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''The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'' is a series of 6 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 Asas We Know It]]. Josh and Sophie intervene to help Flamel, but now they too are being hunted by Dee and creatures that predate humanity.
 
The series consists of:
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* ''The Enchantress'' (May 2012)
 
[[Film of the Book|A film version]] has been announced, with [[Harry Potter (Filmfilm)|Lorenzo]] [[The Matrix (Film)|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 (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone|certain other fantasy book with Nicholas Flamel]].
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* [[Giant Spider]]: Areop-Enop, the spider Elder.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]] - Bastet, the Sphinx, and probably a few other Dark Elders. {{spoiler|This is later revealed to be part of The Change.}}
* [[Have You Come to Gloat?]] - Used several times.
* [[Hazardous Water]] - Dee, Virginia and {{spoiler|Josh}} on the boat ride to {{spoiler|Alcatraz}} in "The Warlock."
* [[The Hecate Sisters]] - Used literally when the twins meet Hekate herself.
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* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]: Fitting with the [[All Myths Are True|overarching themes]] [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|of the series]], there are many different monsters from all varieties of folklore and mythology.
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]] - Well, some of them. The different ones still display some traits of traditional vampire, like not needing to breathe, but they feed off [[Emotion Eater|emotions]] rather than blood. All other vampires feed off emotions [[The Power of Blood|carried in the blood]], but those vampires are considered of the weakest class.
* [[Playing Withwith Fire]] - The Comte de Saint-Germain.
* [[Psychopomp]] - Possibly Marethyu the hook-handed man. Considering his name means Death in the language of Danu Talis...
* [[Ravens and Crows]] - The Morrigan.
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* [[Resurrection Sickness]] - {{spoiler|Perenelle uses her aura, as well as Sophie's and Tsagaglalal's, to revive Nicholas for one more day... at the cost of one of her remaining two days left.}}
* [[Retcon]]: In the first book Scatty talks about Joan of Arc and implies that she did die. The second book of course reveals that Joan is alive and well, and that Scatty herself personally saved her from death.
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Duel]] - {{spoiler|Aoife}} does this to a certain Archon in ''The Necromancer''.
* [[Shout -Out]] - {{spoiler|Billy the Kid}} in "The Warlock" begs to [[Clash of the Titans|release a kraken.]]
* [[Slow Transformation]]: When Elders reach a certain age, their body begins to change to reflect their true nature.
* [[Spontaneous Human Combustion]]: Occurrences are explained as the result of one over-exerting his/her aura.
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