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** ForcedTransformation: Carter gets cursed and turned into a gecko mid-battle.

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** * ForcedTransformation: Carter gets cursed and turned into a gecko mid-battle.mid-battle. And in ''Throne of Fire'', Menshikov tries to force Carter into the form of a snake.



** Vladimir Menshikov, who has been secretly been a follower of Apophis, offers the Lanes the secret to curing Walt Stone of his curse if they kill [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Michel Desjardins]] and join Apophis.

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** Vladimir Menshikov, who has been secretly been a follower of Apophis, offers the Lanes Kanes the secret to curing Walt Stone of his curse if they kill [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Michel Desjardins]] and join Apophis.



** And the time that their Julius punched his father-in-law in the face.

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** And the time that their Julius punched his father-in-law in the face.
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Graphic novel adaptations of all three books have been released in [[http://rickriordan.com/news-events/recent-news/11-02-25/Red_Pyramid_Graphic_Novel.aspx 2012]], [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=48&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=908248&org=&sku=1484714903 2015]] and [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=23&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=4100781&org=&sku=1484781325 2017]]. Two supplementary books have also been released, ''The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide'' on March 20, 2012 and ''Brooklyn House Magician's Manual'' [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=30&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=4207216&org=&sku=1484785533 on]] May 1, 2018. In September of 2020, Riordan [[https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJAVFQQb/ revealed]]- on [=TikTok=], of all things- that the series would be adapted into a series of Netflix original movies.

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Graphic novel adaptations of all three books have been released in [[http://rickriordan.com/news-events/recent-news/11-02-25/Red_Pyramid_Graphic_Novel.aspx 2012]], [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=48&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=908248&org=&sku=1484714903 2015]] and [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=23&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=4100781&org=&sku=1484781325 2017]]. Two supplementary books have also been released, ''The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide'' on March 20, 2012 and ''Brooklyn House Magician's Manual'' [[http://edelweiss.abovethetreeline.com/ProductDetailPage.aspx?sequence=30&group=catalog&mailingID=0&mailingGroupID=0&catalogID=4207216&org=&sku=1484785533 on]] May 1, 2018. In September of 2020, Riordan [[https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJAVFQQb/ revealed]]- revealed]] -- on [=TikTok=], of all things- things -- that the series would be adapted into a series of Netflix original movies.
movies. However, in February 2024, it was confirmed that Netflix's option had expired and the rights were being shopped around again.



** This is also somewhat of a JustifiedTrope - in the first book, Carter and Sadie run into Thoth, who mentions his Egyptian pronunciation ("Je-hoot-ee") but also points out that translating his Egyptian name into English or Greek characters is [[TheUnpronounceable very hard if not flat out impossible]] to do.

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** This is also somewhat of a JustifiedTrope - -- in the first book, Carter and Sadie run into Thoth, who mentions his Egyptian pronunciation ("Je-hoot-ee") but also points out that translating his Egyptian name into English or Greek characters is [[TheUnpronounceable very hard if not flat out impossible]] to do.



** Carter pulls off a pretty good one too in the first book: "I am Carter Kane! Blood of the Pharaohs, Eye of Horus! And now, Set - brother, uncle, traitor,- I am going to crush you like a gnat."

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** Carter pulls off a pretty good one too in the first book: "I am Carter Kane! Blood of the Pharaohs, Eye of Horus! And now, Set - -- brother, uncle, traitor,- traitor -- I am going to crush you like a gnat."



** [[ShownTheirWork Phonetic example]] with Thoth - Thoth is actually the ''Greek'' pronunciation. His true name, Thoth explains, is nigh impossible to render into English so he pronounces it phonetically of "Jeh-hooty."

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** [[ShownTheirWork Phonetic example]] with Thoth - -- Thoth is actually the ''Greek'' pronunciation. His true name, Thoth explains, is nigh impossible to render into English so he pronounces it phonetically of "Jeh-hooty." "
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* UnderworldRiver: The series \portrays the uppermost layer of the Duat (Ancient Egypt's underworld) as a mystical river that exists beneath reality, like molten rock beneath the crust of the earth. The Kane sibling's second direct experience with Egyptian magic involves them using it to cross the Atlantic from England to New York in mere minutes.
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* AnchoredTeleportation: Portals can be opened between Egyptian monuments or works that are based on these monuments (e.g. the Louvre pyramid, the Washington Monument). Afterwards, a monument requires some time to "cool off".

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