Being the second book in the Alchemyst series, I found this to be a very good continuation from the first book although there were some inconsistencies. Such as in the first novel the twins didn’t seem to feel each other’s pains and yet in this one they do. That would have to be the biggest example, most of the inconsistencies centre around the twins. Then there is the repetition, such as ever... read more
Description: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. He̵AFTER 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.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Delacorte Books for Young Readers Release date : 24 June 2008 ISBN-10 : 0385733585 |
ISBN-13: 9780385733588
“Being the second book in the Alchemyst series, I found this to be a very good continuation from the first book although there were some inconsistencies. Such as in the first novel the twins didn’t seem to feel each other’s pains and yet in this one they do. That would have to be the biggest example, most of the inconsistencies centre around the twins. Then there is the repetition, such as everything being a “bruise colour” and a lot of the characters speaking in some “rapid-fire” language.
Luckily the story was that enjoyable and the book was that hard to put down they were really only small annoyances and most of the time I didn’t think of them unless they were brought to my attention, when I came across them.
Speaking of an enjoyable read I found it far ” read more
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