Book Love: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott

Fans of Harry Potter know him all too well, that elusive man who was the only known maker of the philosopher's stone: Nicholas Flamel.


Mr. Flamel is now made immortal by prolific writer Michael Scott in his own book series under the title The Secretes of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.

Fans of history, legend, science, and adventure would love this books as it features Josh and Sophie Newman, the so-called twins of legend who faces the adventure of a lifetiome to save mankind under the tutelage of Nicholas and his wife Perenelle together with various human and inhuman characters. The book would bring the readers to an exhilarating journey through various places in the world and in different shadowrealms created by Elders. 


Sophie and Josh Newman are 15 year-old twins who are working at their summer jobs in San Francisco when a mysterious man, John Dee, comes into Josh's workplace for a book, the Codex – or Book of Abraham the Mage. Sophie and Josh witness Nick and Perry, the book store's owners, using magic. They discover that Nick is not an ordinary bookseller, but is the medieval alchemist, Nicholas Flamel, being kept alive by making the elixir of life (a secret from theCodex) for him and his wife, Perry (Perenelle). Dee also uses magic and takes the Codex by force while Josh is holding it – resulting in two pages being left behind. Both Flamels need the Codex to make the elixir of life, or they will age rapidly and die within a month. Also, if they do not retrieve the Codex, Dee will summon the Dark Elders to destroy the world and return to an age in which humans are but slaves and food. 


The Alchemyst is perfect for summer reading and if you don't think one book is enough, be sure to catch the sequels to the first book: The Magician, The Sorceress, The Necromancer, Warlock, and Enchantress.