents) |
| Nationality | American |
| Weapon(s) | Khopesh, combat avatar of Horus |
Carter Kane is a fictional character and one of the main characters in The Kane Chronicles series, along with his younger sister, Sadie. In the novels, he follows the "path of Horus" by hosting the god. He is one of the strongest magicians in the world, next to his uncle Amos and his sister.
The character was the subject of a 2015 "whitewashing" controversy on the covers of Kane Chronicles novels, particularly foreign language editions.
Carter is the eldest child of Julius and Ruby Kane, who are descendants of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs Narmer and Ramesses the Great, respectively. Carter was named after Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. Carter and his little sister Sadie (about one and a half years younger than him) were unaware that their parents were magicians of the Per Ankh until the events of The Red Pyramid. The family lived in Los Angeles, California until Mrs. Kane's death when Carter was eight years old.
As Carter and Sadie learn later, Ruby Kane divined that Iskandar's decision to persecute magicians who "hosted" gods would hasten Apophis's escape from his magical prison. Ruby and Julius decided to illegally gather the gods in preparation for his eventual escape, starting with Bast, a goddess tasked with fighting Apophis for eternity. The Kanes were successful in freeing Bast, but when Apophis tried to escape as well, Ruby chose to sacrifice herself to keep him contained. A shattered Julius swore to find a way to reunite with her and finish their mission to bring the gods back into the word.
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