The alchemyst : the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel (Secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel)
Summary
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding th... Full description
Summary: |
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life. |
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Physical Description: |
375 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780385736008 pbk. 9780385733571 (hc.) 0385733577 (hc.) 9780385903721 (Gibraltar lib. bdg.) 0385903723 (Gibraltar lib. bdg.) |
Author Notes: |
Scott is considered one of the authorities on Celtic folklore. His collections, Irish Folk & Fairy Tales, Irish Myths & Legends and Irish Ghosts & Hauntings have remained continuously in print for the past twenty years. Scott is the author of the Series Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Tales from the Land of Erin, Tales of the Bard, and De Dannan. Scott also writes historical novels under pen name Anna Dillon. (Bowker Author Biography) |