The Necromancer
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Ratings43
Average rating4.1
The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series The Secrets of the Nicholas Flamel-The NecromancerSan Francisco:After fleeing to Ojai, then Paris, and escaping to London, Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And after everything they've seen and learned in the past week, they're both more confused than ever about their future. Neither of them has mastered the magics they'll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders, they've lost Scatty, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee. Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel? Can they trust anyone?Alcatraz:Dr. Dee underestimated Perenelle Flamel's power. Alcatraz could not hold her, Nereus was no match for her, and she was able to align herself with the most unlikely of allies. But she wasn't the only one being held on the island. Behind the prison's bars and protective sigils were a menagerie of monsters-an army for Dee to use in the final battle. And now Machiavelli has come to Alcatraz to loose those monsters on San Francisco.Perenelle might be powerful, but each day she weakens, and even with Nicholas back at her side, a battle of this size could be too much for her. Nicholas and Perenelle must fight to protect the city, but the effort will probably kill them both.London:Having been unable to regain the two final pages of the Codex, Dee has failed his Elder and is now an outlaw-and the new prey of all the creatures formerly sent to hunt down Flamel.But Dee has a plan. With the Codex and the creatures on Alcatraz, he can control the world. All he needs is the help of the Archons. But for his plan to work, he must raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead. For that, he'll have to train a necromancer. And the twins of legend will make the perfect pupils. . . . The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series The Secrets of the Nicholas Flamel--The NecromancerSan Francisco:After fleeing to Ojai, then Paris, and escaping to London, Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And after everything they've seen and learned in the past week, they're both more confused than ever about their future. Neither of them has mastered the magics they'll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders, they've lost Scatty, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee. Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel? Can they trust anyone?Alcatraz:Dr. Dee underestimated Perenelle Flamel's power. Alcatraz could not hold her, Nereus was no match for her, and she was able to align herself with the most unlikely of allies. But she wasn't the only one being held on the island. Behind the prison's bars and protective sigils were a menagerie of monsters--an army for Dee to use in the final battle. And now Machiavelli has come to Alcatraz to loose those monsters on San Francisco.Perenelle might be powerful, but each day she weakens, and even with Nicholas back at her side, a battle of this size could be too much for her. Nicholas and Perenelle must fight to protect the city, but the effort will probably kill them both.London:Having been unable to regain the two final pages of the Codex, Dee has failed his Elder and is now an outlaw--and the new prey of all the creatures formerly sent to hunt down Flamel.But Dee has a plan. With the Codex and the creatures on Alcatraz, he can control the world. All he needs is the help of the Archons. But for his plan to work, he must raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead. For that, he'll have to train a necromancer. And the twins of legend will make...
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These books are fun reads, but the constant retconning and character inconsistencies are frustrating.
Example: early in this book Perry says she and Nick should tell the twins the truth about things, but at no point do they even attempt to sit down and explain things. And, in fact, she starts acting like she's hiding things. There's even reason to believe she lies to Sophie.
This series has/had so much potential. I keep having this nagging feeling that the series could have been completed, that the story could have been told in its entirety in three books. Ok, maybe even four but I seriously think I'm pushing it. There are way too many repetitive facts being told. It's almost as if the author wanted to make sure that people could pick up book three and know everything that had happened in the first two books without having to read them... with that said, again, way too much has been repeated. It's quite ridiculous because the books would probably be cut in half had it not been for all the extra stuff that we all already know. I can't believe there are two more books after this one! It took me a while to come back to Goodreads and write this review. Not sure why... but here you have it. It's a good series but its being executed poorly.
Positives: Anyone reading this series will have a great history lesson and will want to read more about the characters outside of this portrayal.
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6 primary books7 released booksThe Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Michael Scott.
