

But they were all at the First Nome, in Egypt, for a weeklong training session on controlling cheese demons (yes, they’re a real thing believe me, you don’t want to know), so I was on my own. Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would’ve come with me. When mortals start raising the alarm, you know it’s time to check things out.

One reporter even called it the Long Island Swamp Monster. Then the local news started reporting that a large creature had been sighted in the ponds and marshes near the Montauk Highway-a creature that was eating the wildlife and scaring the locals. Our scryers had been sensing magical disturbances in the area for several weeks. We’re like the police for Ancient Egyptian supernatural forces, making sure they don’t cause too much havoc in the modern world.Īnyway, on this particular day I was tracking down a rogue monster on Long Island. Just a lot of them-but that kind of goes with the territory, since I’m a magician in the House of Life. I’m Carter Kane-part-time high school freshman, part-time magician, full-time worrier about all the Egyptian gods and monsters who are constantly trying to kill me. The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse. GETTING EATEN BY A GIANT CROCODILE was bad enough.
