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'''''The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel''''' is a series of 6six books by Irish author Michael Scott. It's a contemporary fantasy that is set in modern day San Francisco at the beginning of the series, but also feautures other locations throughout the world, as well as various [[Pocket Dimension|Shadowrealms]].
 
''The Alchemyst'', the first book in the series, begins in San Francisco when twins Josh and Sophie Newman discover that the owner of the bookstore where Josh works is the immortal French alchemist, Nicholas Flamel. Flamel and his wife, Perenelle, are the guardians of the Book of Abraham, a collection of the most powerful spells in the world, which they have protected for centuries. When Dr John Dee discovers the Flamels whereabouts, he attacks and snatches the book to help his masters, the Dark Elders, cause [[The End of the World as We Know It]]. Josh and Sophie intervene to help Flamel, but now they too are being hunted by Dee and creatures that predate humanity.
 
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[[Film of the Book|A film version]] has been announced, with [[Harry Potter (film)|Lorenzo]] [[The Matrix|di Bonaventura]] having purchased the rights. Michael Scott and Barry Krost will be the executive producers, but the scriptwriter has not yet been chosen.
 
Not to be confused with a [[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and Thethe Philosopher's Stone (novel)|certain other fantasy book with Nicholas Flamel]].
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* [[Action Girl]] - Scathach, Joan, {{spoiler|Aoife of the Shadows}}
* [[Alchemy Is Magic]] - Integral to the plot. Nicholas Flamel is a major player, and the book which contains the secrets of the Stone and Elixir are the driving forces behind the conflict. However, Nicholas's foes aren't interested in the elixir, but in ''other'' secrets hidden in the book.
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