This series follows the extraordinary journey of ordinary twins who are unexpectedly drawn into a world of ancient magic and alchemy. Facing powerful beings and secret organizations vying for global control, they must mature at an accelerated pace. They uncover hidden secrets, powerful artifacts, and fight for the salvation of humanity. It's an epic tale of courage, friendship, and discovering one's true potential.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects - the Book of Abraham the Mage. 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 the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world.
Dark magic and fast-paced adventure in this second book in the New York Times bestselling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Now published with an exciting new cover look and introduction from the author!
Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman. The two missing pages of the book of Abraham the Mage are still with them and the Dark Elders need them for the Final Summoning. They will not rest until they are in power and the human race has been destroyed. Nicholas Flamel knows he must protect Josh and Sophie and the pages from the Dark Elders. For this he must rely on Clarent - the sister sword to Excalibur - and the sword's evil power makes it nearly impossible to use without darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it. What will be the price to pay for the twins to remain protected and the Dark Elders to be defeated?
After fleeing to Ojai, then Paris, and escaping to London, Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And after everything they've seen and learned in the past week, they're both more confused than ever about their future.
Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, 2012. Fans of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series will be breathless in anticipation of this thrilling penultimate chapter in Sophie and Josh's adventures. The twins of prophecy have finally been divided. The end is near. In Alcatraz, Machiavelli and Billy the Kid are following the Elders' plans to unleash the monsters of Alcatraz on the city of San Francisco, triggering the end of the Humani race. In the Shadowrealm, warriors -including Scathach and Palamedes- have been summoned to travel back in time to destroy the lost city of Danu Talis. The island must fall to save the modern world. In San Francisco, Josh has chosen a side - and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He has chosen to fight alongside John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare. Sophie must find her twin before the battle begins. If she fails, all is lost forever...
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 six of Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Location: The home of the Elders. The Time: The last day of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel's long existence. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. Sophie and Josh Newman traveled ten thousand years into the past following Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare to the home of the Elders at Danu Talis. But this is no ordinary island--it is the legendary city of Atlantis, and Scathach, Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc are also there. Here, as the Flamels take their final breaths, the battle for the world begins and ends. Except no one is sure what--or who--the twins will be fighting for. “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
Lange bevor die Zwillinge Sophie und Josh Newman in unserer heutigen Zeit auf den unsterblichen Nicholas Flamel trafen, kämpften einige den Lesern wohlbekannte legendäre Gestalten bereits gemeinsam gegen die Mächte der dunklen Seite. Nun werden die wahren Geschichten endlich erzählt. Was geschah tatsächlich am Tag der Hinrichtung von Johanna von Orléans? Starb sie in Rouen auf dem Scheiterhaufen oder hatte eine andere Figur die Hand im Spiel? Und mit wem verbündete sich Billy the Kid im Kampf gegen die blutrünstigen Vampire von Las Vegas? Dazu gibt es jede Menge Hintergrundmaterial und ein Lexikon mit allen wichtigen Personen und Orten aus der Welt des unsterblichen Alchemysten.
Twins Sophie and Josh are caught in the struggle between Nicholas Flamel and John Dee over the possession of a book of secret formulas, continue their magical training in Paris, pursued by Machiavelli, and go to England to learn Water Magic.