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Zusatztext Praise for The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series: A New York Times Bestselling Series A USA Today Bestseller A Kids' Indie Next List Selection A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age An ILA Young Adult Choice Book An ILA Children’s Choice Winner “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter ! including magic! mystery! and a constant battle of good versus evil. ”— Bustle ? “ [A] riveting fantasy . . . fabulous read.” —School Library Journal! Starred ? “ Readers will be swept up. ” —Kirkus Reviews! Starred “ Fans of adventure fantasies like Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will eat this one up. ” —VOYA “An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy! well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter’s recent exeunt. ” —Booklist Informationen zum Autor An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland’s most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and folklore, he was hailed by the Irish Times as “the King of Fantasy in these isles.” Look for the six books in his New York Times bestselling The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series: book one, The Alchemyst ; book two, The Magician ; book three, The Sorceress ; book four, The Necromancer ; book five, The Warlock ; and book six, The Enchantress . You can visit Michael Scott at dillonscott.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Klappentext Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter-but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries? The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects-the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it. "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil."-Bustle Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The EnchantressCHAPTER ONE “OK—answer me this: why would anyone want to wear an overcoat in San Francisco in the middle of summer?” Sophie Newman pressed her fingers against the Bluetooth earpiece as she spoke. On the other side of the continent, her fashion-conscious friend Elle inquired matter-of-factly, “What sort of coat?” Wiping her hands on the cloth tucked into her apron strings, Sophie moved out from behind the counter of the empty coffee shop and stepped up to the window, watching men emerge from the car across the street. “Heavy black wool overcoats. They’re even wearing black gloves and hats. And sunglasses.” She pressed her face against the glass. “Even for this city, that’s just a little too weird.” “Maybe they’re undertakers?” Elle suggested, her voice popping and clicking on the cell phone. Sophie could hear something loud and dismal playing in the background— Lacrimosa maybe, or Amorphis. Elle had never quite got ove...
