The Warlock

Michael Scott

May 2011 · The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Book 5 · 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 five of Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.

The Oaths: Many have made them.

The Betrayals: Almost as many will undo them.

The twins of prophecy have been divided--the end has begun.
  Josh Newman has chosen a side, and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He will fight alongside Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare.
  With San Francisco on the bring of ruin at the hands of Machiavelli, and Billy the Kid, Scatty, and Joan of Arc in another dimension called the Shadowrealm, the world stands at the edge of destruction. It is up to Sophie alone to find her twin before the battle begins pr all is lost—forever.
 
“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 fifth installment of Scott's fantastic series of mythological and historical inter-fusion could not have come with a better background color for the cover, GOLD! Because that's what this book is! This extremely fast paced title will have you flipping page after page, and before you know it you've polished off the whole thing. And isn't that what a good book is all about? Keeping your hands glued to the covers? Continuing the story of teenagers Josh and Sophie Newman, The Warlock follows the siblings as their paths part ways and they find themselves further and further from each other. Nicholas and Perrenelle Flamel have the odds stacked against them, as they are literally fighting for their lives. The hodgepodge grouping that has stepped back in time to the island nation of Danu Talis, led by the mysterious hook-handed figure of Death, battles against insurmountable foes. The God of War Mars Ultor is awakened, Billy the Kid and Machiavelli struggle with releasing the cache of monsters, Dee and Dare continue to corrupt Josh, and Sophie finds out just who her Aunt Agnes really is! Early in the book we find the ever confusing motives of the Witch of Endor uttering a single line that is true to it's core, "this world is in need of a warlock"! Indeed we were, Mr. Scott... Indeed we were!

As a 16 year old boy books like these are hard to find. He does not rip off characters, but portrays them in a different perspective where it sounds almost realistic! People like Nicholas Flamel and Dr. John Dee, Virginia Dare, Macchiaveli (sorry for spelling) and mythical creatures and legends such as Scathatch, Mars Ultor, and Nerus (aka Poseidon) and MANY more! It's one of my favorite author and series of all time I'm currently reading this one but you will have to start from "The Alchemist" for HP fans!

Been reading this series for awhile now and I have to admit it's quite interesting to say the least. With that said, this book was a little drawn out compared to the others. Without spoiling the book, the events were prolonged and unsatisfactory. Stuff I was hoping was happening, didn't....especially the end. Took me awhile to finish this one because of it. I am going to finish the series because I have read a few books before where the last book saved the story so crossing my fingers!

About the author

  Michael Scott is the New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, 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.” The Warlock is the fifth book in the Nicholas Flamel series. Look for book one, The Alchemyst; book two, The Magician; book three, The Sorceress; book four, The Necromancer; and book six, The Enchantress, all available from Delacorte Press. You can follow Michael Scott on Twitter @flamelauthor and visit him at DillonScott.com.