Conflict
The reason for conflict in this book is Set. Set wants to take over the world and have it reborn as a new world with Set as ruler.He took Carter and Sadie Kane's dad (Osiris) and imprisoned him. Carter and Sadie were forced to save their dad and the whole world with it. They ran into many creatures and bad gods on the way.
Settings
The first important place Sadie and Carter were in was the British Museum. The next important place Sadie and Carter stayed in and called their home was the 21st nome. The third important place Sadie and Carter went to was the Brooklyn Museum. There they met Zia. A really important place was the first nome. It was where magicians learned their magic. The fifth place they went to was Paris, France. There they learned how to defeat Set. The sixth place they went to is the hall of judgment to get the feather of truth. The seventh place they went to is the swamps were they lost Bast. The eighth and final place they went to is the red pyramid to defeated Set( which they did).