The Alchemyst
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series
Author: Michael Scott
Book 1 in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
Pages: 375
Published: 2007
Age: 12+
Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28 September 1330. Nearly seven hundred 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 and Nicholas Flamel lives.
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. And 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.
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee (2011); Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2011)
About the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Alchemyst(2007)
- 2.The Magician(2008)
- 3.The Sorceress(2009)
- 4.The Necromancer(2010)
- 5.The Warlock(2011)
- 6.The Enchantress(2012)
- +Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas(2011)
- +The Death of Joan of Arc(2010)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
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.