The Alchemyst

Michael Scott

May 2007 · The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Book 1 · Sold by Delacorte Press

About this eBook

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
 
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
 
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.

   Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries?
    The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.
    There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it. 

“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.”—Bustle

Read the whole series!
The Alchemyst
The Magician
The Sorceress
The Necromancer
The Warlock
The Enchantress

Ratings and reviews

"The Alchemyst" by Michael Scott captured my attention when I had first heard about it from a librarian friend trying to motivate me to read. It is an fiction adventure in modern San Francisco about twins Sophie and Josh Newman with a man named Nicholas Flamel trying to protect the secret for eternal life written in a book. Dr. John Dee plans to steal the book for horrible deeds and Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time. The theme of this book is about loyality and trust, and how that will both come and break between the twins in times of crisis. This book was really different compared to other books I have read. It was about adventure-which I liked, and it occured in modern San Francisco, which was something I could relate to. I liked how the author wrote this book with a twist on adventure. It wasn't like the other Harry Potter books that everyone knew, but something unique that drew in my attention. Pages of "The Alchemyst" will keep coming one after another once you start reading. Michael Scott started writing in 1982. His first book was "Irish Folk & Fairy Tales", written in 1983. More than twenty-five years later, the book is still in print. "The Alchemyst" has been sold in 37 countires, and movie rights have been offered.

This one sets itself apart from the multitude of fantasy books mainly because of its intellectual tone. I recommend it for strong readers who really enjoy fantasy with a more serious tone. Twins Sophie and Josh are working at their summer jobs when one ordinary day a stranger and his magical servants show up where Josh works and all kinds of magic and mayhem break out. It turns out that Josh's boss is Nicholas Flamel, who's been hiding out w/ his wife for 500 years from the evil stranger, John Dee. Flamel has this codex, or magical text, that would allow Dee to awaken the Dark Elders, ancient gods and goddesses who hate humans and would be happy eradicating them and "rebooting" the world. Dee steals the codex that day, but not before Josh ripped out the two most important pages before escaping. When Dee learns that these pages are missing, he comes after Josh, Sophie, and Flamel with a very powerful goddess bent on revenge.

Not the best book, but a must to mythological fans and alchemist fans. lol :P It's about twins and their aura's and the magical world. This book Nicholas Flamel and Perenelle. This is a fantastic adventure through the world of Miocheal Scott.

About the author

Michael Scott is an authority on mythology and folklore and one of Ireland’s most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and folklore, Michael has been hailed by the Irish Times as “the King of Fantasy in these isles.” He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series: The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress, The Necromancer, The Warlock, and The Enchantress. You can follow Michael Scott on Twitter @flamelauthor and visit him at DillonScott.com.