Nicholas tells the twins that he believes them to be mentioned in a prophecy within the Codex, and that the fate of the world as they know it could depend on his success in getting their dormant, latent magical abilities fully awakened. John Dee also kidnaps Nick's wife Perry Fleming and imprisons her on Alcatraz Island.Īfter the battle, Nick Fleming confesses to Josh and Sophie that his real name is Nicholas Flamel, that he is the French alchemist from history, that he is also immortal, and that the twins, himself, and Perry (his immortal wife, Perenelle Flamel), are in grave danger. John Dee snatches the book from Josh's grasp, but Josh manages to retain two pages. Dee engages the bookstore owner, Nick Fleming, in a battle of magic in an attempt to steal an ancient book, The Book of Abraham the Mage (a.k.a. The main story arc charts the adventures of fifteen-year-old American twins, named Sophie and Josh Newman, whose regular lives working at their summer jobs (Sophie works in a coffee shop, Josh in a bookstore) are turned upside down by the arrival of Dr. The film rights to the series have been bought by AMPCO Films.
The books have been nominated for various teen literary and reader's awards. 2 on 26 August 2007 and as of 24 March 2008 it had sold in excess of 150,000 copies. Each of the first four titles featured in the top ten of the New York Times Best Seller Children's Books list. As of November 2009, the translation rights have been purchased by 37 countries and the books have been translated into 20 languages. The cover artist for the series is Michael Wagner.Įnglish-language versions are printed by Doubleday (hardback) and Corgi (paperback) ( imprints of Random House) in the UK and Australia, and by Delacorte Press (hardback and paperback also an imprint of Random House) in the US.
The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a series of six fantasy novels written by Irish author Michael Scott, completed in 2012.
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