The Alchemyst

It's a fun read. But I have a question: Dude has been creating the same immortality potion every single month for the last 600 years or so, but he can't remember how to do it without the book?And he didn't think of copying the recipe down in another place as a backup? Hopefully, an explanation for that will be forthcoming in the next book.

I loved the world that Scott created and the way he incorporated so many myths and legends of various civilizations. It is fast paced action and lots of imagination. The characters at least thus far are rather straightforward and flat. I'm hoping that changes in further books. I wouldn't have expected it as the novel covers two very full days and is the set up for further books. We are introduced to many characters through the novel. The straightforward characterization makes it easy to keep them straight. We have hints of deeper motivations within them. It makes me excited to read the other books in the series.