The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel vol. 2)

Dr. John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli are after Nicholas Flamel and the secret to eternal life - Josh and Sophie Newman are the world's only hope. pages 455 California:In the hands of Dr. John Dee, the book of Abraham the Mage could mean the destruction of the world as we know it . . . and Dee is two pages away from the knowledge that would bring the Dark Elders into ultimate power. His only obstacle? Josh and Sophie Newman, 8,000 miles away. Paris: After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris. Only Nicholas's homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenelle is still locked up in Alcatraz, Paris is burning, and Niccolo Machiavelli is after them. Time is running out for Nicholas and Perenelle, because every day spent without the book they age one year. For Flamel, the Prophecy is becoming more and more clear. It's time for Sophie to learn the second elemental magic from Flamel's old student the Comte de Saint Germain - alchemist, fire magician, and rock star. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world's only hope. If they don't turn on each other first. Reviews ‘The king of fantasy’ THE IRISH TIMES