What's up! As some of you may have read, I was a bit disappointed with the first book of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. The Alchemyst just doesn't seem to pack a punch for me. But for The Magician, it was the complete opposite. Every page was action-packed! Warning: Obnoxious raving ahead. Now without further ado, let's get down to business.
- Title: The Magician
- Author: Michael Scott
- Genre: fantasy, thriller, mythology, fiction
- Pages: 464 pages (hardcover)
- Published: 24 June 2008
- Series: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
"Ashes to ashes...
California:
In the hands of Dr. John Dee and the Dark Elders, the book of Abraham the Mage could mean the destruction of the world as we know it. The most powerful book of all time, it holds the secret of eternal life — a secret more dangerous than any one man should ever possess. And Dee is two pages away from the knowledge that would bring the Dark Elders into ultimate power.
His only obstacle? Josh and Sophie Newman — who are eight thousand miles away.
Paris:
After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris. The City of Lights. Home to Nicholas Flamel. Only, this homecoming is anything but sweet.
Niccolo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He's in hot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenelle. Every day they spend without the book, they age one year: their magic becomes weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophecy is growing clearer and clearer. 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."
(SPOILER ALERT!)
Two words. Action. Packed. Or one word, if you combine them with a hyphen (action-packed). Whatever. Every page is filled with excitement and action that will leave you wanting for more! I almost finished it in one day, if it weren't for the other more important things I had to do e.g. eating, sleeping, taking a shower, etc. In this book, we get to see the magical world in the romantic and ancient city of Paris. We also get to meet more heroes and baddies and guess what. More mythological characters and creatures! But that's not all! Apparently Michael Scott did not limit his characters to be only from mythology. We get to meet some historical people as well! (Think: famous French heroine.)
Also, it was as if Michael Scott saw my review of The Alchemyst and read about my hatred of scarcity of dialogue because The Magician was full of 'em! Because of this I got to know more about the character's personalities and traits. It also helps in seeing the characters develop and grow. Speaking of which, we get to see more of Sophie's capabilities with her newly Awakened powers. Plus someone else gets to have his powers Awakened! But with good things come the bad. We'll be losing one hero in this book. But he/she doesn't die. She just disappears and she won't come back until the end of the book. Oops! I didn't mean to say that.
One of the best things about The Magician is that in this book we get to know more about Perenelle! I mean she was cool in The Alchemyst but in this book, she evolves from being cool to just being completely bad-ass. I got a glimpse of how powerful she could get and how dangerous of an enemy she could be. Even the baddies are scared of her and wanted to get rid of her before she kicks their butt! But they can't get rid of old bookseller Perry that easily. I hope I get to see more of Perenelle and the role she will play as the story progresses. She is turning out to be my favorite character.
My Rating:
The Magician gets 4 stars! I was so into the book that I found myself flipping through every page non-stop! Every page packs a punch and the action leaves you wanting for more. I enjoyed every chapter and I can't wait for the next book. I would have given 5 stars, if it weren't for Scatty's disappearance. Oopsie.
California:
In the hands of Dr. John Dee and the Dark Elders, the book of Abraham the Mage could mean the destruction of the world as we know it. The most powerful book of all time, it holds the secret of eternal life — a secret more dangerous than any one man should ever possess. And Dee is two pages away from the knowledge that would bring the Dark Elders into ultimate power.
His only obstacle? Josh and Sophie Newman — who are eight thousand miles away.
Paris:
After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris. The City of Lights. Home to Nicholas Flamel. Only, this homecoming is anything but sweet.
Niccolo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He's in hot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenelle. Every day they spend without the book, they age one year: their magic becomes weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophecy is growing clearer and clearer. 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."
(SPOILER ALERT!)
Two words. Action. Packed. Or one word, if you combine them with a hyphen (action-packed). Whatever. Every page is filled with excitement and action that will leave you wanting for more! I almost finished it in one day, if it weren't for the other more important things I had to do e.g. eating, sleeping, taking a shower, etc. In this book, we get to see the magical world in the romantic and ancient city of Paris. We also get to meet more heroes and baddies and guess what. More mythological characters and creatures! But that's not all! Apparently Michael Scott did not limit his characters to be only from mythology. We get to meet some historical people as well! (Think: famous French heroine.)
Also, it was as if Michael Scott saw my review of The Alchemyst and read about my hatred of scarcity of dialogue because The Magician was full of 'em! Because of this I got to know more about the character's personalities and traits. It also helps in seeing the characters develop and grow. Speaking of which, we get to see more of Sophie's capabilities with her newly Awakened powers. Plus someone else gets to have his powers Awakened! But with good things come the bad. We'll be losing one hero in this book. But he/she doesn't die. She just disappears and she won't come back until the end of the book. Oops! I didn't mean to say that.
One of the best things about The Magician is that in this book we get to know more about Perenelle! I mean she was cool in The Alchemyst but in this book, she evolves from being cool to just being completely bad-ass. I got a glimpse of how powerful she could get and how dangerous of an enemy she could be. Even the baddies are scared of her and wanted to get rid of her before she kicks their butt! But they can't get rid of old bookseller Perry that easily. I hope I get to see more of Perenelle and the role she will play as the story progresses. She is turning out to be my favorite character.
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