Author(s): Michael Scott

Young Adult Fiction

He holds the secret that can end the world. The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. Nearly seven hundred 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 âÃÂÂÂàthe Book of Abraham the Mage. ItâÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂs the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. ThatâÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂs exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind wonâÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂt know whatâÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂs happening until itâÃÂÂÂÃÂÂÂs 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.