#kane chronicles is so underrated

[glycherrii]

(almost) 6 year redraw!!

original drawing : november 18, 2017

redraw : september 4, 2023

this was originally my interpretation of bast from the kane chronicles, but i feel like i might repurpose this for another oc design ^O^

[tending-the-hearth]

favorite part of the whole kane chronicles and pjo being in the same universe thing is that lacy and drew canonically go to the same school as carter and sadie and because my favorite hc is that percy and annabeth are the camp's Older Siblings™️ they inevitably have a day where percy and annabeth are visiting from nr and are like "we want to visit one of our top three favorite aphrodite kids" and the two of them go to brooklyn academy and surprise lacy, but also don't realize that carter and sadie are also there, so there's a moment where lacy is shrieking with excitement and running to hug percy and annabeth while carter and sadie stare at them with shocked faces and lacy explains how percy and annabeth got to the same summer camp as her and drew and it just ends up being the spiderman meme because carter and sadie finally put the pieces together

[falling-star-cygnus]

this may be a controversial opinion

but i think if Carter fought Percy in the desert, and only in the desert-

Carter would win

[luzisahomosexual]

No cos Sadie Kane’s love life is actually insane😭

Insane Kane Chronicles Spoilers:

She’s got a crush on Anubis (the literal Egyptian god of funerals & guiding ppl to the underworld)

But she also has a crush on Walt, her friend…

Then she finds out Walt is DYING OF A FAMILY CURSE

AND THEN HE DIES INFRONT OF HER

AND THEN ANUBIS SHOWS UP COS YK GOD OF FUNERALS N SHIT

AND THEN THE 2 PPL SHE HAS A CRUSH ON (THE GOD OF FUNERALS & A GUY THAT JUST DIED) LITERALLY FUSE INTO ONE PERSON?!?!?

Gal went through so much & yet she still managed to somehow date both her crushes at once😭

Imagine both your crushed being so inlove with you that they fuse just to be with you-

[zisenik]

WHY IS THERE SO LITTLE CONTENT OF KANE CHRONICLES

[books-and-food-and-more-books]

Carter and Sadie's relationship was accurate

Am I the only one who thinks that in the Kane Chronicles, the sibling dynamic between Carter and Sadie is impeccable? I know some people say Sadie is too harsh but in real sibling relationships we say way more triggering stuff? Idk man I just feel like their entire dynamic is in a constant state of either ride-or-die or sibling banter and I love it

[theamazingmaddyas]

Riordanverse characters who never interact in canon, yet I'm convinced they'd be best friends: A compiled list with explanations because I think about this way to often.

1) Georgina (Trials of Apollo) & Harley (Heroes of Olympus & Trials of Apollo)

There are four works in the Georgina & Harley tag on ao3, and all four have been written by me, that's how series I am about this friendship.

Firstly, I headcanon that the reason there's no year rounders during The Sun and The Star is because most of them decided to go to Waystation to attend school. Harley's eight in The Hidden Oracle and has already been at camp for at least a year and a half, minimum (as he's in the Hephaestus Cabin in The Lost Hero, and it's stated that no Hephaestus kid as come to camp in months before Leo), so why else would he all of a sudden not be a year rounder? He's certainly not staying to fight in the wars like some other demigods.

Now, back to Georgie and Harley. They're only a year apart, if that, and the other is probably the first person they've ever met close to their age, which would definitely spark friendship. Secondly, both of them have a sibling-like relationship with Leo (I almost started sobbing when Leo told Harley about how he was the one who helped him find his way back home in The Hidden Oracle, Leo and Harley are such an underrated sibling pair), which will bond them. And three, both are incredibly artistic and love building things. Just imagine Georgie and Harley drawing plans for the Waystation together? Adorable.

2) Kayla Knowles (Percy Jackson & Trials of Apollo) & Sadie Kane (Kane Chronicles)

They'd dye their hair together, chew bubblegum and eat lollypops, complain about their nerdy older brothers, and show off their skills to each other. They'd be an unstoppable duo.

3) Alex Fierro (Magnus Chase) & Lavinia Asimov (Trials of Apollo)

Queer kid with a designated color pallet, a non-common weapon, whom is incredibly artistic? You can't tell whether I'm talking about Alex or Lavinia (hint, it's both)

Match made in Elysium (or Valhalla in Alex's case). Lavinia would show Alex some simple tap steps, and Alex would show off her pottery skills, and teach some to Lavinia. Lavinia thinks Alex's garrote is the coolest thing ever, and Alex keeps petitioning for a manuballista fight in Valhalla. (Odin has not agreed yet, but Alex is not deterred in the slightest).

4) Kayla Knowles, Sadie Kane, Alex Fierro, & Lavinia Asimov

You're not surprised in the slightest, are you? These four make a deadly quartet of died hair, weapons, and bubblegum, and I adore them for it. As for why I did Kayla & Sadie and Lavinia & Alex seperately, it's because I think they'd be closest with their respectively friend pairing, but also they'd make a great friend group. I'm already in love.

5) Hazel Levesque (Heroes of Olympus & Trials of Apollo) & Butch Walker (Heroes of Olympus)

Intimidating son of a non-intimidating goddess and a non-intimidating daughter of an intimidating god. Also, they both adore horses, and I could totally see them hanging out in the Pegasus stables when Hazel's visiting Camp Half-Blood.

6) Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, & The Sun and the Star) & Blanche (Chalice of the Gods)

The second Child of Hades/Pluto & Child of Iris friendship??? But seriously, these two would be besties. Both only ever dress in monochromatic clothing, and Blanche is literally known for her ghost stories at camp and Nico is the Ghost King? Blanche would beg Nico to help her out with her photography—the Hades Cabin is literally her aesthetic to the tee, and she loves photographing dead things. Nico would summon a skeleton so she could photograph it on dead grass Nico accidently killed.

And if they did joint ghost stories? All I'm saying is they could charge an admission fee and the amphitheatre would still be full. (The effects they can do with Blanche's, well blanching, power, and Nico's shadow manipulating would go insane)

7) Piper McLean (Heroes of Olympus & Trials of Apollo) and Silena Beauregard (Percy Jackson)

They would be that sibling pair at camp, and it's such a horror that we never got to experience it.

Silena would help Piper tap into her more feminine side, and show her that not all femininity is bad—which Piper has a lot of trauma revolving—and I think would help Piper come to terms with her feelings for Jason and her queerness a lot faster than it actually happened, because Silena would help her talk through it instead of bottling it up. (Besides, Silena knows all about crushing on boys and girls *cough* Beckendorf and Clarisse *cough*).

In turn, I think Piper would help Silena with her fighting skills and strength. Yes, Silena has Clarisse, but Clarisse is a hit hard and don't back down fighter, while Piper would be more patient, which is what Silena would need. Also, they both know what it's like to be manipulated and have to make choices about whether or not their friends and family will live or die, and that's a common ground for them both.

8) Nico di Angelo & Mitchell (Heroes of Olympus)

This is solely because of the fic, Gurrlfriend by Erikthonius on ao3. Honestly, if you've read that, you'd understand where I'm coming from. I don't have any other evidence besides that.

There will probably be more where this came from!

[glassy-eyed-poet]

Can someone please tell me why the Kane Chronicles are so chronically underrated 😭

[crisalidaseason]

Whenever I see people ask why The Kane Chronicles are so underrated I want to rant about it so here it goes:

Releasing it too soon. The Red Pyramid was released in 2010, only a year after The Last Olympian. After the success of his first series people were hungry for Percy Jackson. It did not help that it was announced a sequel so soon, with The Lost Hero programmed to release in 2010. Maybe if they did not announce the sequel of Percy Jackson so soon and pushed The Lost Hero for 2011, leaving 2010 solely for The Red Pyramid, the fans would feel more compelled to read the Kane Chronicles as a way to pass the time or maybe have a Percy cameo.

Writing style. Although I like the idea of multi-POV and the two siblings sending the author a recording, it felt badly executed at times. There were situations that I forgot it was supposed to be a recording and sometimes the change between Sadie and Carter broke the flow of the situations. I believe many people did not enjoy this style. I don't hate it at all, but it could have been better executed.

I know people won't like what I'm about to say, but I don't care. The initial dislike for Carter Kane simply for being black. Many people from the communities I participated in complained about Carter Kane. Saying he was not interesting, he was annoying or a cheap copy of Percy. But I have my suspicions people did not give the book a chance because most readers could not project on Carter. Carter is the first narrator we are introduced: a black teenage boy. Because of that, many people dislike the book from the start. Many white folks have a hard time projecting onto characters that are explicitly described as being POC. You can try to fight me on this, but it's the plain truth.

Egyptian mythology was not that explored in fiction. Unless you consider the Mummy franchise - which does not really talk about mythology - there was almost nothing regarding Egyptian mythology targeting kids/teens media. As a consequence, it made people not really interested in reading The Kane Chronicles in the first place.

Now, those are my opinions as to why this series has not received so much attention from the fandom, I am not saying this is the truth at all! You can have a different opinion and share your thoughts as long as you are respectfull - or else I'll block you.

[riordanness]

AHHH ok first of all love the theme second of all HAPPY 800 FOLLOWERSSS !!!! could i request i can fix him (no really i can)? i don't rly have much of a type but a little nerdy, friendly, and funny is the general idea 😓 idc the gender !! honestly fine w any fandom, even if i'm not in it (js gives me an excuse to get into it lol), but pjo, hp/marauders, and the hunger games are my main fandoms ^__^ eek i'm so so happy for you !!! you deserve this ilyy

CERII THANK YOUUU OMG

okok so you didn’t give me much so forgive me if this is totally wrong (it might be) but after stalking tf out of your blog for like eight whole seconds i have decided on one of my fav severely underrated riordanverse characters:

carter kane (if you don’t know him istg go read the kane chronicles RN they’re soso good)

sweet, kind of sarcastic, actual nerd, funny, completely adorkable ™️ , super smart but a total idiot yk

would take you on coffee dates and museum dates and talk tf out of you about history n shit for hours. h o u r s. was homeschooled like me so is socially awkward fr but in the best way. knows too much about the world lol. has an annoying little sister who would adore you completely and probably try to steal you off him

would let you wear his sweaters WHENEVER like actually he’d just throw them at you the second you got in the door lmfao

he’s actually a gem i love him sm

[pharaohcarterkane]

whenever I see a poll about "which riordan mythology series is the best?" and hoo is pulling way ahead of tkc, I just. i can't help but feel such disappointment. it's just such an underrated series. I mean it has its problems like each book and characters that riordan writes has, but when you think about how rr was releasing kane chronicles books back to back with the heroes of olympus series - the red pyramid then the lost hero, then the throne of fire and then son of neptune, etc. - the writing quality is so glaring. when it came to heroes of olympus, rr put too much food on his plate (so to speak) for him to handle with all the character arcs and hyping up gaia (when that battle only lasted what? 3 pages?), and his characters (ok not all but we know who) were hyped up to have these huge roles and then... where did that go?

the tkc trilogy's writing is just leagues better imo. honestly, just the characters alone showcase the quality of writing. i feel like they got fleshed out sm more than the newer characters introduced in hoo did. pacing is much better. if you haven't read the series, well - this is your sign to do so.

[gerardwayissexah]

Fic writer asks

See below the cut for my answers! :) Also, I did away with the numbering because formatting numbered lists is a pain in the butt.

How old were you when you started writing fic?

I was 12-13 when I first started typing them out and posting them online. When I discovered the world of fanfiction, something just...clicked for me. I've liked imagining scenarios for my favorite characters and worlds since I can remember having conscious thoughts. So, I was like: wow, there's an actual word for that imagination thing I do! And I'm not the only one who does it!

Where did you first post your fics?

Fanfiction.net.

What was your first fandom?

The Hunger Games.

What fandoms have you written for?

A bunch that I can't immediately recall, but here's an abbreviated list: Naruto, Harry Potter, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan, Percy Jackson, Kung Fu Panda, Kane Chronicles, The Hunger Games

Romantic or gen?

I enjoy writing romance more, and that's what I tend to gravitate toward as a reader of fics. But I can still appreciate an emotional family drama or a worldbuilding-centric fic. I'd say around 1/3 of my fics are gen.

Fluff or angst?

Angst with a fluff chaser. Otherwise, the fluff feels unearned. Without any fluffiness, the angst gets too heavy.

A fic of yours you think is underrated?

I totally understand why the audience for this fic is limited, but I'd submit my Hiashi Hyuga x Kurenai fic for consideration here. If that makes you curious, here's a link: Wildflowers for Hinata

What's the best summary you've come up with?

Hm, I have trouble deciding on one. I do like the summary I ultimately settled on for Bird in a Gilded Cage, after I went through a few iterations. Naruto was full of lies. Yet Neji wanted to believe him. And for years, he did. Desperate to marry Ten-ten, Neji discovers one bar in his cage will never bend - Hyuga only marry their own. Forced into loveless marriage with a stranger, he fights to free himself from the clan's gilded cage. But Neji learns people remain caged for a reason - because the price of freedom is often too high to pay.

What's the best title you've come up with?

Neji needs glasses - it's concise, and direct. The fic is about...Neji needing glasses but being a stubborn asshole who won't admit it.

Do you read your own fics for fun?

For sure! I've gotten so attached to some of my characters that I can't help revisiting their stories again and again. I think one mark of my improvement as a writer is that I willingly reread my work again and again, rather than avoiding it out of fear that I'll cringe.

What's an idea for a fic you've had that you'll probably never write?

Sasuke Uchiha and Arya Stark helping one another on their quests for vengeance and power. The parallels between these characters is so interesting to me, and calls out for exploration. Not by me, though. I don't have enough confidence in my Song of Ice and Fire knowledge to flesh this one out.

Post a sentence from your current WIP

This one's from the final chapter of Freefall:

The edge in Neji’s voice didn’t appear to faze Tenten, who rolled her brown eyes sidelong. Brown eyes that were the color of chocolate and just as intoxicating, bittersweet and forbidden. Strange – he’d never noticed that similarity before.

Do you post WIPs or wait until you're finished writing to post?

I lean toward waiting until I'm almost finished - around 80% through a first draft if it's a longer multichapter fic. I value having completed stories for my personal satisfaction, and for the sake of any readers who might get invested in one of my fics.

One-shots or chaptered fic?

Both! I've written both, and think each one offers its own rewards. I do have more oneshots posted, though - just because they're faster to write and complete.

What are some of your favorite tropes to write?

Forbidden love, arranged marriage, dysfunctional family, love triangles, infidelity, accidental baby acquisition, secret lovechild

What are you favorite characters to write?

Neji, Tenten, Rock Lee, Chiyo, my OCs - Risa Hyuga (branch Hyuga) and Jiro Sato (Neji/Tenten's child)

Have you ever or would you ever write a fic in first person POV?

I think it's odd that first person gets a bad rap in fanfic circles when so much original fiction is in first person. I enjoy reading first person and third person about equally, and I've written first person in fics. Second person, too, because the source material was written in second person.

Is there some headcanon you've included in more than one fic?

More than I can write out here, that's for sure! A short list: Hyuga clan only marries the extended family in most cases, Tenten hates radish pickles, Tenten's parents own a grocery store, Suna has cisterns carved in the cliffs to store water, the average branch Hyuga is loyal not only out of fear - but out of sincere conviction or love of family

What's the longest fic you've written?

Bird in a Gilded Cage - A Neji x Branch Hyuga OC fanfic with a Neji x Tenten vs. Neji x OC love triangle. Clocked in at 167k words including the three epilogue chapters.

What's the shortest fic you've written?

Hm, probably my first one, about Foxface from the Hunger Games reflecting on her death. I thought it was a novel at the time, when the entire thing was less than 300 words.

Do you have an abandoned WIP?

I have a bunch of fics in the graveyard on my Fanfiction.net profile. Younger me was terrible about following through on all the awesome fics I wanted to write, and most of my old multichapter fics never made it past a few chapters if that.

Pick out a random line from a fic you're really proud of

From Bird in a Gilded Cage:

A promise passed between them. Amaya would live with her head unbowed, free of the gilded bars that bound generations of Hyugas. So would her long-suffering mother and father.

What's the most personal fic you've ever written?

Tough question. I'd say Your Heart Beats On, because of the subject matter and emotional intensity.

What's the cringiest (affectionate) fic you've ever written?

My first fic, honestly. I was so proud of that thing, too.

What's your most popular fic?

Depends on how you define popularity. Bird in a Gilded Cage has the greatest number of kudos, views, comments and bookmarks. But it's also 50+ chapters, and is twice as long as my next longest fic. I think looking at raw numbers hardly offers a fair comparison to my other fics. My most viewed oneshot is Rising Waters - a Hunger Games smut fic written years after I'd last been active in the fandom as a teenager. Last I checked, my most kudosed oneshot was Walk You Home, a genin-era SasuSaku fic.

What fic are you proudest of?

Definitely Bird in a Gilded Cage. It was my first completed longfic, and the most challenging fic I've managed to finish.

Fic writer asks

How old were you when you started writing fic?

Where did you first post your fics?

What was your first fandom?

What fandoms have you written for?

Romantic or gen?

Fluff or angst?

A fic of yours you think is underrated?

What's the best summary you've come up with?

What's the best title you've come up with?

Do you read your own fics for fun?

What's an idea for a fic you've had that you'll probably never write?

Post a sentence from your current WIP

Do you post WIPs or wait until you're finished writing to post?

One-shots or chaptered fic?

What are some of your favorite tropes to write?

What are you favorite characters to write?

Have you ever or would you ever write a fic in first person POV?

Is there some headcanon you've included in more than one fic?

What's the longest fic you've written?

What's the shortest fic you've written?

Do you have an abandoned WIP?

Pick out a random line from a fic you're really proud of

What's the most personal fic you've ever written?

What's the cringiest (affectionate) fic you've ever written?

What's your most popular fic?

What fic are you proudest of?

[alcoholfreenayeon]

Samirah and Leo are GOAT FR!!!! But the other three for me would be Percy, Nico, and Frank. Special mention to Annabeth for me 🤭

It’s so cool that you like the series! And quite surprised you didn’t pick Magnus but Carter made it.

Oh Nico is a good shout

I chose Carter over Magnus because I feel the Kane chronicles are underrated and need more appreciation🙂‍↕️

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #643

Top Ten by Daughter #1: “Top Ten Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus/Trials of Apollo/Magnus Chase characters(I would do Kane Chronicles but I’ve not read it yet) explained in great detail.”

Yes, it’s another one of those weeks; the weeks were, due to chronological happenstance, I turn my beloved listicle factory over to one of my precocious broodlings. This week: Daughter #1, the older one.

It’s of no surprise to anyone that’s encountered her in the last year that she’s chosen to focus on the works of one Rick Riordan. Mr Riordan is, for the uninitiated, the author of the book The Lightning Thief (2005) and its many subsequent follow-ups and spin-offs. In truth, Riordan has created a veritable shared universe starring contemporary demi-gods, factoring in pantheons of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse mythology. It’s a bold and impressive undertaking, and one that she's fully immersed herself in; it’s fair to say it’s become her “thing”, the way at various points in my childhood Transformers, Garfield, or (when I was only a little bit older than she is now) The X-Files was my own particular “thing”.

Anyway, I asked her to write a list, and she came up with this. What follows is all her own work; ten characters, drawn from the fevered imagination of Rick Riordan, and organised in such a way as to represent a preferential ordering. Words and music are my daughter’s own. I shall step away, the producer moving to the back of the auditorium better to witness the production’s unfolding. My eyes will partly be on the stage, partly on the audience. The only alterations I have made are to ensure grammar, punction, and overall formatting is in line with my own internal style guide; and to highlight the first appearance of the given characters. Other than that: Daughter #1.

Take it away.

Rachel Dare (The Titan’s Curse, 2007): she hits the Titan lord Kronos in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush. I think I’m in love.

Octavian (The Son of Neptune, 2011): I know he is technically a villain and does try to kill Percy and the others several times, but I have written him a backstory and everything. I will die on this hill.

Alex Fierro (The Hammer of Thor, 2016): it’s Alex Fierro. No more needs to be said.

Nico di Angelo (The Titan’s Curse, 2007): gay disaster boy oh Hades thank you for making this angel child I love him so much but he is so sad oh someone please give him a hug his sister is dead. Thank you for giving Will a hug though #relationshipgoals #solangelo

Will Solace (The Last Olympian, 2009): amazing golden retriever boy but like half his cabin is dead omg someone give him a hug as well thank you for giving Nico a hug #relationship goals #solangelo 

Apollo/Lester (The Titan’s Curse, 2007): he is so underrated but his character growth is amazing and his love for his children and Meg is so real.

Bianca di Angelo (The Titan’s Curse, 2007): my sweet child why did you have to die, you were only twelve, no now I’m crying. She was a hunter of Artemis.

Zoë Nightshade (The Titan’s Curse, 2007):  (I couldn’t put the little dots over the e in Zoe sorry [but I can, don’t worry – DH]) but she also died oh why “stars…I can see the stars again my lady” were her last words. No I’m not crying you are. Amazing girl also a hunter of Artemis, her lieutenant actually.

Lavina Asimov (The Tyrant’s Tomb, 2019): she is amazing and glorious and has pink hair. Beautiful.

Hazel Levesque (The Son of Neptune, 2011): my precious daughter of Pluto.

My personal takeaways from this – having not read the books but having seen the Disney+ series – is that Daughter #1 apparently doesn’t actually like Percy, the main character? Yeah? Is that right? Or Annabeth, his girlfriend? Or Grover, literature’s second-most-famous faun? Also, I can only assume that The Titan’s Curse is the most significant book in the entire saga.

Anyway, happy birthday, and see you all again next year.

[sunny-rose]

Finished Kane Chronicles! Was too busy to write anything up when I finished Throne of Fire so I'll just squish it in here with Serpent's Shadow. I remember thinking these books were super underrated as a kid and I still think they're a bit underrated tbh. Carter and Sadie are really fun narrators, the secondary cast are full of gems, and I loved the themes and plot of the story. Serpent's Shadow is still my favorite of the three, there's a sense of urgency throughout the book and it has some of the best, most memorable moments. Particularly, everything with Walt was something I grasped better now that I'm an adult and had more of an idea of what it would be like to live under a curse like that. I still have a soft spot in my heart for Felix, bless his little penguin-shaped heart, and I ended up liking both Zia and Sadie way more than I did as a child when I was stuck in my I'm Not Like Other Girls phase. Both Zia and Sadie are fantastic and I love them with all my heart.

Something that surprised me now that I've reread Kane Chronicles tho was the way Carter didn't really have much to do??? Poor boy spends three books getting kicked around and saved by his sister I don't think this poor boy had a single victory to his name aside from the airport scene in The Red Pyramid. I don't think it really clicked in my mind just how often Carter was incapacitated until I read through the entire trilogy again and thought to myself, "why are you even pharaoh..."

(I still love Carter)

Overall had a really fun time rereading Kane Chronicles!

[fivekrystalpetals]

@njess22194 thank you so much for tagging me in this game!!

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Martian by Andy Weir

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Hound of Baskervilles is my alltime fav)

Agatha Christie's works (I love most of her works but some underrated favorites of mine that I never see mentioned much: Lord Edgware Dies, Murder on the Links, Crooked House, Third Girl, Three Act Tragedy, Appointment with Death (play ver.))

Rick Riordan's works (Kane Chronicles underrated favorite of mine)

no pressure tags: @cinammonelles, @glowmist12, @frankenjoly, @sanhatipal, @rampopurin, @shocotate and anyone who wants to do this!!

ah thanks my cherished @tinyarmedtrex for tagging me! Yesterday at night,before going to sleep,I was thinking about the books that have marked me so this is perfect!

Rules: in a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

IT by Stephen King

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Dune by Frank Herbert

Babel by R.F. Kuang

I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

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