The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Above is the First Edition USA cover of The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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| Author | Michael Scott |
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| Cover artist | Michael Wagner |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel |
| Genre | Fantasy, Thriller, Fiction, Mythology |
| Publisher | Random House |
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22 May 2007 (US) 24 May 2007 (UK) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 375 (US hardback) |
| ISBN | (US), (UK) |
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| LC Class | PZ7.S42736Alc 2007 |
| Followed by | The Magician |
| Website | [1] |
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (often shortened to The Alchemyst) is the first novel in the six book fantasy fiction series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. It was written by Irish author Michael Scott and published in May 2007. The Alchemyst has been printed in 20 languages and is available in 37 countries. The film rights to the series have been sold to Lorenzo di Bonaventura.
The "Alchemyst" refers to the historical character of Nicholas Flamel, a French scrivener and manuscript seller. Flamel developed a posthumous reputation for being an alchemist and for his search for the philosopher's stone and immortality.
"The Alchemyst is Nicholas Flamel."
, and who have kept him immortal for several hundred years. Both Flamels need the Codex to make the elixir of life, or they will age rapidly and die within a month. Also, if they do 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.
Flamel quickly takes Sophie and Josh to a hideout to enlist the aid of Scathach, a powerful Next Generation Elder. There, they are forced to run, threatened by rats sent by Dee, which are thwarted by Flamel and Scathach. Chased again almost immediately by tens of thousands of birds, Flamel then leads the twins and Scathach to secure the aid of Hekate, a powerful three-faced Elder, who can awaken the twins' magical potential. Dee discovers this, and enlists the aid of Bastet and the Morrigan. The trio mount a massive assault on Hekate's shadowrealm, to destroy Yggdrasill – the world tree – that is the heart of Hekate's power.
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