Synopsis: This book is a fictionalized fantasy about the ancient celebrity Nicholas Flamel, otherwise known as The Alchemyst. Born in France he led a rather ordinary life until he happened to come across a little copper book that held invaluable secrets, such as the magical brew of Immortality and the formula to the Sorcerer's Stone. HE and his wife Perenelle have been taking the Immortal concoction for several centuries now, but their life of hiding from the ambitious and powerful dark magician Dr. Dee is about to get complicated as a brother and sister, twins in fact, named Sophie and Josh are brought into the scene.
Review: I was not expecting this to be a serious and I'm a little upset that I'm going to have to find the next book in the serious to finish the story! And yes, I really must find the next book because I think it is a good, fresh story and I am quite interested in what twists the author will introduce to the plot next. Though slightly predictable and with a little bit underdeveloped characters the book is carried on by vivid and descriptive displays of a creative and imaginative story that combines all cultures mythology both common and uncommon and creates a new original story altogether.
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