ABOUT THIS BOOK
The New York Times
bestseller now in paperback!In the second book in the
New York Times bestselling series, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Light, home to Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, lives in Paris and is working for Dr. John Dee. He’s in hot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world’s only hope. . . . If they don’t turn on each other first.
★ “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
“Fans . . . will certainly find much to love, root for, and fear in this successful second installment.”
—School Library Journal
REVIEWS
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2008: “Readers will be swept up by a plot that moves smartly along, leaving a wide trail of destruction and well-timed revelations.”
Review, Booklist:
“An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter’s recent exeunt.”
Review, School Library Journal:
“Fans . . . will certainly find much to love, root for, and fear in this successful second installment.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
An authority on mythology and folklore,
Michael Scott is one of Ireland’s most successful authors.
The Magician is the second book in the
New York Times bestselling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. You can visit Michael Scott at
www.dillonscott.com. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.
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