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Published
by Doubleday
UK slightly
o/s
Paperback
-
2nd
ed.
Paperback:
384
pages
Publisher:
Corgi
Childrens
(29
May
2008)
Language
English
ISBN-10:
0552557099
ISBN-13:
978-0552557092
Product
Dimensions:
19.6
x
13
x
2.6
cm
Condition: Excellent
Weight:
265
grams
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BOOK
SYNOPSIS
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.
Some
interesting
background
on
the
mythology
The
Alchemyst
is
a
contemporary
fantasy
which
opens
in
modern
day
San
Francisco
when
brother
and
sister,
Josh
and
Sophie
discover
that
the
owner
of
the
bookstore
where
Josh
works
is
the
immortal
French
alchemist,
Nicholas
Flamel.
Flamel
and
his
wife,
Perenelle,
are
the
guardians
of
the
Book
of
Abraham
which
they
have
protected
for
centuries.
This
is
a
collection
of
the
most
powerful
spells
in
the
world.
When
Dr
John
Dee
discovers
the
Flamels'
whereabouts,
he
attacks
and
snatches
the
book.
Josh
and
Sophie
intervene
to
help
Flamel,
but
now
they
too
are
being
hunted
by
Dee
and
creatures
that
predate
humanity.
All
of
the
main
characters
in
The
Alchemyst
series
are
based
on
figures
from
history
or
mythology.
Nicholas
and
Perenelle
Flamel
both
existed.
Nicholas
was
born
in
France
in
1330,
and
not
only
do
his
diaries
and
writings
exist,
his
house
at
51
rue
de
Montmorency
still
stands
in
Paris
today.
In
his
diaries
he
writes
extensively
about
discovering
the
Book
of
Abraham,
and
his
long
quest
to
translate
it.
He
claims
he
discovered
the
secret
of
the
Philosopher's
Stone
?
how
to
turn
base
metal
into
gold
-
and
also
the
secret
of
eternal
life.
From
being
a
poor
bookseller,
he
became
extraordinarily
wealthy
and
founded
schools,
churches
and
hospitals
in
Paris.
In
recognition
for
his
charitable
works,
there
are
two
streets
named
after
him
and
Perenelle.
He
lived
simply
and
when
he
died
in
1418,
his
tomb
was
broken
into
by
thieves
looking
for
his
vast
wealth.
His
tomb
?
and
that
of
Perenelle
?
were
both
empty.
In
the
centuries
that
followed,
there
were
several
sightings
of
Nicholas
and
Perenelle
Flamel
across
Europe.
Check
out
the
author's
website
for
more
news
on
The
Secrets
of
Nicholas
Flammel
at
http://www.dillonscott.com/
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