If you are a fan of Harry Potter, you will remember Nicholas Flamel was credited with the creation of the sorcerer's stone (philosopher's stone) in the first book in the series. My initial impression of The Alchemyst, is very positive. So far there are no "four-letter words" and contains no sexual overtones.
The setting is current times with Nicholas and his wife being approximately 600 plus years old. Teenage twins accidentally witness Nicholas being threatened followed by his wife being abducted and a very valuable item stolen.
The tale is fast paced but with enough details included that you did not feel like the story is lacking or rushed. I felt as if I was along side the characters as they were speeding along their journey.
One of the intriguing elements to this story is the use of real people, people of legends, and characters of mythology.
I would definitely recommend this book.
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