The Alchemyst by Michael Scott is a contemporary fantasy novel that follows the adventures of American twins, Sophie and Josh, who discover they are part of an ancient prophecy involving alchemist Nicholas Flamel and his eternal rival, John Dee. As the twins get entangled in the battle between good and evil, they are introduced to a world of magic, mythical creatures, and historical figures. With a fast-paced plot full of action, the story unfolds in modern-day San Francisco, where the twins uncover a world hidden from ordinary people and must navigate through a dangerous journey to save the world from destruction.
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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.
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I've read the first three books in this series, although I'm not entirely sure why. I really don't like it that much, so I've decided that I'm gonna stop. I don't intend on picking up the next book in this six part series. >.>
Anyway, what I hate most about this series is the twins, and the lack of Nicholas Flamel. One reviewer said that there’s not enough of him, and I gotta agree. I mean, the series is called
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel but it really should be called
The Adventures of the Incredibly Annoying Newman Twins, Josh and Sophie ‘cause the whole book is centered around them. And what I hate most about the twins is how they don’t trust Flamel. I mean, the man saved your bloody lives, you insolent, unappreciative, little twits! And how do you repay him? By purposefully acting as irritating, infuriating, and maddening as possible! Ugh! I’ve never come across two characters as frustrating as the Newmans. They’ve even got Bella from
Twilight beat.
Some of the other characters are kind of annoying too, like Scathatch (or however you spell her name), but they aren’t as bad as the twins.
The slew of fight scenes were also very tiresome, but they didn’t get to me as much as the twins did. I just really hate fight scenes in stories ‘cause they’re always so hard for me to follow, and boring as crap. And these books have a lot of ‘em. If you took out all the fight scenes, the books would easily be half their original size.
I suppose I’d like these books more if the twins weren’t so damn stupid, or if they had just died… I did like St. Germain though. And Machiavelli.
What can you read after
The Alchemyst?
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