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 ...
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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.
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It was just an ordinary day for Josh and Sophie?until Mr. John Dee showed up with his Golems.
With this, two ordinary twins are catapulted into a frantic race for their lives. What makes this story so different from most sword-and-sorcery tales is the wedge that occurs between the two twins. Temptation is presented by a most amiable villain and suddenly the borders between good and evil aren?t necessarily so clear.
While I?m not necessarily happy to embark on another series that goes on indefinitely (this novel ends with the intimation that the journey is only just beginning for Josh and Sophie), this is a fantastic tale of chancy decisions, prolonged life and just what it means to be ?human?.
