Product DescriptionNicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling??s Harry Potter?but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott??s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with The Sorceress?? book three.
?? Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli?? but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of prophecy?? and Flamel had to protect them and the pages from the Dark Elders.
?? But Nicholas grows weaker with each passing day. Perenelle is still trapped in Alcatraz?? and now that Scatty has gone missing?? the group is without protecti"pt for Clarent?the twin sword to Excalibur. But Clarent??s power is unthinkable?? its evil making it nearly impossible to use without its darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it.
?? If he hopes to defeat Dee?? Nicholas must find an Elder who can teach Josh and Sophie the third elemental magic?Water Magic. The problem? The only one who can do that is Gilgamesh?? and he is quite?? quite insane.
??Master yarnspinner that he is?? Scott expertly cranks up the suspense while keeping his now-large cast in quick motion??.This page?turner promises plenty of action to come.???Kirkus Reviews
Read the whole series!
The Alchemyst
The Magician
The Sorceress
The Necromancer
The Warlock
The Enchantress
From the Hardcover edition.Amazon.com ReviewThe third book in Michael Scott's "f the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series?? The Sorceress?? kicks the action up to a whole new level. Adding to the series' menagerie of immortal humans ("mani") and mythological beasts?? the book picks up where The Magician left off: the immortal Nicholas Flamel (of The Alchemyst) and the twins?? Sophie and Josh?? have just arrived at St. Pancras international train station in London. Almost immediately?? they're confronted with a demonic bounty hunter that immortal magician John Dee has sent their way. At the same time?? Dee's occasional cohort?? Niccolo Machiavelli?? decides to focus his energy on Perenelle Flam"Alchemyst's wife?? who has been imprisoned at Alcatraz since the beginning of the series. In this book?? Perenelle gets a chance to show off her sorcery and resourcefulness?? fighting and forging alliances with ghosts?? beasts?? and the occasional Elder to try and find a way out of her predicament and back to Flamel. Scott is as playful as ever?? introducing new immortals--famous figures from history who (surprise!) are still alive. He also adds to the roster of fantastical beasts?? which already includes such intriguing foes as Bastet?? the Egyptian cat goddess?? and the Morrigan?? or Crow Goddess. Raising the stakes with each installment?? Scott deftly manages multiple story lines and keeps everything moving pretty quickly?? making this third book a real page-turner. More than just another piece in the puzzle of the whole series?? The Sorceress is an adventure in its own right?? and will certainly leave series fans wanting more. --Heidi Broadhead
Q: What was your inspiration for the serieswas it the legend of the Flamels and the Book of Abraham? Did Dee figure in from the start?
Scott: The story really started with Dr. John Dee and for a long time he was the hero of the series. I had written about Dee before in my horror novels Image (Sphere UK 1991) Reflection (Sphere UK 1993) and then The Merchant Prince (Pocket Books USA 2000). Dee was a fascinating man but he was never right for the lead character: he was always too dark too troubled.
I know I started to develop the series on May 18th 1997 because that is the first time the word Alchemyst with the Y appears in my notebooks. However it was really three years later in late September 2000 when I was in Paris and stumbled across Nicholas Flamels house in the Rue de Montmorency that the series really came together. I knew a lot about Flamel and the legendary Book of Abraham and sitting in Flamels home which is now a wonderful restaurant I realized that here was the hero for my series.
Nicholas Flamel was one of the most famous alchemists of his day. He was born in 1330 and earned his living as a bookseller (which was the same job I had for many years.) One day he bought a book the same book mentioned in The Alchemyst: the Book of Abraham. It too really existed and Nicholas Flamel left us with a very detailed description of the copper-bound book. Although the book itself is lost the illustrations from the text still exist.
Over the course of his long life Flamel became extraordinarily wealthy and used his wealth to found churches hospitals and schools. Both he and his wife Perenelle were very well known in France and across Europe. The streets named after them the Rue Flamel and the Rue Perenelle still exist in Paris today.
Q: I was excited to see The Sorceress showing off more of Perenelle. How much does the real Perenelle Flamel influence the character of Perenelle?
Scott: We know little about the historical Perenelle. There are a few solid facts however and I have incorporated them into the story: she was older than Nicholas (there is even the suggestion that she might have been a widow when she married him)?? and she was also wealthier. It is also abundantly clear that she was the dominant character in the marriage and there is some evidence to suggest that she was an alchemist in her own right.
Q: What's coming up next?
Scott: Coming up next... well?? book 4 brings up back to the west coast of America and San Francisco. And then we head south towards LA (but if I tell you any more I??ll reveal a couple of big surprises!) However?? I will tell you that I am just back from a weekend in London where I spent most of Saturday wandering around Covent Garden. You??ll find out why in The Necromancer.
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