The Necromancer

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Title: The Necromancer - The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Author: Michael Scott

First Edition: 2010

Category: Fantasy, Thriller, Mitology

Pages: 544 (Spanish Edition, 2011)

Synopsis (Spoiler alert!)

After ran away to Ojai, then to Paris and after escaped from Londres, Josh and Sophie Newman are, finally, at home. Nevertheless, not everything is solve: neither of them have got the magic skills they need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders, they've lost Scatty and Dr. John Dee is still after them. But the most unsettling of all, is if they can trust in the Flamels or if they can trust anybody.

My Opinion

This is the forth book of the saga which tails the adventures of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. I have to say that is more of the same. In comparison with the previous books, it has no surprises. This is, maybe, because this book is so, but so, fantastic than anything is unexpected. Nor even that all the historical people are immortal (Shakespeare, Joan of Arc, among others), nor even that every god and mythology beings are Elders nor even the existence of vampires, nymphs, ghost and a big etcetera. The whole idea is brilliant, the problem is the exaggeration of it. I can't stand to read in the same book about historical characters and mythological ones, mixed in time and working in opposite sides. Characters of different eras and from different mythologies (if Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny appears  in the future books, I wouldn't be surprised at all).

This story doesn't have anything new in comparison with the previous volumes of the saga. The twins are still doubting about if they should believe in the Flamels or not (they've been doing this since the first book, The Alchemist). There are new characters that doesn't contribute much to the plot, except to point Michael Scott's obsession to have in his book every single person, creature or god who had been named or existed in the world history and mythology. There's a character with a hook in one hand, who has no name until now, but if Peter Pan appears I think I'll go mad.

I just lost so many hours of my life reading this saga, and unfortunately, I still have two books to read, which I will because I like to finish what I started, and to comment to you about them. As an advice, if you run into the first book and you think is interesting, put it back on the shelve in the library and keep walking away from it. You're better off without it. With all my heart I advice you this.

My Valuation: 1 out of 5 (I would like to put it negative numbers... but that would be too mean)

(Forgive me if there are grammatical mistakes in the text. If you want to correct me something I'll thank you)

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