The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

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Michael, Scott

he Holds The Secret That Can End The World.

the Truth: Nicholas Flamel Was Born In Paris On September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 Years Later, He Is Acknowledged As The Greatest Alchemyst Of His Day. It Is Said That He Discovered The Secret Of Eternal Life.

the Records Show That He Died In 1418.

but His Tomb Is Empty.

the Legend: Nicholas Flamel Lives. But Only Because He Has Been Making The Elixir Of Life For Centuries. The Secret Of Eternal Life Is Hidden Within The Book He Protects—the Book Of Abraham The Mage. It’s The Most Powerful Book That Has Ever Existed. In The Wrong Hands, It Will Destroy The World. That’s Exactly What Dr. John Dee Plans To Do When He Steals It. Humankind Won’t Know What’s Happening Until It’s Too Late. And If The Prophecy Is Right, Sophie And Josh Newman Are The Only Ones With The Power To Save The World As We Know It.

sometimes Legends Are True.

and Sophie And Josh Newman Are About To Find Themselves In The Middle Of The Greatest Legend Of All Time.

from The Hardcover Edition.

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twin 15-year-old Siblings Sophie And Josh Newman Take Summer Jobs In San Francisco Across The Street From One Another: She At A Coffee Shop, He At A Bookstore Owned By Nick And Perry Fleming. In The Vey First Chapter, Armed Goons Garbed In Black With Dead-looking Skin And… Marble Eyes (actually Golems) Storm The Bookshop, Take Perry Hostage And Swipe A Rare Book (but Not Before Josh Snatches Its Two Most Important Pages). The Stolen Volume Is The Codex, An Ancient Text Of Magical Wisdom. Nick Fleming Is Really Nicholas Flamel, The 14th-century Alchemist Who Could Turn Base Metal Into Gold, And Make A Potion That Ensures Immortality. Sophie And Josh Learn That They Are Mentioned In The Codex’s Prophecies: The Two That Are One Will Come Either To Save Or To Destroy The World. Mayhem Ensues, As Irish Author Scott Draws On A Wide Knowledge Of World Mythology To Stage A Battle Between The Dark Elders And Their Hired Gun Dr. John Dee Against The Forces Of Good, Led By Flamel And The Twins (sophie’s Powers Are Awakened By The Goddess Hekate, Who’d Been Living In An Elaborate Treehouse North Of San Francisco). Not Only Do They Need The Codex Back To Stop Dee And Company, But The Immortality Potion Must Be Brewed Afresh Every Month. Time Is Running Out, Literally, For The Flamels. Proceeding At A Breakneck Pace, And Populated By The Likes Of Werewolves And Vampires, The Novel Ends On A Precipice, Presumably To Be Picked Up In Volume Two. Ages 12-up. (may)

copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Publish Date : 2008

Weight 12 oz
Book Authors

Michael, Scott

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