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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The Alchemist

Scott, Michael. The Alchemist. New York City: Delacorte Press, 2007. 375 pages. (Fantasy)

Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel are immortal. The Book of Abraham the Mage, the most powerful book ever to exist, has kept them alive for centuries and without it they will age one year for every day. So it’s a problem when Dr. John Dee gets his hands on the book- all of the book but two pages. He’s missing those two pages thanks to Josh Newman and his twin sister Sophia Newman, and he will stop at nothing to get them. Anyone in his way is history.

This book is highly addicting and extremely unpredictable. Its twists and turns leave you aching for more. Don’t miss the second book in the series, The Magician.

Reviewed by: DancingPenguin96