The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Graphic Novel

by Michael Scott, Chris Chalik (Illustrator)

Overview

Discover the magical world of the bestselling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel as a graphic novel! Experience Sophie and Josh's first adventure like never before in this adaptation complete with stunning full-color illustrations by Chris Chalik.

The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.

The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.

Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries?

The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects--the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it.

There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it. 
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593304709
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	08/29/2023
Series:	Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Lexile:	HL480L (what's this?)
File size:	95 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

An authority on mythology and folklore, Michael Scott is one of Ireland's most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and folklore, he was hailed by the Irish Times as "the King of Fantasy in these isles." Look for the six books in his New York Times bestselling The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series: book one, The Alchemyst; book two, The Magician; book three, The Sorceress; book four, The Necromancer; book five, The Warlock; and book six, The Enchantress. You can visit Michael Scott at dillonscott.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

Editorial Reviews

2023-04-26
A graphic adaptation of the series opener carries humani twins Sophie and Josh into their first encounters with magic plus hordes of mythological and undead beings and creatures.

Events follow the general course of those in the original, and Andelfinger preserves enough of the significant dialogue to capture the flavor of Scott’s language—but that’s not enough to rescue this reworking. Lacking captions to smooth transitions or explain what’s happening, the visuals just string together scenes in which the pacing turns herky-jerky and talky banter or explication overflows up or sideways into adjacent panels in often hard-to-follow sequences. Dialogue balloons throughout point to characters who are sometimes depicted with closed mouths and wooden features and also frequently shown as (non)talking heads or just standing around with arms hanging loosely, reacting in overly exaggerated ways, or posed with cocked hips like flirtatious fashion models. The magic that Flamel and John Dee hurl at each other in the opening duel looks (and sounds: “Hiss!” “Pop!” “Zzzzk!”) like sprays of effervescent, colored mist. That battle, like the later ones with cat goddess Bastet’s minions and Dee’s army of zombies, are tableaux with neither visual coherence nor any sense of flow. Some characters, such as the goth teen/immortal warrior Scathach and regal Hekate (the only person of color in the cast), do look suitably powerful, but overall, this whole episode has the look and feel of a stiff walk-through.

A drab, mechanical remake. (Graphic fantasy. 12-14)

Kirkus Reviews