The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0385733577
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Release Date: 2007-05-22
Average Customer Review: 
(From 54 total reviews)
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
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.
Customer Reviews
Reads like a B-Movie Script by Lunacat141
This book reads like you are watching a made for TV movie. It has an interesting premise, but the characters are completely flat, and it feels like the teens were added to the story after the fact as an attempt to find an audience for this poorly constucted book.
Great Read! by J. Jessica
I cant wait for the next! If you loved Harry potter, or the lord of the rings youll love it!
Ho, hum….. by N. Kildahl
Somewhat engaging, with plenty of different characters and challenges and dire escapes galore. Some interesting esoteric references and even a little physics (parallel worlds), but without the really “real” characters and creations of a true children’s/young adult classic. Certainly a lot of opportunities for special effects for the movie “The Golden Compass”. Don’t even think about “Lyra’s Oxford” - just a little extra chapter that could have gone into the book.
For Harry Potter Fans by Sue Moro
Having read about the character of Nicholas Flamel in the first Harry Potter novel, I was intrigued to see another book mentioning the same person. I decided to give this book a try, and I loved it! All the characters are well written, and except for the twins, all the characters really existed. The true story of Nicholas and Perenelle (his wife) is equally mysterious. I anxiously await book #2 in this wonderful series!
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