The Magician
(The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel #2)
by Michael Scott
461 pages
Random House, June 2008
fantasy/thriller/mythology
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My Rating: ★★★
My Review: This review comes much later. I know I must write these as soon as I finish reading the book, to make sure it is still fresh in my mind. This second book in the 6 book series is written the same way the first one is which, in this case, is a good thing. Why? Because whenever a book such as this decides to take on a lot of historical facts and ideas I appreciate being reminded of certain things. I’ll admit I have terrible short term memory so I don’t complain that a book is “repetitive” especially if it’s full of so much that needs to be remembered. Nothing is unnecessarily put it or oddly left out. I also appreciate that every scene and every character is important to the continuity of the book(s).
If you like myths and legends and making them seem more human, this is a good series. I’m only on the 3rd book now that I’ve finished this one and I have not been disappointed yet. I’d love to tell more specifics but even that would ruin it.
Keep in mind this IS a “young adults” series but unlike Twilight it’s actually readable. you appreciate that it’s a 6 books series and you look forward to reading them in their entirety and in order. If you happen to have liked the Twilight books I recommend you DON’T read this book as I can already tell, good literature like this would be wasted on you and you would probably find this to be boring so really I am saving your time immensely!
Summary: After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He’s after them, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year—their magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophesy is becoming more and more clear.
It’s time for Sophie to learn the
second elemental magic: Fire Magic. And there’s only one man who can
teach it to her: Flamel’s old student, the Comte de
Saint-Germain—alchemist, magician, and rock star. Josh and Sophie Newman
are the world’s only hope—if they don’t turn on each other first.
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