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He holds the secret that can end the world.The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly 700 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.The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. 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. 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.From the Hardcover edition.
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6 primary books7 released books#1 in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a 7-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Michael Scott.
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It's a fun read. But I have a question: Dude has been creating the same immortality potion every single month for the last 600 years or so, but he can't remember how to do it without the book?And he didn't think of copying the recipe down in another place as a backup? Hopefully, an explanation for that will be forthcoming in the next book.
I loved the world that Scott created and the way he incorporated so many myths and legends of various civilizations. It is fast paced action and lots of imagination. The characters at least thus far are rather straightforward and flat. I'm hoping that changes in further books. I wouldn't have expected it as the novel covers two very full days and is the set up for further books. We are introduced to many characters through the novel. The straightforward characterization makes it easy to keep them straight. We have hints of deeper motivations within them. It makes me excited to read the other books in the series.
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