The Son of Sobek
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Cover of The Son of Sobek
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| Author | Rick Riordan |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy novels |
| Publisher | Disney Hyperion and Puffin Books |
| Published | June 18, 2013 |
| Media type | E-book, audio book, paperback |
The Son of Sobek is a 2013 fantasy short story written by Rick Riordan. It is a crossover between Riordan's series Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles. It was released with the paperback version of The Serpent's Shadow on May 7, 2013 and as a single e-book on June 18, 2013.[1]
Contents
Plot
After hearing reports about magical disturbances in the Long Island area and about a crocodile scaring mortals away, Carter Kane goes to Long Island to investigate. When he is exploring across the river, the crocodile suddenly appears and swallows Carter whole. While Carter is thinking about using a 'word of power' to bust himself out, the crocodile suddenly spits him out. The crocodile leaves after that. Carter picks himself up and sees another teenager in the mud. The teen is wearing an orange T-shirt that says 'camp' but the rest is unreadable. The teen,"Camper boy", who is actually Percy Jackson, has a double-edged straight sword that glows faintly. After he saw Carter's khopesh and wand, Percy asked Carter if he was a son of Ares and asked what bent his sword. Percy says the crocodile went south and calls Carter a half-blood, which Carter, being of mixed race, takes offense to. Carter then accidentally punches Percy with the Fist of Horus, which he had been planning to do to break out of the monster's belly. Carter rushes to Percy, trying to apologize to him, and thinking he might have killed him, but Percy is enraged and sends a 20- foot tall wave at Carter. Percy then starts attacking Carter with his sword, thinking that he must be some monster, a spirit from the Doors of Death, or a rogue demigod from Kronos's army.
Percy wounds Carter and at the same time Carter sends a magic rope towards Percy, wrapping his sword arm to the side of his head. Percy tells Carter that when he said "half-blood" he meant demigod, and clears the misunderstanding. They call a truce because they have a common enemy, the crocodile, and Carter frees Percy from the rope. On the way, they introduce each other, and Carter tells Percy that the monster was a petsuchos, a Son of Sobek, and could not be killed. Carter further tells him that even if Percy destroyed its body, the petsuchos will simply reappear somewhere else, and the only way to defeat it was to take away its magic necklace.
Percy and Carter find the 'petsuchos' in a nearby cul-de-sac. Carter distracts the crocodile with his Horus combat avatar while Percy tries to unclasp the necklace. Percy is unable to do it due to the fact that he is not a magician. Carter's combat avatar fades and they both switch places when Percy creates a huge whirlpool, out of the sweat of the crocodile. Carter, in falcon form, lands on the crocodile's back and unclasps the necklace, turning the petsuchos into a harmless baby crocodile.
Carter and Percy later go to a diner for some cheeseburgers. Carter decides to take the crocodile to Brooklyn House, and send the necklace somewhere safe. Carter and Percy come to a conclusion that some common enemy of the Greeks and the House of Life was at large. Until they know more about the reason behind the crocodile incident, they decide to keep some distance from each other.
Before he leaves, Percy says that he might need Carter's help again, so he needs a way to contact Carter. Carter then draws the Eye of Horus symbol on Percy's palm. Carter tells Percy that should he need his help, Percy should just call out his name and he would be there to meet him. Carter warns him that it works only once, so Percy should use it carefully. Percy thanks Carter and leaves. Carter has a feeling that sooner or later he and Percy would need to fight together.[2]
Characters
- Percy Jackson- Greek demigod who is the son of Poseidon.
- Carter Kane - Host of the Falcon god, Horus and has the "blood of the pharaohs," being a descendant of Narmer and Ramses the Great through both sides of his family. He is a member of the House of Life. In this story he is a protagonist along with Percy.
Sequels
A sequel, "The Staff of Serapis", was released on May 20, 2014 starring Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane. A third crossover, "The Crown of Ptolemy" was released starring Annabeth, Carter, Sadie and Percy.
