son of Ramses the Great. His real name is Prince Khaemwaset, but he hates it. He is a secondary antagonist in The Serpent's Shadow and the primary antagonist of the Demigods & Magicians crossover series. He is mentioned to have performed a number of evil deeds for which he has always managed to get away with. These are stated to include causing the French Revolution and triggering World War I. He is also known to have traveled and explored extensively and to have stolen a number of spell books that he should never have gotten his hands on and to have created a number of his own spells. His ultimate ambition is to become a god himself and his power is only constrained by the fact that he is long dead and is currently a ghost. In The Serpent's Shadow, the Kanes and their allies seek out the last copy of the Book of Overcoming Apophis written by Setne, having come to the conclusion that it holds the secret to defeating the evil god since he has specifically targeted all of the existing copies. Setne himself appears to Sadie Kane, warning her that she will need his help and to save a shadow box. The book is destroyed, but the shadow box presents a clue that causes the Kanes to realize that Setne may have developed a way to kill an immortal being using their shadows or sheuts. With Setne facing oblivion in the Underworld, the Kanes convince their father Julius and Osiris to lend Setne to them and he leads Carter and Zia to the Book of Thoth and then into the Land of Demons to get Apophis' shadow. After several foiled betrayals, Setne manages to subdue Carter and Zia and reveals that he intends to force Apophis to obey his commands, having needed their help only to get the shadow. The timely arrival of Sadie foils Setne's plan, but he somehow manages to escape with the Book of Thoth and the dangerous magic within. The magic that Setne taught the Kanes enables them to destroy Apophis forever and restore Bes, but they are left concerned by the implications of his escape. Julius states that Setne was bound to get away again and that the best they could've hoped for was that he would help them long enough to get the shadow and the spell. In Demigods & Magicians,