The Warlock

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

Author: Michael Scott

First Edition: 2011

Category: Fantasy, Thriller, Mythology

Pages: 376 (English Edition, 2011)

Synopsis (Spoiler alert!)

Alcatraz: Although their ally Dr. John Dee has been declared utlaga, Machiavelli and Billy the Kid will follow the plans the Elders have laid before them: they will loose the monsters of Alcatraz on the city of San Francisco, thereby triggering the end of the humani race.

San Francisco: The end is finally near. Josh Newman has chosen a side, and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. He will fight alongside Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare. Unless Sophie can find her twin before the battle begins, all is lost - forever. Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel only have one day of life left, and they have to protect San Francisco from de monsters coming from Alcatraz.

Danu Talis: The Shadowrealm that Scatty and Joan of Arc have entered is far more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. And they haven't landed here by chance -the warriors were called for a reason. So were Saint-Germain, Palamedes and Shakespeare- The groups was summoned because they must travel back in time to Danu Talis and destroy it. For the island of Danu Talis, known in humani myth as the lost city of Atlantis, must fall if the modern world is to exist.

My Opinion:

This review will be a bit shorter than my previous ones, because I think I have written all and I don't want to repeat what was already said. This is the fifth book of the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel's Saga, and for my stupor it was very fun for me to read it. But don't read me wrong; I'm still have no interest in knowing how is going to end this story (each time more and more elaborate, intricate and with unexpected interrelations between its characters). If there is one, important, thing that I haven't done with this novel is that I haven't felt identified with any of the characters, or even like them. That feeling, when you read a book, of starting to know the characters and getting involved with them. That feeling of wanting that things work out for them, that everything goes right. In this saga, I wouldn't mind if all die; it will be even better because it will last less (satisfaction that the author denied us since he had the great idea of making all his characters immortals).

In this volume doesn't appear a lot of new actors, but we realized that loads of them were related, and others who we used to think were normal people, turn out to be -surprise- immortals (I'm starting to believe that Michael Scott would like that everyone in the world was immortal, can you imagine the overpopulation?).

Not being this enough for Scott, (to use every famous, historical and mythological person or creature in his book), in this volume they travel back in time, to the past, to avoid the destruction of the world.

Sincerely, I can't imagine what to expect from the next book; spaceship travels, alien life, future travel or maybe to the Middle Earth to ask an Immortal Hobbit for help. 

I think Michael Scott forget the meaning of the sentence "less is more".   

My mark: 2 out of 5 (I raise the mark because it wasa book fun to read)

(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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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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