The fourth book in the New York Times bestselling
series The Secrets of the Nicholas Flamel--The
Necromancer
San 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. . .