The Stone Warriors facts for kids

The Palace of Schönbrunn in Vienna, where Alex and Ren begin their adventure.

The Stone Warriors is the fourth book in the exciting TombQuest series. It was written by Michael Northrop and first came out on December 29, 2015. This book is the second-to-last adventure in the series.

The Story Begins

Alex Sennefer and his best friend Ren Duran are on the run. They are in a beautiful city, trying to escape from guards. They soon discover they are in Vienna, Austria.

Alex and Ren are searching for Alex's mom and the powerful Lost Spells. These spells come from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. Alex's mom used these spells to save his life. But doing so accidentally released dangerous creatures called Death Walkers. An evil group called The Order is working with these Death Walkers.

Escaping Danger

While resting in a park, Alex is attacked by a shadowy spirit called a sheut. Ren uses her special amulet, which looks like an ibis bird, to scare the spirit away.

They get a message from Dr. Ernst Todtman, a German scholar. They go to meet him at a restaurant, but it's a trap! An agent from The Order, wearing a fly mask, attacks them. Alex uses his scarab amulet to fight back. They manage to escape and fly to Cairo, Egypt, to meet Dr. Todtman properly.

Clues and Traps

In Cairo, the trio decides to go to Alexandria based on a small clue. They meet a woman named Safa and talk about Alex's mom, Maggie. The next morning, they see firefighters burning a loose mummy.

They also meet Dr. Alshuff, who knew Maggie, but they soon realize he is not trustworthy. They look through Maggie's old papers for more clues. They find out she might be in a village called Minyahur.

Suddenly, the fly-masked agent, named Aff Neb, attacks them again. Other armed members of The Order capture Alex, Ren, and Dr. Todtman. They wake up trapped in a deep pit, realizing they are meant to be a sacrifice.

Facing The Order

The Ancient Mummy

In the pit, they find Pai, a mummy cat Ren had rescued earlier. Dr. Todtman believes the Lost Spells have weakened the barrier between the living and dead worlds. This could make The Order and the Death Walkers unstoppable.

The leader of The Order appears, wearing a vulture mask. He offers them freedom if they share information, but they refuse. The leader leaves, and a terrifying Death Walker appears. This mummy is part flesh and part stone, and it's the oldest one they've ever seen.

The Walker can make the ground turn to liquid, causing Ren and Alex to sink. Dr. Todtman is hit by a rock and also trapped in stone. Pai, the mummy cat, tries to help but is crushed.

Divine Intervention

Just when things look hopeless, the cat goddess Bastet appears! The Death Walker challenges her. Then, Bastet's sister goddess, Sekhmet, also appears. Sekhmet is known as the Destroyer, the goddess of power and violence.

Sekhmet quickly defeats the Walker, burning it and smashing it against the pit wall. This creates a hole, allowing the group to escape. They fight off some guards and then face five main Order agents:

• Al-Dab’u (the jackal)
• Ta-mesah (the crocodile)
• Peshwar (the lioness)
• The vulture leader
• Aff Neb (the fly)

They discover these are actually stone statues that the agents are trying to inhabit.

The Chase Continues

As they try to leave, more Order forces attack. Ren and Alex see Luke, Alex’s cousin, who had betrayed them. They have to leave him behind as they escape. Dr. Todtman takes a car and drives them towards Minyahur.

The Order plans to use the stone statues and the Death Walkers to control entire nations. When they reach Minyahur, they encounter an evil spirit, which Ren manages to ward off.

The next morning, after a quick breakfast, they continue their search for Maggie. They finally find her! Maggie explains she has been guarding the Lost Spells. She was also trying to fix the damage caused by the spells without harming Alex.

A Shocking Revelation

But Aff Neb and armed gunmen find them. Peshwar also arrives to help. Millions of flies controlled by Aff Neb attack them. Peshwar uses her energy daggers. However, Dr. Todtman and Maggie use their amulets to defeat their two enemies.

Then, the vulture leader ambushes them. He defeats the group and steals the Lost Spells Maggie was hiding. In a shocking moment, the vulture leader reveals he is Alex’s father!

The book ends with The Order having all the important items: their amulets, the Keepers, the Lost Spells, and control over the Death Walkers.

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  A mummy displayed in a museum case.