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The Alchemyst
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 1
- Narrated by: Denis O'Hare
- Series: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
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The Magician
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 2
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Erik Singer
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home of Nicholas Flamel. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and art collector, is after them, and time is running. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year, their magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophecy is becoming more and more clear.
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The Magician
- By Anonymous User on 01-07-2019
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The Sorceress
- Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 3
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book three of the New York Times best-selling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The problem: Perenelle Flamel is trapped. What’s worse: Sophie and Josh might soon be as well. Paris was destroyed by John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli, but the missing pages of the Book of Abraham the Mage are still protected from Dee and the Dark Elders.
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The Necromancer
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 4
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book four of the New York Times best-selling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The belief: Sophie and Josh are the twins of prophecy. The reality: Nicholas Flamel has been wrong before. Sophie and Josh Newman are finally home, but they're both more confused than ever about their futures. Neither of them has mastered the elemental magics they'll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders.
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Excellent Story
- By Greyson Wind on 25-03-2021
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The Warlock
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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The Oaths: Many have made them. The Betrayals: Almost as many will undo them. The twins of prophecy have been divided - the end has begun. Josh Newman has chosen a side, and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He will fight alongside Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare. With San Francisco on the bring of ruin at the hands of Machiavelli, and Billy the Kid, Scatty, and Joan of Arc in another dimension called the Shadowrealm, the world stands at the edge of destruction.
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Harry Potter move over!
- By Shin on 05-01-2021
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The Enchantress
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 6
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book six of Michael Scott’s New York Times best-selling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Location: The home of the Elders. The Time: The last day of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel's long existence. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it.
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Great Conclusion
- By Greyson Wind on 22-06-2021
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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
- The Lost Stories Collection
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Alan Kelly
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series - but did you know he really lived? You can learn his secrets in the best-selling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, and discover the Lost Stories - tales of myth, legend, and magic, previously lost to history and never before heard!
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The Magician
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 2
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Erik Singer
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
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After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home of Nicholas Flamel. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and art collector, is after them, and time is running. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year, their magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophecy is becoming more and more clear.
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The Magician
- By Anonymous User on 01-07-2019
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The Sorceress
- Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 3
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book three of the New York Times best-selling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The problem: Perenelle Flamel is trapped. What’s worse: Sophie and Josh might soon be as well. Paris was destroyed by John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli, but the missing pages of the Book of Abraham the Mage are still protected from Dee and the Dark Elders.
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The Necromancer
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 4
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book four of the New York Times best-selling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The belief: Sophie and Josh are the twins of prophecy. The reality: Nicholas Flamel has been wrong before. Sophie and Josh Newman are finally home, but they're both more confused than ever about their futures. Neither of them has mastered the elemental magics they'll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders.
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Excellent Story
- By Greyson Wind on 25-03-2021
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The Warlock
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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The Oaths: Many have made them. The Betrayals: Almost as many will undo them. The twins of prophecy have been divided - the end has begun. Josh Newman has chosen a side, and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He will fight alongside Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare. With San Francisco on the bring of ruin at the hands of Machiavelli, and Billy the Kid, Scatty, and Joan of Arc in another dimension called the Shadowrealm, the world stands at the edge of destruction.
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Harry Potter move over!
- By Shin on 05-01-2021
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The Enchantress
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 6
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book six of Michael Scott’s New York Times best-selling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Location: The home of the Elders. The Time: The last day of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel's long existence. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it.
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Great Conclusion
- By Greyson Wind on 22-06-2021
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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
- The Lost Stories Collection
- By: Michael Scott
- Narrated by: Alan Kelly
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series - but did you know he really lived? You can learn his secrets in the best-selling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, and discover the Lost Stories - tales of myth, legend, and magic, previously lost to history and never before heard!
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Eragon: The Inheritance Cycle, Book 1
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- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
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When Eragon finds a polished stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight, his simple life is shattered and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance.
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Hard to get through
- By Kathleen J on 24-10-2017
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
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The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic. Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears.
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Disappointing for a HP fan
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It's tough being a faery in New Orleans, a city fraught with vampires.... From New York Times best-selling author Deanna Chase comes the complete set of the Crescent City Fae saga (Books 1-3). Includes Influential Magic, Irresistible Magic, and Intoxicating Magic.
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Regretted buying
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I thought things would change when I found the others. We would stop running. We would fight the Mogadorians. And we would win. But I was wrong. Even though we have come together, we barely escaped from them with our lives. And now we're in hiding, figuring out our next move. The six of us are powerful - but not strong enough to take on their entire army. We haven't discovered the full extent of our Legacies. We haven't learned to work together. Time is running out, and there's only one thing we know for certain: We need to find Number Five before they do.
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Where's the next book?
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Magyk
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- By: Angie Sage
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
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Who is Septimus Heap? A lost child? An ordinary hero? A powerful wizard? The Magyk begins here. The first book in this enthralling new series by Angie Sage leads listeners on a fantastic journey filled with quirky characters and magykal charms, potions, and spells. Magyk is an original story of lost and rediscovered identities, rich with humor and heart.
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Excessive and abrupt chapter music
- By Anonymous User on 09-07-2022
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The Rise of Nine
- By: Pittacus Lore
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- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore, read by Neil Kaplan, Devon Sorvari and Marisol Ramirez. Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I’d been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others... I went to Spain to find Seven, and I found even more, including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive.
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Loved it!
- By Anonymous User on 12-12-2021
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The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson, Book 1
- By: Rick Riordan
- Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
- Length: 10 hrs
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I was just a normal kid, I went to school (got expelled a lot, but that wasn't my fault), played sports and hung out with my best friend.Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Now, I spend my time at Camp Half Blood, battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.And now that Zeus thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt, staying alive is going to be even harder....
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Fantastic and well placed
- By Jake on 07-09-2018
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The Power of Six
- Lorien Legacies, Book 2
- By: Pittacus Lore
- Narrated by: Neil Kaplan, Marisol Ramirez
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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'We are the last defence.I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened to John Smith. To the world he's a mystery, but to me...he's one of us. Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us, if we all still believe in our mission. There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another, but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be ready to fight....'
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Great book
- By Anonymous User on 04-11-2019
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- By: Rick Riordan
- Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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In response to an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer such questions as 'what is this place?' and 'do I get to keep the T-shirt?' Newbies can check out the section on the Divine Cabins, read up on Magical Landmarks, and consult the chapter of Training Arenas. But Camp Half-Blood Confidential explores much more than just the buildings and grounds. It includes info that can be learned only from those who live there.
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GOOD BOOK, HOWEVEE SOME THINGS WHERE BAD:
- By Amazon Customer on 31-08-2020
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Magisterium: The Iron Trial
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From the imaginations of best-selling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown. Think you know magic? Think again. The Magisterium awaits.... Most people would do anything to get into the Magisterium and pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. Call has been told his whole life that he should never trust a magician. And so he tries his best to do his worst - but fails at failing. Now he must enter the Magisterium.
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Really annoying voice
- By Anonymous User on 13-04-2019
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The Revenge of Seven
- Lorien Legacies, Book 5
- By: Pittacus Lore
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The Garde have suffered the ultimate betrayal: Number Five has allied himself with the Mogadorians, killing Eight and helping the Mogs to abduct Ella from the safe house. Now the fight for Earth's survival has just become that much more impossible. The Garde may not have time to mourn their fallen ally, but they'll make sure to avenge him. And help is at hand from the most unlikely of sources: Adam, a Mogadorian, has turned his back on his people. He might just be their lifeline, but are the Garde repeating past mistakes by putting their trust in him?
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Another great instalment
- By Anonymous User on 10-06-2021
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- Lorien Legacies, Book 6
- By: Pittacus Lore
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For years the Garde have fought the Mogadorians in secret, but now the invasion has begun. If the Garde can't find a way to stop the Mogs, humanity will suffer the same fate as the Lorien: annihilation. When the Elders sent the Garde to Earth, they had a plan - one which the Garde are finally starting to understand. A group of the Garde travelled to an ancient pyramid in Mexico where they awoke a power that had been hidden for generations. Now this power can save the world or destroy it. It will all depend on who wields it.
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😁😥 mixed feelings, especially with the ending 😬
- By Josephine on 15-10-2021
Publisher's Summary
Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter - but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times best-selling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.
Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries?
The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects - the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.
There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it.
“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.” (Bustle)
A New York Times best-selling series
A USA Today best seller
A Kids' Indie Next List Selection
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
An ILA Young Adult Choice Book
An ILA Children’s Choice Winner
Critic Reviews
“[A] riveting fantasy . . . fabulous read.” (School Library Journal, starred)
“Readers will be swept up.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred)
“An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter’s recent exeunt.” (Booklist)
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- Jbryan
- 13-06-2019
Beautiful
Loved it, narrator is awesome, really clear and easy to listen to. Easy book to start and stop with, simple one main plot storyline.
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- Peter A Yates
- 30-05-2018
A Remarkable Achievement
Michael Scott has produced perhaps the two most irritating characters in literary history. Get a new editor!
The idea is good. The execution awful. Honestly, teenagers are not that stupid.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-2021
I did enjoy for the most part
Good series for the most part but there is one thing I could not stand one of the main characters was such a infuriating character with the worst decision making abilities known to humani.
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- Deb Furlong
- 12-09-2019
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I love this series! fantastic and captivating. the author is brilliant. one of my favorite series.
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- DaBears113
- 27-11-2009
Children's Novel......Maybe!
I thought this sounded like a great book since I am into fantasy and mythology like Lord of the Rings and Eragon. Not that I would compare this book to any of those titles but when I heard "Welcome to Audible Kids" when I started the book on my MP3 player I may have blushed just slightly (I'm 49). Turns out the book is fantastic and so is the reader. I like to think I am of above average intelligence and this book entertained me and left me wanting more and just did not seem at all to be a children's novel. It is rare that a writer can write something that appeals to old and young alike but that is what you will find here. I love the characters and the voices are handled nicely by the narrator. I highly recommend it and the two that follow it as well.
189 people found this helpful
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- Allison
- 08-08-2008
High Fantasty in a modern world setting
Harry Potter fans would like this book, I think. There's the magic of Potter, but most of it takes place in present day California. Lots of action mixed with a mystery about the past. The narrator's ability to create different voices is amazing!
64 people found this helpful
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- GH
- 25-07-2012
A lure to hook you on the series -- It Does!
Welcome to the world of Nicholas Flamal. This is a fitting lure to hook you into the six book series. The author uses faints and foreshadowing to keep the reader in a continual quandary of emotion and ut ohs. This work has heavy helping of fantasy mixed into the ordinary world. But a killer fantasy has to be either so over the top no one cares about the laws of what we consider real or offer fantasy with a possible life connection to the world as we know it – tenuous as it might be. Scott does the later – he paints a world of creatures, magic and legend that has threads of the distant plausible. This first book will appeal to a reader of any age. So far it's like The Hobbit meets the Traveler by John Twelve Oaks. I highly suggest you read it. I am off to the second installment.
15 people found this helpful
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- Craig H.
- 01-09-2011
Love it. Buy it. Just remember - youthful direct
This series may or may not be intended for teenagers or the youth. It is a nice fun series. I am a seriously avid reader, and finish a novel per week. I picked up the first book in the series for my daughter. I ran out of books and picked it up. I have read all of them now. They are fun.
The series has characters that are well wrritten and believable. The goals and problems are very truthful. Michael Scott has to have or had a few teenagers because he has them down pretty well in the books.
Now don't think you are about to read a literary masterpiece but the stories have heart, soul, well planned themes and flow, and realistic well described characters. I love a good book and these are just that. GOOD BOOKS
31 people found this helpful
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- Ryan
- 28-07-2012
A book for all ages
Where does The Alchemyst rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?
Not in my top ten but I will finish the series. Great way to look at magic in a modern world.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I am always a sucker for the good guys and this book is no different. Also already tired of the boys complaining
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The book of Abraham
5 people found this helpful
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- Carl
- 02-12-2007
Fun But Predictable
Somewhat typical messaiahs to save the world from evil theme but with some original characters, some imaginative villians, and page turner action. Fun but nothing that feels really new or to original.
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- Charles
- 06-01-2008
Interesting
I enjoyed the book, but felt that it was geared more toward a younger reader (young adult/teenager). Perhaps that's because two of the major characters are themselves teenagers. I greatly preferred the George RR Martin "Song of Ice and Fire" series - which is definitely geared to adults, and I've preferred (so far) the John Twelve Hawkes "Traveler" series. The Alchemyst reads too much like a fairy tale (so far). I do plan to listen to the next one to see if my opinion changes.
38 people found this helpful
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- Randy
- 30-06-2007
Chocked full of action
This book has you on the move from the first page, and doesn't stop to the last page. Michael Scott, Keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole book. And when you're driving, that's not a bad thing. I'd recommend this book to anyone of any age. I await more audible books from this author.
17 people found this helpful
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- Paula
- 18-02-2011
An interesting tale for 10-year olds
I could have rated it as a 4 if they had mentioned the book was written for 10-year olds. It was just too silly/childish for me to enjoy. However I do enjoy books like Harry Potter, CS Lewis's Narnia adventures, Eragon, and L.A. Meyer's Bloody Jack series, so I am not a young-adult-fiction snob. So out of loyalty to my fellow Audible book listeners I felt inclined to warn you of my assessment of this book's intended audience.
32 people found this helpful
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- jcg
- 27-12-2010
You can have it all......not really
There was too much coolness ( this book explains everything) . Vampires, old gods, historical figures, there was just too much. Once the Irish lady said she fought with Joan or Arch and she was a Vampire, I stopped reading.If you like that sort of thing this is the book for you it was not for me.
7 people found this helpful
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- susie w
- 05-07-2007
Fantastic
The Alchemyst looks to be the start of a series to rival Harry Potter. The main character the famous Nicholas Flamel is one of those characters who just has to be good. You know he will come through in the end but what a page-turner. Can?t wait for the next book to go audible.
14 people found this helpful
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- Charlene G.
- 30-07-2008
Great story
I have not listened to The Alchemyst yet, however both my children have listened to it over and over again. They also ordered me to get the follow up books as soon as humanly possible. Therefore this is a major hit with them, and I can therefore recommend it on that basis.
12 people found this helpful
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- Nathan
- 11-08-2020
Good book, shame they change narrators during the series
I LOVE an audio book but once I’m invested in a series I need continuity. I just started the second in the series and it has a different narrator who pronounces names differently and has a very different accent. Turns out book three has a different narrator again.
These things make a big difference. Imagine if Stephen Fry didn’t narrate all of the HP books? It would be really weird
6 people found this helpful
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- Victoria Pye
- 22-09-2008
I loved this audiobook
As a thirty something, I have just discovered the joys of fiction that bridges both adults and teens. The alchemist is an excellent example. Although about two teenagers, it had me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next chapter. Comes highly recommended. I've just downloaded the next book.
10 people found this helpful
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- Frances Wartnaby
- 08-01-2008
Very enjoyable
This is a good story so far. For those who like Harry Potter this will suit well. This is obviously the first book of a series, though I didn't know that when I started it. Will definitely get the second in the series when it comes out in May 08.
4 people found this helpful
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- Tanis
- 24-07-2007
The Alchemist
This is a spell binding book. It had both my 10y old son and myself enthralled from beginging to end. Next book soon PLEASE PLEASE
9 people found this helpful
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- R Wright
- 28-01-2015
Loved it!!!
Great Characters, myth and legend. Narrated really well, loved listening to the is audible book
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- A
- 12-07-2013
Difficult to put down
Any additional comments?
I was researching books to read to my daughter as a follow-up to Harry Potter and found the Alchemyst... Really like the mix of ancient and modern, mythology and history, and regularly found myself looking up characters on the internet. The pace of the book is good and I found Denis O'Hare very easy to listen to. The use of different voices for each character makes it easy to keep a grip on the story.
I have since listened to the whole series and thoroughly enjoyed it. And will definitely buy the paper versions to read to my daughter.
I finished the last book in the series about a year ago, but still have flashbacks to the stories.
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- Martine Cook
- 17-06-2008
The Alchemyst
I loved this book and can't wait for the second one to come out, this is brilliant.
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- ZoeMbubbles
- 29-01-2015
A lovely listen
This book was very enjoyable. Based on the other reviews I was hoping it would make the leap from teen to adult fiction and be something I could really get excited about as an adult reader. It was a lovely laid back listen, I particularly enjoy the mix of modern and myth, bringing familiar mythological characters and concepts together but for me it was definitely teen fiction. Don't get me wrong I lined the second in the series up the moment I realised I was almost done, it's very good: but not prolific.
Also as an British listener the accent of the narrator took a little adjusting to, maybe because the last book I listened to was a British narrator. It didn't detract from the story but I had to acclimatise myself.
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