The Alchemyst Series

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The Alchemyst Series; Flamel. Sorry, couldn't fit it all in.
Topic Started: 20 Nov 2008, 07:41 PM (23 Views)
DawnAgain	20 Nov 2008, 07:41 PM Post #1
Veteran Posts: 1,142 Group: Members Member #1,480 Joined: 21 September 2008 Country: Canada Favorite theme: RPA 2: Dark Gender: Female	Alright, I wanna know who's read this book. One of the reasons is that I want to know if there are any of fans of this series of books, because I'm currently reading book 1 of six. So far, there are only two books out for this series, and one coming out on May 26th, 2009. I can't wait to read the second book of the series. Alright, for those of you who haven't read this book, I'll post the plot; When the necromancer and immortal magician Dr. John Dee steals the ancient book The Codex from its keeper, Nicolas Flamel, two teenagers named Sophie and Josh Newman are caught up in the danger and magic. Dee also captures Nicolas Flamel's wife, Perenelle. Flamel takes the twins to a magical warrior Next Generation Elder (who is 2,517 years old) named Scathach, who travels with them to another Elder's shadowrealm. This Elder is known as Hekate and has remarkable magical power. Hekate is over 10,000 years old. Sophie and Josh are working at a bookstore and a cafe when Dee comes for the Codex. Here, they witness Nicolas and Perenelle using magic, and discover that Nicolas is not a bookseller, but is indeed an ancient alchemyst being kept alive by making the elixir of life (a secret from the Codex) for him and Perenelle. He can use magic. He needs the Codex back to make the elixir of life again, or he and Perenelle will die before the month's end. In addition, if Nicolas does 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 twins also learn that they are spoken of in the Codex of having extraordinary power, and either saving the world or destroying it and they have silver and gold auras. Flamel quickly takes them to a Dojo to enlist the aid of Scathach, an extremely powerful ally. Dee assaults the Dojo, but is thwarted by Flamel and Scathach. Flamel then leads the twins and Scathach to attempt to secure the aid of Hekate, who can awaken the twins' magical potential. Dee discovers this, and enlists the aid of Bastet, and Morrigan. The trio mount a massive assault on Hekate's shadowrealm, attempting to destroy the Yggdrasill that is the heart of Hekate's power. While the Yggdrasill is attacked, Hekate Awakens Sophie; she does not Awaken Josh, as the Yggdrasill is then lit on fire and she rushes to defend her home. After a long, grueling battle, Scathach clears a path for the twins and Flamel. While escaping, they encounter Dee, and witness the power of the ancient sword known as Excalibur, which he draws. They see him transform a wereboar into pure ice, then shatter the statue. Flamel remarks that he thought that Excalibur had been lost when Artorius died. The twins, Scathach, and Flamel escape the shadowrealm rapidly after, shortly before the destruction of Hekate, the Yggdrasill, and the entire shadowrealm. As they escape, Dee uses Excaliber to freeze the Yggdrasill, and Hekate, whose life and power is linked to the tree, transforms to ice as it does. As this occurs, Dee is informed that Flamel and Scathach have escaped with the twins. In his rage, he shatters the Yggdrasill, which crushes Hekate into dust, killing her. At this point, they travel to Scathach's grandmother, the Witch of Endor, who teaches Sophie her magical secrets. While they are there, Dee has found out that the prophecy in the Codex speaks of Sophie and Josh. He tempts Josh to join him, while practicing necromancy and raising thousands of corpses to assault the Elders and Sophie with. Josh almost agrees, but at the last moment he realizes he will lose Sophie if he agrees, and distracts the necromancer long enough to escape with Scathach, Sophie and Nicolas using a leygate (where lines of energy, or ley lines on the globe cross) to escape to Paris, where the book ends. The book ends with the conclusion that the Witch has survived and Dee is still searching, leaving the book with a cliffhanger. ++++ And yes, I am aware of the fact that there are some things that are related to the Harry Potter series, like the character Nicolas Flamel. But I assure you that there is no connection between the two considering this first book came on in 2007.



Kitsune_Otaku	11 Dec 2008, 12:52 AM Post #2
Local Posts: 164 Group: Members Member #1,704 Joined: 8 December 2008 Country: United States of America Favorite theme: RPA 2: Frost	I've read this book, I thought it was a really interesting take on a classic fantastic character! I can't wait for The Magician to come out!



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