Interactive online games produced by Random House to promote the releases of books in the series attract tons of gamers (see our "Best of the Web" to play), and there's even a movie in the works, produced by the man who brought us Transformers, G.I. The last book of the six-book series, The Enchantress, came out in 2012 ( source).
Since its publication, the Nicholas Flamel series (which includes The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress, The Necromancer, and The Warlock) has taken the world by storm. After reading this first book of the best-selling series, you just might conclude that anything is possible. You could be just like the twins-working a normal, boring job one day, discovering your magical powers the next. As alchemyst Nicholas Flamel tells the teens, "Everything you have been taught, all the myths and legends of your world, have a kernel of truth in them" (15.58). Nearly all of the characters in The Alchemyst (except for the twins) were real people, or were based on actual legends. In fact, he's quite the expert, and he puts that expertise to good use here. He's an acclaimed folklorist in his own right, which means he gets to study the traditions of particular people in story, song, custom, and belief. Or at least so thinks author Michael Scott. That's right, folks, sometimes myth and legend are all too real. In their quest to protect the secret of life the book contains, Josh and Sophie face all the terrifying creatures, warriors, and gods of myth and legend.
Just know that it's a Very Important Book (a VIB), with all kinds of juicy secrets and magical miracles. Phew, what a mouthful.ĭon't know what the book of Abraham the Mage is yet? Never fear. Published in 2007, it tells the story of two totally ordinary twins, Josh and Sophie, in San Francisco who one day find themselves caught up in one of the greatest secrets of history-the centuries-long fight between "two incredibly ancient magicians" (5.14) for control of the book of Abraham the Mage. The Alchemystis the first book of the tremendously popular fantasy series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, written by Michael Scott (no, not that Michael Scott).
That's just what happens in today's book, and we're only talking about the first few chapters. Then, BAM! One day you realize you have magical powers. Imagine you are a teenager, working in a bookstore or coffee shop.
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