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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (original 2010; edition 2008)

by Michael Scott

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While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.… (more)
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Title:The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Authors:Michael Scott
Info:Delacorte Books for Young Readers (2008), Paperback, 400 pages
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott (2010)

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Didn't finish - I can deal with books that are enjoyable but dumb. I won't tolerate idiotic and boring. I'm so sorry for the people who thought this might be like Harry Potter because of the Nicholas Flamel thing. ( )
  boopingaround | Mar 6, 2024 |
This is book one. I enjoyed it. The story grabbed my attention and kept it throughout the book. ( )
  LuLibro | Jan 22, 2024 |
I am so annoyed from the beginning because the author failed to fact check San Francisco in the summer and based a plot point on the 85 degree weather. Guess what, it's not 85 degrees in SF in May, it's 65 with fog. We get 85 degrees in March and September. I can't get over it. I can't like this book. To boot, 40 pages in I still do not like the characters and am uninterested. So I am quitting. I love quitting bad books now, something I used to feel so guilty about as a young reader. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
. I liked the writing but honestly could not get into the story. I tried a few times and then moved on. It just wasn't for me but I could see where others would dig it. ( )
  cdaley | Nov 2, 2023 |
Great story for kids. The feel of the book is a mixture of Harry Potter and 39 Clues. ( )
  CMDoherty | Oct 3, 2023 |
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The immortal Michael Scott, John Dee and the dark elders have been fighting for a long time for the most magical book ever created. The book of Abraham the mage or the codex. If john Dee and the dark elders has the book in their hands it would be chaos. Josh and Sophie Newman are the twins from the prophecy so that means that they are the saviors of the earth. Josh's aura is pure gold and Sophie's aura is pure silver. while josh and Sophie had gone to hekates shadow realm to be awakened (to use power from your auras). Sophie and josh had to be awakened so Sophie had gone first and as the ending of Sophie's awakening john Dee had started war in hekates shadow realm. hekate had created her shadow realm so her shadow realm was destroyed so she was destroyed with it. hekate had gone too protect her realm without awakening josh and through out the book josh was mad at Nicholas flamel because Sophie's senses were hurting her. After hekates shadow realm got destroyed they went to scatty's, mother the witch of Ojai. john Dee almost gets josh to go on the side with the dark elders but Sophie had convinced him not too. they had teleported to Paris through a leygate to find someone to train Sophie and hopefully awaken josh.
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For Claudette, of course
iamque opus exegi
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I want you to remember that everything you know—or think you know—about myth and legend is not necessarily false, nor is it entirely true. At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth. I suspect that much of your knowledge comes from movies and TV. Xena and Dracula have a lot to answer for. All minotaurs are not evil, the Gorgon Medusa did not turn every man to stone, not all vampires are blood drinkers, the Were clans are a proud and ancient race.
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While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.

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