The Akhenaten Adventure

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The Akhenaten Adventure
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Author P.B. Kerr
Cover artist Petar Meseldžija
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Children of the Lamp
Genre Fantasy
Publisher Orchard Books/Scholastic
Publication date
2004
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages355
ISBN 0-439-67019-5
OCLC 55000688
LC Class PZ7.K46843 Ak 2004
Followed by The Blue Djinn of Babylon  

The Akhenaten Adventure is a novel by the Scottish writer P.B. Kerr. It is the first book of the Children of the Lamp series. It tells the story of John and Philippa Gaunt and their adventures when they find that they are djinn, or mystical genies. The book was on the New York Times Best Seller list for children's books and received generally favorable reviews. The novel's sequel is The Blue Djinn of Babylon , the second book in the seven part series.

Contents

Writing

Kerr wrote The Akhenaten Adventure after worrying that his oldest son was spending too much time playing video games and not enough time reading. [1] The book was sold as part of a trilogy to Scholastic Publishing for a then record 1 million GBP. [2]

Plot

John and Philippa Gaunt are two young children who live an upper class life in New York City, New York. Their uncle Nimrod appears to them in a dream and tells them about their magical powers as djinn. They are then sent to spend the summer with him, where he teaches them how to use their powers.

Nimrod, John, and Philippa encounter various adventures while trying to discover where the Seventy Lost Djinn of Akhenaten are hidden. After travelling around the world looking for clues, the book concludes with a battle in the British Museum, where the children must free their uncle by taking a trip to the North Pole. They learn many different life lessons on their spectacular trip.

Movie

DreamWorks optioned The Akhenaten Adventure in 2003 before it was published. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Reynolds, Nigel (6 October 2003). "Father pens book to tempt sons to turn over new leaf". Telegraph. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Phillip Kerr." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2016. Accessed 28 Mar. 2018.