A New York Times Bestseller -- When young magicians Carter and Sadie Kane learned how to follow the path of the ancient Egyptian gods, they knew they would have to play an important role in restoring Ma''at -- order -- to the world. What they didn''t know is how chaotic the world would become. The Chaos snake Apophis is loose and threatening to destroy the earth in three days'' time. There is, possibly, one way to stop Apophis, but it might cost Carter and Sadie their lives.