![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() John and Phillippa discover that they are descended from a long line of Djinn, have great inherent powers. And, when their estranged Uncle Nimrod asks them to come to England for the summer during one such shared dream, the discovery of their destiny is set in motion. The twins realize there's something amiss with their world when a string of strange things begin to happen after their wisdom teeth are extracted-they dream the same dreams, become stronger, their zits clear up, and wishes wished in their presence inexplicably come true. John and Philippa Gaunt, two twelve-year-old not-very-identical twins, live a privileged life on the Upper East of Manhattan with their wealthy parents and two curiously-mannered Rottweilers named Alan and Neil. The first installment of his Children of the Lamp sequence is set firmly in the present day, but it soon breaks away and encompasses several wonderfully colorful parts of the globe, England and Egypt included. The way the author introduces his cleverly named characters, the atmospheric setting, the fun tone of his narration-all indicate that a hugely entertaining story is in store. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. You can tell from the very first page that P. ![]()
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