The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress, The Necromancer

The series is all about Sophie and Josh Newman, fifteen year old twins, and how they got caught up in the secret magical world of ancient beings and immortal humans. Since I already blogged about the first book, this one will be about the next three.

Synopsis:

With the very high likelihood of being the twins in the prophecy, they continue their quest to awaken their powers and master the four elements. To do that, they seek Elders and immortal humans who mastered at least one element. The thing is, if the prophecy was to be fulfilled, the great new age of the Elders will be prevented, so naturally, the Elders will be out to stop the twins.

But Nicholas Flamel still has some allies: immortal humans that can help prevent the end of the human age. Across the first four books, both the twins would both be Awakened, Sophie would master three elements, and Josh, two. However, time is still running out for Nicholas and his wife, Perenelle, who has her own set of allies and enemies as she tries to escape Alcatraz. As long as they do not recover the Book of Abraham, their cling to immortality wavers.

Review:

One of the major point of the series is to introduce and mix mythological and historical figures and make them exist in our society today. The author has given these characters a fresh twist so they will actually be quite interesting to read. From Roman, Norse, Egyptian, Irish, and even Micronesian mythology; to Joan of Arc, William Shakespeare, and Billy the Kid; the author managed to mix them all up.

They travel a lot, considering that in the course of the series, they had been from the Golden Gate Bridge, to the Eiffel Tower, to Stonehenge, and back to California in just six days. They also battle a lot. The battles here are done with magic. The immortals use their auras to conjure, control, or blow stuff up; and the Elders, well, their actual power from their respective mythology.

So far, the series has been great. However, every time a book ends, there won't be much of a closure, and a lot of unanswered questions will still remain. Like I said, the series moves at around two days per book. So if you're interested on reading this, be prepared for a total six books, and a very long wait.