It is a series of 4 books right now, but in May the 5th book will come out, then next year the last book will be published. Six books altogether. Now that may seem like a lot, and you may be weary into getting into something that big, but I feel it's worth it to at least read the first two books-if not all of them. (I have read all 4)
Summary of the Alchemyst:
It is a contemporary fantasy which opens in modern
day San Francisco when brother and sister, Josh and Sophie
discover that the owner of the bookstore where Josh works
is the immortal French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel. Flamel
and his wife, Perenelle, are the guardians of the Book of
Abraham which they have protected for centuries. This is
a collection of the most powerful spells in the world. When
Dr John Dee discovers the Flamels’ whereabouts, he attacks
and snatches the book. Josh and Sophie intervene to help
Flamel, but now they too are being hunted by Dee and creatures
that predate humanity.
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What I love about this series is that it bases truth and legend together. Michael Scott takes a lot of facts, and adds fantasy to it too. It is a fun read, one that I really enjoyed and could not wait for book 2 which is called the Magician. Lot's of adventure, mystery, intrigue, and endless plots.
Books in this series out already:
The Alchemyst
The Magician
The Sorceress
The Necromancer
Coming out in May:
The Warlock
Coming out in 2012:
The Enchantress
This series is pretty tame and clean for young teens, and adults alike. They have a movie deal already so I am excited to see what comes of it.
I think my only negative on these books would be that Sophie and Josh have non-exsistant parents so to speak, and it plays out a little unrealistic for me with that plot, but we are talking just a few days transpire in all these books collectively. The other negative is that it does tend to stretch out these few days in all these books, you want some kind of closure after the third book, but I feel Michael Scott does a great job also in his writing and makes you come back for more.
4 stars
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