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The Necromancer

by Michael Scott

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Series: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (4)

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    The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (aps3644)
    aps3644: Another books that plays on the traditional stories of mythology. If you enjoyed one you will more than likely enjoy the other.
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Man, how does he do it? Killer ending on this one, and now I'm off to buy book 5 to find out what happens next. ( )
  eomalley | Apr 13, 2013 |
Although this book doesn't have the overpowering rooting for the main characters that Harry Potter has (in my opinion, that is one of the best parts of the Potter series), the weaving of myths together from different cultures and areas of the world within a racing plot makes this series one I really enjoy. ( )
  sriemann | Apr 1, 2013 |
The twins discover that you can't go home again, or at least, if you go home again, home will be full of monsters. Meanwhile, the fellowship separates and recombines across continents and time. There's a good balance of story arc with side stories, and I hope that Scott can pull it all together at the end--he's cast a wide net. Characterization is a bit flatter than in the first three books, but as it was flat there as well, it's a difference of degree, not quality. ( )
  OshoOsho | Mar 30, 2013 |
Can't wait for the next one! ( )
  scote23 | Mar 30, 2013 |
This 4th book of the Flamel series picks up immediately after book 3 with the twins arrival in San Francisco and the official introduction of Aunt Agnes.

Sophie and Josh are at odds as to who they should support Dr. Dee or the Flamels. We are also introduced to a few new immortals - Aoife (Scathatch's twin sister), Billy the Kid, Prometheus, Virginia Dare, and Niten.

The immortals are having their own problems - Scatty and Joan are trapped in a pre-historic shadow Realm, Saint Germaine, Palamades, and Shakespeare are running from the Dark Elders while trying to free Joan and Scatty, and Dee and Machiavelli are in deep trouble with the bosses because they haven't gotten the twins. So since all immortals are looking after themselves, who is there to keep Josh and Sophie safe?

This book supplies a great deal of background for the mythological creatures/immortals and their masters, the Elders. The tension builds as the life in the Flamels begins to drain to desperate levels and the twins are put at odds. ( )
  cyderry | May 1, 2012 |
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Michael Scottprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Boehmer, PaulNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gulik, Henny vanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Een magisch boek wordt gestolen.
De twee die één zijn zullen de wereld redden...
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For Piers, Cura te ipsum
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I am frightened.
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San Francisco:  

Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home.  And they're both more confused than ever about their future.  Neither of them has mastered the magics they'll need to protect themselves, they've lost Scatty, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee.  Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel?  Can they trust anyone? 
 

Alcatraz: 

Dr. Dee underestimated Perenelle Flamel's power.  Alcatraz could not hold her, and she was able to align herself with the most unlikely of allies.  But she wasn't the only one being held on the island.  Behind the prison's bars and protective sigils were a menagerie of monsters, and now Machiavelli has come to Alcatraz to loose them on San Francisco. 
 

Perenelle might be powerful, but each day she weakens, and even with Nicholas back at her side, a battle of this size could be too much for her.  Nicholas and Perenelle must fight to protect the city, but the effort will probably kill them both. 
 

London: 

Having failed to regain the final two pages of the Codex, Dee has failed his Elder and is now an outlaw. 
 

But the Magician has a plan.  With the Codex and the creatures on Alcatraz, he can control the world.  All he needs is the help of the Archons.  But for his plan to work, he must raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead.  For that, he'll have to train a necromancer.
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Back in London, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman must determine whom they can and cannot trust as they search for both Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire, while Doctor Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power.

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