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Hrdinou prvního dílu šestidílného příběhu Tajemství nesmrtelného alchymisty Nikolase Flamela byl sám alchymista, ve druhém dílu se více zviditelnil John Dee, další nesmrtelný, o kterém se můžete dočíst i v seriozních vědeckých spisech. Nyní ve třetím dílu patří obdiv alchymistově ženě, která má schopnosti, které jí oba jmenovaní muži mohou jen závidět. Madam Perenela Flamelová je opravdu výjimečná. Ti, co již s dvojčaty prožily první dva díly, ale i ti, kteří tento příběh teprve objevili, se mohou těšit na setkání s novými, ale i již známými nesmrtelnými hrdiny. Není nouze o bitvy a dobrodružství, které doprovázejí velké úsilí o záchranu lidstva. Více však ani prozradit nesmíme, snad jen skutečnost, že i pátý den našich známých protagonistů je velmi rušný.
504 pages, Hardcover
First published May 26, 2009
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About the author
Michael Scott
186 books6,852 followersIrish-born Michael Scott began writing over thirty years ago, and is one of Ireland's most successful and prolific authors, with over one hundred titles to his credit, spanning a
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.
He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”
variety of genres, including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Folklore.
He writes for both adults and young adults and is published in thirty-seven countries, in over twenty languages.
Praised for his “unparalleled contribution to children’s literature,” by the Guide to Children’s
Books, Michael Scott was the Writer in Residence during Dublin’s tenure as European City of Culture in 1991, and was featured in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in Ireland as one of the 1000
most “significant Irish.”
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June 20, 2015
Scott stays consistent with his storytelling. I love the inclusion of Shakespeare and Billy the Kid in this one. It was a fun read, but not too different than the rest. There's no big surprises anymore, only a fun storyline. I do have to say that Scott over uses the phrase "takes a deep breath." All his characters seem to be doing yoga. lol. I get it though and fault him little. We all have our crutches. I love all the places we visit as the reader and the battle scenes never disappoint. This is a good series that delivers a fun fantasy for young readers. I will keep on reading on.
June 18, 2019
4,25 sterren - Nederlandse hardcover 🦋🦋🦋
Quote uit het boek : een zwarte Londense taxi stopte langs de stoeprand en het raampje aan de passagierskant gleed open. “ stap in, “ beval een stem uit de schaduwen. Niemand verroerde zich. “ We hebben niet de hele dag de tijd. Stap in.” Er lag een zweem van Noord-Afrika in het timbre van de stem.
“ We hebben helemaal geen taxi aangehouden.” zei Flamel, terwijl hij vertwijfeld de straat op en neer keek. Saint Germain had gezegd dat hij iemand zou sturen om hen op te pikken, maar de alchemist had er geen moment bij stil gestaan dat zoiets gewoons als een Londense taxi zou kunnen zijn. Was het een val? Had Dee ze ingehaald? Hij keek over zijn schouder naar de kerk. De deur stond open. Ze konden de treden op rennen naar de beschutting van de kerk, maar eenmaal binnen zouden ze in de val zitten. “ Deze auto is special voor jullie besteld meneer Flamel” ........🌹🌹🌹
De tweeling is in Londen beland en beleefd weer de gekste avonturen. De tovenares, de vrouw van de onsterfelijke Flamel zit nog steeds op Alcatraz vast maar niet voor lang. Leuk vervolg van deze jong adult reeks.🦋🦋🦋
Quote uit het boek : een zwarte Londense taxi stopte langs de stoeprand en het raampje aan de passagierskant gleed open. “ stap in, “ beval een stem uit de schaduwen. Niemand verroerde zich. “ We hebben niet de hele dag de tijd. Stap in.” Er lag een zweem van Noord-Afrika in het timbre van de stem.
“ We hebben helemaal geen taxi aangehouden.” zei Flamel, terwijl hij vertwijfeld de straat op en neer keek. Saint Germain had gezegd dat hij iemand zou sturen om hen op te pikken, maar de alchemist had er geen moment bij stil gestaan dat zoiets gewoons als een Londense taxi zou kunnen zijn. Was het een val? Had Dee ze ingehaald? Hij keek over zijn schouder naar de kerk. De deur stond open. Ze konden de treden op rennen naar de beschutting van de kerk, maar eenmaal binnen zouden ze in de val zitten. “ Deze auto is special voor jullie besteld meneer Flamel” ........🌹🌹🌹
De tweeling is in Londen beland en beleefd weer de gekste avonturen. De tovenares, de vrouw van de onsterfelijke Flamel zit nog steeds op Alcatraz vast maar niet voor lang. Leuk vervolg van deze jong adult reeks.🦋🦋🦋
January 19, 2016
Muy buen libro. Me gustó más que los anteriores. Este no se me hizo para nada pesado, hay más acción y escenas que me encantaron. Ya estoy ansioso por empezar el siguiente, del que no tengo dudas de que será igual de bueno, o quizá mejor.
September 1, 2012
After I finished the first book in the series (the Alchemyst) I decided that I should read the rest of the series before I gave a review. But I find my self finishing the third book in the series and really have to reconsider reading the last three. So I think I’ll take a break and write a review and decide later whether or not I’ll finish.
I did not like this book, in fact I did not like the two before it. The problem is that the idea or concept of the series is great and compelling. But there are so many problems that take away from that idea or concept that it makes it hard to continue, so I’ll start with what I like before going in to what I dislike.
What I like –
The concept that some of our histories most influential characters are immortal and have been working in the shadows along side the characters of our myths fighting our nightmares is thrilling. It is apparent that the author did extensive research of the characters so the reader (if not sure about that character) could simply pull up a search engine and read about them.
That’s just about the only saving grace of the series, and the only reason I continued to read after book one… and maybe why I might read books four thru six.
What I dislike –
Let us start with the characters because I do like them, for the main characters the author gives a good amount of detail about the appearance and mentality as they experience the following five days of the three books. You begin trusting Nicholas Flamel from the start and slowly question that trust as the events revel more of his past and the things he has done. But he is a one note character, who never really tells us anything or has any growth in the story. Maybe it’s because he’s over six hundred year old, but I feel it is because the author never really flushed out the character. He just needed a mentor who could just do things and that is how the Flamel’s are justified when things happen.
The Twins are Fifteen and a Half as the continue to remind us through out the books and every chance they get they are either stating that they are not children or they are complaining about the events that are happening around them. I realize that teenagers can act like that but it gets real tiresome after the first few pages. The fact that they begin to understand what’s happening around them and continually accept that they have a role to play in the battles and even want the power that they are training for, for them to constantly whine and complain about how they are no longer normal is so bothersome that I honestly hope they die in the series. I know that’s mean and it is a Young Adult book so that’s not going to happen, but I do find myself wondering why I care about the main characters, the are not driving the plot, and everything the acquire is given to them with no real effort, it even seems like it not that big of a deal.
Which brings me to the monsters that our characters are fighting against. Think about all the evils in all the stories through myth… that makes up the “bad guys” of the books. Our main characters are suppose to be fighting against the most terrible and horrible things through out our myths and nightmares but the fights last no more then a few minutes and are resolved with no more then a flick of a finger at times. It feels most times that the things that are suppose to terrify us and keep us rooting for the good guys are so simple to defeat that a child no older the three could defeat them and win the day. How is this a struggle that could bring about the end of the world and how has this been raging on through all of history? Not once do I feel like anyone is in moral danger, not when they fight the Creatures that have hunted and feed off humans from the beginnings of time or when they are fighting/running from the Gods of myth. It’s silly really.
Last there is the writing of the book that really pissed all over a great concept. Not only does it feel like the author spends 7/8 of the book stroking of his English degree by restating the same facts over every chapter but he also puffs up the chapter count by ending one chapter and starting then next one right in the middle of a scene, staying in the same point of view and addressing the same idea. One chapter will finish half way through a sentence and the very next will pick up finishing that sentence with out there really needing an interruption. If you are teaching the teens about the magic of water and that is what you are doing in the chapter there is no need to cut it off half or a third way thru and pick it right back up on the following chapter(s), just make it all one chapter. You don’t have to tell us that Nicholas Flamel was using the alias Nick Flemming every time you reference the character after the initial reveal. We get, we can under stand that he was using an alias and you don’t have to remind us every time.
What these books need is a editor to go through them and condense the first three into what could be half a novel and I will go ahead and assume that the remaining three could be edited down to the last half of the novel making one complete and ok book. Then the editor should take those six books and Slap the crap out of the author for a good hour for each book and tell him to do it better because this would make a great novel if you can wade through all the shit and piss to pull out the good parts.
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I did not like this book, in fact I did not like the two before it. The problem is that the idea or concept of the series is great and compelling. But there are so many problems that take away from that idea or concept that it makes it hard to continue, so I’ll start with what I like before going in to what I dislike.
What I like –
The concept that some of our histories most influential characters are immortal and have been working in the shadows along side the characters of our myths fighting our nightmares is thrilling. It is apparent that the author did extensive research of the characters so the reader (if not sure about that character) could simply pull up a search engine and read about them.
That’s just about the only saving grace of the series, and the only reason I continued to read after book one… and maybe why I might read books four thru six.
What I dislike –
Let us start with the characters because I do like them, for the main characters the author gives a good amount of detail about the appearance and mentality as they experience the following five days of the three books. You begin trusting Nicholas Flamel from the start and slowly question that trust as the events revel more of his past and the things he has done. But he is a one note character, who never really tells us anything or has any growth in the story. Maybe it’s because he’s over six hundred year old, but I feel it is because the author never really flushed out the character. He just needed a mentor who could just do things and that is how the Flamel’s are justified when things happen.
The Twins are Fifteen and a Half as the continue to remind us through out the books and every chance they get they are either stating that they are not children or they are complaining about the events that are happening around them. I realize that teenagers can act like that but it gets real tiresome after the first few pages. The fact that they begin to understand what’s happening around them and continually accept that they have a role to play in the battles and even want the power that they are training for, for them to constantly whine and complain about how they are no longer normal is so bothersome that I honestly hope they die in the series. I know that’s mean and it is a Young Adult book so that’s not going to happen, but I do find myself wondering why I care about the main characters, the are not driving the plot, and everything the acquire is given to them with no real effort, it even seems like it not that big of a deal.
Which brings me to the monsters that our characters are fighting against. Think about all the evils in all the stories through myth… that makes up the “bad guys” of the books. Our main characters are suppose to be fighting against the most terrible and horrible things through out our myths and nightmares but the fights last no more then a few minutes and are resolved with no more then a flick of a finger at times. It feels most times that the things that are suppose to terrify us and keep us rooting for the good guys are so simple to defeat that a child no older the three could defeat them and win the day. How is this a struggle that could bring about the end of the world and how has this been raging on through all of history? Not once do I feel like anyone is in moral danger, not when they fight the Creatures that have hunted and feed off humans from the beginnings of time or when they are fighting/running from the Gods of myth. It’s silly really.
Last there is the writing of the book that really pissed all over a great concept. Not only does it feel like the author spends 7/8 of the book stroking of his English degree by restating the same facts over every chapter but he also puffs up the chapter count by ending one chapter and starting then next one right in the middle of a scene, staying in the same point of view and addressing the same idea. One chapter will finish half way through a sentence and the very next will pick up finishing that sentence with out there really needing an interruption. If you are teaching the teens about the magic of water and that is what you are doing in the chapter there is no need to cut it off half or a third way thru and pick it right back up on the following chapter(s), just make it all one chapter. You don’t have to tell us that Nicholas Flamel was using the alias Nick Flemming every time you reference the character after the initial reveal. We get, we can under stand that he was using an alias and you don’t have to remind us every time.
What these books need is a editor to go through them and condense the first three into what could be half a novel and I will go ahead and assume that the remaining three could be edited down to the last half of the novel making one complete and ok book. Then the editor should take those six books and Slap the crap out of the author for a good hour for each book and tell him to do it better because this would make a great novel if you can wade through all the shit and piss to pull out the good parts.
End of Line
June 18, 2015
Okay I know this has taken me forever, but this book really felt like a step up from the first two. It looks like they stick with the same narrator from here on out though, which will be nice. The thing I love most about these books is the interweaving of various historical figures-- if not for them I would say this was a straight rip-off of PJO or HP or what have you. Very entertaining.
December 21, 2011
Anyone among you a fan of Shakespeare? Get ready for some entertaining reading as Scott raise the stakes with each installment. I have to say, he is the master of his genre and continues the thrilling journey through history’s myths and legends.
The Sorceress is an adventure in its own and it is definitely worth following. Michael Scott has created a perfect epic fantasy world filled with legendary characters.
In order to to properly understand the plot, I would certainly reccomend you read the series in sequence starting with The Alchemyst, As you read through the series, I advise you to google the characters.
Seriously, Who wouldn’t love a novel with a little bit of history?
Here is one of many of my favorite lines in the novel.
“I spend all my time trying to keep thoughts away and ignore them….But here you are, trying to remember your own life, writing your thoughts down so that you don’t forget. I suddenly realized what it would be like not to know, not to remember.”
— Michael Scott (The Sorceress)
The Sorceress is an adventure in its own and it is definitely worth following. Michael Scott has created a perfect epic fantasy world filled with legendary characters.
In order to to properly understand the plot, I would certainly reccomend you read the series in sequence starting with The Alchemyst, As you read through the series, I advise you to google the characters.
Seriously, Who wouldn’t love a novel with a little bit of history?
Here is one of many of my favorite lines in the novel.
“I spend all my time trying to keep thoughts away and ignore them….But here you are, trying to remember your own life, writing your thoughts down so that you don’t forget. I suddenly realized what it would be like not to know, not to remember.”
— Michael Scott (The Sorceress)
September 5, 2012
This series continues to frustrate me. I'm enjoying the books enough to keep reading, but my poor husband is sick of hearing me rant about plot holes and poor writing.
Major spoilers!It frustrates me that information keeps being repeated over and over again. I know I'm reading the books with only a few days or week in between and they were originally written years apart and the reader had to be reminded. But not constantly, and we don't need reminders of things that happened previously in the same book! Yet we revisit basic facts over and over. The books could easily have been a hundred pages less if the editing had been tighter.
At one point the characters talk about how Dee has been searching for centuries for Clarent. Then later Dee is confident that he will be able to find Josh any time he wants because Josh has the sword and Excalibur always points towards its twin. But if that's true then why didn't he find Clarent years ago?
I am also frustrated by the world building. Distinctions keep being made between sorcery, magic, and alchemy, yet so far we have not seen any practical difference, other than that Perenelle can talk to ghosts. All of these powers appear to be manipulating the aura. And if they all involve aural manipulation, then what is the point of spells and cantrips and whatnot? And if becoming an Elemental master is so incredibly easy that the knowledge can be transferred in a few minutes, why haven't the Flamels learned? (I'm guessing this is a plot point in a later book, but I'd expect one of the twins to bring it up. They're remarkably willing to just go with the flow, though, unless it furthers the plot for them to be angry.)
It also bugs me that the older characters speak every language ever. (And that the introduction of these languages always includes some variation of the phrase "a language that had not been spoken for 3,000 years". ) Yes, they are all very old, and they are very well traveled and well-educated, but languages still take time to learn. I can't remember now who it was that said how many languages they knew, but I do recall doing out the math such that they'd have had to be learning a new language every two years or so. That's not much time to become completely fluent, particularly in multiple dialects and in some "dead" languages that only a handful of people speak aloud.
Also, it took Saint-Germane less than five minutes to teach Sophie the Magic of Fire. Granted the house has been destroyed and there is the press to deal with, but really. Five minutes couldn't have been spared to teach Josh too?
Major spoilers!It frustrates me that information keeps being repeated over and over again. I know I'm reading the books with only a few days or week in between and they were originally written years apart and the reader had to be reminded. But not constantly, and we don't need reminders of things that happened previously in the same book! Yet we revisit basic facts over and over. The books could easily have been a hundred pages less if the editing had been tighter.
At one point the characters talk about how Dee has been searching for centuries for Clarent. Then later Dee is confident that he will be able to find Josh any time he wants because Josh has the sword and Excalibur always points towards its twin. But if that's true then why didn't he find Clarent years ago?
I am also frustrated by the world building. Distinctions keep being made between sorcery, magic, and alchemy, yet so far we have not seen any practical difference, other than that Perenelle can talk to ghosts. All of these powers appear to be manipulating the aura. And if they all involve aural manipulation, then what is the point of spells and cantrips and whatnot? And if becoming an Elemental master is so incredibly easy that the knowledge can be transferred in a few minutes, why haven't the Flamels learned? (I'm guessing this is a plot point in a later book, but I'd expect one of the twins to bring it up. They're remarkably willing to just go with the flow, though, unless it furthers the plot for them to be angry.)
It also bugs me that the older characters speak every language ever. (And that the introduction of these languages always includes some variation of the phrase "a language that had not been spoken for 3,000 years". ) Yes, they are all very old, and they are very well traveled and well-educated, but languages still take time to learn. I can't remember now who it was that said how many languages they knew, but I do recall doing out the math such that they'd have had to be learning a new language every two years or so. That's not much time to become completely fluent, particularly in multiple dialects and in some "dead" languages that only a handful of people speak aloud.
Also, it took Saint-Germane less than five minutes to teach Sophie the Magic of Fire. Granted the house has been destroyed and there is the press to deal with, but really. Five minutes couldn't have been spared to teach Josh too?
April 14, 2020
Quarantine's Reads Gets..Epic..
And this series really gets more interesting and thrilling..
More Historical Characters appears as immortal in a kind of accurate way if you read about their real lives before..
Also more about the mythical characters.. Ancient Entities... And of course real Historical sites.
All of that mixing with the ongoing chase between the Immortal Nicolas Flamel and Doctor John Dee and a modern teenager twins who recently discovered that they are prophesied to be something will really change the world..
An Epic read I can't wait to read the next part of it..
And this series really gets more interesting and thrilling..
More Historical Characters appears as immortal in a kind of accurate way if you read about their real lives before..
Also more about the mythical characters.. Ancient Entities... And of course real Historical sites.
All of that mixing with the ongoing chase between the Immortal Nicolas Flamel and Doctor John Dee and a modern teenager twins who recently discovered that they are prophesied to be something will really change the world..
An Epic read I can't wait to read the next part of it..
May 24, 2010
Baca bareng Naga.....
Pernah membayangkan tiba-tiba nih kita sedang asik duduk di dalam Trans Jakarta, bus umum atau transportasi umum lainnya atau bahkan saat kita sedang ditengah keramaian. Di hadapan kita ada sosok lelaki tinggi besar dengan raut tegas, yang ternyata adalah Gajah Mada? Atau melihat seorang wanita dengan muka yang ramah dan keibuan, yang ternyata RA Kartini? Apa yang akan kalian lakukan?
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Di buku ke tiga ini Scott perlahan mulai memasang puzzle untuk keseluruhan ceritanya yah walaupun belum terbentuk secara keseluruhan setidaknya mulai tergambar. Tetap memasukan segala macam mitos, legenda ke dalam cerita mencampur aduk menjadi satu mebuat terasa seperti segelas "fruit punch".
Secara judul "The Sorceress" sudah pasti buku ini menceritakan sesosok bernama Perenelle Flamel. Memang porsi Perry dibuku ini tidak banyak. Tetapi karena porsi yang sedikit ini membuat ceritanya jadi keren. Ibarat bumbu di masakan kalau kebanyakan garam pan jadi tidak enak. Sejak buku pertama memang sosok Perry sudah memikat hati, sosoknya mengagumkan serta penuh misteri. Yang selalu bertindak dibelakang layar ini lha yang patut diwaspadai.
Lalu siapa Si Kembar dalam Legenda yang sejak di "The ALchemyst" selalu disebut? Benarkah Sophie dan Josh? Pertanyaan itu timbul saat saya menutup buku ini.
"Dua yang menjadi satu. Satu yang mencakup semuanya"
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Setelah menyelesaikan buku ini, jadi merhatiin covernya dengan seksama dan langsung mengangguk paham kenapa semua edisi dari buku ini bercover sama. Semua clue dari cerita ada di cover hahaha. Simbol-simbol yang tertera di cover secara tersirat menggambarkan cerita akan seperti apa.
Mr. Scott kau memang pakarnya legenda dan mitos, selama ini kau memakai mitos dari daratan Eropa & Amerika. Saya tantang kau untuk memasukan mitos dari daratan Asia. Dan kalau dilihat dari cover Buku ke -4 "The Necromancer" ada simbol tulisan Asia, mitos negara mana yang akan kau ambil untuk petualangan Si Kembar? Asia Timur tebakan saya.
Pernah membayangkan tiba-tiba nih kita sedang asik duduk di dalam Trans Jakarta, bus umum atau transportasi umum lainnya atau bahkan saat kita sedang ditengah keramaian. Di hadapan kita ada sosok lelaki tinggi besar dengan raut tegas, yang ternyata adalah Gajah Mada? Atau melihat seorang wanita dengan muka yang ramah dan keibuan, yang ternyata RA Kartini? Apa yang akan kalian lakukan?
****
Di buku ke tiga ini Scott perlahan mulai memasang puzzle untuk keseluruhan ceritanya yah walaupun belum terbentuk secara keseluruhan setidaknya mulai tergambar. Tetap memasukan segala macam mitos, legenda ke dalam cerita mencampur aduk menjadi satu mebuat terasa seperti segelas "fruit punch".
Secara judul "The Sorceress" sudah pasti buku ini menceritakan sesosok bernama Perenelle Flamel. Memang porsi Perry dibuku ini tidak banyak. Tetapi karena porsi yang sedikit ini membuat ceritanya jadi keren. Ibarat bumbu di masakan kalau kebanyakan garam pan jadi tidak enak. Sejak buku pertama memang sosok Perry sudah memikat hati, sosoknya mengagumkan serta penuh misteri. Yang selalu bertindak dibelakang layar ini lha yang patut diwaspadai.
Lalu siapa Si Kembar dalam Legenda yang sejak di "The ALchemyst" selalu disebut? Benarkah Sophie dan Josh? Pertanyaan itu timbul saat saya menutup buku ini.
"Dua yang menjadi satu. Satu yang mencakup semuanya"
****
Setelah menyelesaikan buku ini, jadi merhatiin covernya dengan seksama dan langsung mengangguk paham kenapa semua edisi dari buku ini bercover sama. Semua clue dari cerita ada di cover hahaha. Simbol-simbol yang tertera di cover secara tersirat menggambarkan cerita akan seperti apa.
Mr. Scott kau memang pakarnya legenda dan mitos, selama ini kau memakai mitos dari daratan Eropa & Amerika. Saya tantang kau untuk memasukan mitos dari daratan Asia. Dan kalau dilihat dari cover Buku ke -4 "The Necromancer" ada simbol tulisan Asia, mitos negara mana yang akan kau ambil untuk petualangan Si Kembar? Asia Timur tebakan saya.
November 3, 2016
Knjiga nastavlja tačmo tamo di je prethodna završila sa skoro istim tempom od početka do kraja. Puno akcije, nadmudrivanja, pomalo ekspozicije a i upoznajemo par interesantnih novih likova.
Na žalost knjiga ima par problme (bar za mene) koji se provlače kroz ceo serijal:
- Likovi bi trebalo da su prepuni iskustva, lukavi i izuzetno pametni (tu mislim na besmrtnike) ali na žalost uopšte ne dobijam osećaj da su genijalni. Kroz celu knjigu čitam kako je neko pametan, i može da utiče na tok istorije itd. ali svu tu genijalnost uopšte neviđam na delu.
- Magijski sistem je očajno objašnjen. Odnosno uopšte nije objašnjen i imam osećaj da se pravila konstantno menjaju. Nemamo jasne naznake kako to sve funkcioniše pa kada neko i nešto uradi uopšte nemaš osećaj oduševljenja ili zabezeknutosti a trebalo bi kada čitamo reakcije ostalih likova.
-Flamel bi trebalo da je alhemičar. Kolko znam to je više kao hemičar, znači rad za stolom ili kazanom ili nešto slično dok ovde u knjigama on sve radi kao klasičan čarobnjak.
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Sve je lepo napisano i tempo vuče da se čita, jedino kada završim sa knjigom i krenem da razmišljam vidim kolko mi stvari bode oči.
Al dobro, nekako sam se vezao za blizance tako da nastavljam dalje.
Na žalost knjiga ima par problme (bar za mene) koji se provlače kroz ceo serijal:
- Likovi bi trebalo da su prepuni iskustva, lukavi i izuzetno pametni (tu mislim na besmrtnike) ali na žalost uopšte ne dobijam osećaj da su genijalni. Kroz celu knjigu čitam kako je neko pametan, i može da utiče na tok istorije itd. ali svu tu genijalnost uopšte neviđam na delu.
- Magijski sistem je očajno objašnjen. Odnosno uopšte nije objašnjen i imam osećaj da se pravila konstantno menjaju. Nemamo jasne naznake kako to sve funkcioniše pa kada neko i nešto uradi uopšte nemaš osećaj oduševljenja ili zabezeknutosti a trebalo bi kada čitamo reakcije ostalih likova.
-Flamel bi trebalo da je alhemičar. Kolko znam to je više kao hemičar, znači rad za stolom ili kazanom ili nešto slično dok ovde u knjigama on sve radi kao klasičan čarobnjak.
-itd...
Sve je lepo napisano i tempo vuče da se čita, jedino kada završim sa knjigom i krenem da razmišljam vidim kolko mi stvari bode oči.
Al dobro, nekako sam se vezao za blizance tako da nastavljam dalje.
April 6, 2013
Same problemos as the first two books... plotholes, weak characters, etc. etc.
2 stars for Palamedes, who is one of the two characters I don't want to hit really hard in the head for stupidity.
2 stars for William Shakespeare, who is the second character I don't want to hit really hard in the head for stupidity.
-2 stars because Josh is FIFTEEN and can't say irrevocably.
That is all.
2 stars for Palamedes, who is one of the two characters I don't want to hit really hard in the head for stupidity.
2 stars for William Shakespeare, who is the second character I don't want to hit really hard in the head for stupidity.
-2 stars because Josh is FIFTEEN and can't say irrevocably.
That is all.
February 6, 2013
The roller coaster continues, but this time the dips are punctuated by glimpses of the darker history that predates the current story. A more interesting book than the previous two, smaller, more private battles, both within the characters and between the characters. The first two books were fun to read. This one is also fun, but is more deeply plotted.
We pick up where we left off: Dr. John Dee has torn Paris apart in his efforts to grab the immortal Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman, while Nicholas watches Paris' destruction and observes that the twins increasingly show signs of being the promised twins of legend. With them both awakened, Dr. Dee doesn't need Nicholas Flamel alive. He also needs to find the twins fast without letting them slip away again or his master will inflict terrible consequences upon him. Meanwhile, his partner in crime, Machiavelli, heads to the island of Alcatraz to finish off the Sorceress. His master's also concerned about the number of failures in regards to capturing the twins and the Flamels.
The twins and Flamel eventually join up with Palamedes, an immortal Saracen knight and friend of Comte de Saint Germain, and William Shakespeare, Nicholas' former apprentice. Palamedes takes the twins and company to King Gilgamesh so the twins could learn the magic of water, but Dee and his cohorts are never far behind. Meanwhile, Perennelle, Nicholas' wife, is trapped on Alcatraz where Dee imprisoned her. The Sphynx is hunting her, ghosts are haunting her, and now she has new terrifying creatures to deal with. Not including the 'split personalities', of course. But she's managed to free herself and has gathered a few unlikely allies to her defense.
I really like the character of Perenelle. (I'm not quite as sure about Nicholas.) She comes across as a good person who wants to the the right thing. She is smart and strong and is able to gain the respect, if not the love, of many of her enemies.
The first two were pure action adventure fantasy. This one begins to build a fantasy world that breathes and lives.
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Book Details:
Title The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3)
Author Michael Scott
Reviewed By Purplycookie
We pick up where we left off: Dr. John Dee has torn Paris apart in his efforts to grab the immortal Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman, while Nicholas watches Paris' destruction and observes that the twins increasingly show signs of being the promised twins of legend. With them both awakened, Dr. Dee doesn't need Nicholas Flamel alive. He also needs to find the twins fast without letting them slip away again or his master will inflict terrible consequences upon him. Meanwhile, his partner in crime, Machiavelli, heads to the island of Alcatraz to finish off the Sorceress. His master's also concerned about the number of failures in regards to capturing the twins and the Flamels.
The twins and Flamel eventually join up with Palamedes, an immortal Saracen knight and friend of Comte de Saint Germain, and William Shakespeare, Nicholas' former apprentice. Palamedes takes the twins and company to King Gilgamesh so the twins could learn the magic of water, but Dee and his cohorts are never far behind. Meanwhile, Perennelle, Nicholas' wife, is trapped on Alcatraz where Dee imprisoned her. The Sphynx is hunting her, ghosts are haunting her, and now she has new terrifying creatures to deal with. Not including the 'split personalities', of course. But she's managed to free herself and has gathered a few unlikely allies to her defense.
I really like the character of Perenelle. (I'm not quite as sure about Nicholas.) She comes across as a good person who wants to the the right thing. She is smart and strong and is able to gain the respect, if not the love, of many of her enemies.
The first two were pure action adventure fantasy. This one begins to build a fantasy world that breathes and lives.
More of Purplycookie’s Reviews @: http://www.goodreads.com/purplycookie
Book Details:
Title The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3)
Author Michael Scott
Reviewed By Purplycookie
January 6, 2018
Great third book of the series. The best till now in my opinion. A lot of action, new and very interesting characters...
Review to come when I'll have a pc nearby.
Review to come when I'll have a pc nearby.
December 30, 2014
After reading the first two books, I had high expectations for The Sorceress, and yet again I am very glad to say I was not disappointed. As more characters are introduced, we see the originals ones growing. Again, the action is fast-paced, the storyline is interesting, and there are a lot of mythological references that keep me researching online and learning a lot about history and mythology. There are lots of questions and very few answers and the continuing plot twists without resolution make it feel a little overdone.
Each one of these books has its own set of dilemmas and I really like them. In this installment the chase is still on for the twins and everyone who is aiding them. The elders must have them in order to take over the world again.
The characters are still steadfast and true to each one of their causes. The goodguys are protecting the twins and the badguys are protecting the elders. There is a huge battle that is brewing and the countdown has started now that the twins have begun to feel and test their powers.
I can't wait to read The Necromancer! :)
Each one of these books has its own set of dilemmas and I really like them. In this installment the chase is still on for the twins and everyone who is aiding them. The elders must have them in order to take over the world again.
The characters are still steadfast and true to each one of their causes. The goodguys are protecting the twins and the badguys are protecting the elders. There is a huge battle that is brewing and the countdown has started now that the twins have begun to feel and test their powers.
I can't wait to read The Necromancer! :)
January 1, 2013
More of the same types of thoughts and complaints as with the previous book in this series. The plot, the action, the characters are great, but again with the telling rather than showing. It would be nice if everyone would stop just instinctively knowing everything. Some explanation of HOW they know so that I feel like I`m creating my own impressions rather than having them made for me would just be super.
That said, again, it´s a series with good humor despite its sometimes over dramatic nature. It´s a good contrast. I especially appreciated the bit with Perry and the boat - it played on the cliches twice and then overthrew them. Fantastic. But for every time Scott switches things up, someone says something super cliche about what heroes are made from or about how there is no possible escape (right before they escape). So I guess it balances out.
Good plot, interesting stuff going down, and Scott keeps you jumping wondering what will happen next. Not the best series, but I´m locked into the story now, so I´ll keep reading.
That said, again, it´s a series with good humor despite its sometimes over dramatic nature. It´s a good contrast. I especially appreciated the bit with Perry and the boat - it played on the cliches twice and then overthrew them. Fantastic. But for every time Scott switches things up, someone says something super cliche about what heroes are made from or about how there is no possible escape (right before they escape). So I guess it balances out.
Good plot, interesting stuff going down, and Scott keeps you jumping wondering what will happen next. Not the best series, but I´m locked into the story now, so I´ll keep reading.
January 15, 2015
I'm definitely enjoying this series. It is so creative. Children need books that can encourage them to open the door wider into the reading world. I love that about this particular youth fiction series. It is different and unique.
This is the 3rd book in this youth fantasy fiction series. The second one is my favorite so far. I liked this one too, but it felt a little more explanatory. That is not necessarily a bad thing, especially when the world created in this book, is so different than our current world. I love the character development and was glad that the brother was less whiny.
This is the 3rd book in this youth fantasy fiction series. The second one is my favorite so far. I liked this one too, but it felt a little more explanatory. That is not necessarily a bad thing, especially when the world created in this book, is so different than our current world. I love the character development and was glad that the brother was less whiny.
August 25, 2017
A good installment, but the ending seemed a little lacking. As always Dee is an asshole. And the twins are still getting on my nerves with the whole "can we trust Flamel?" bullshit. I know you guys don't know them very well, but they've also saved your lives a couple times over, don't you think that makes them at least a little trustworthy? Plus the other side is the DARK ELDERS, do they sound like your friends!? Sophie isn't as bad, but her blind devotion to Josh also annoys me. I don't like Josh much anymore.
Lastly,
Lastly,
November 26, 2024
5⭐
Esta saga me encanta.
Es una magia diferente, con personajes diferentes y una forma de escribir que engancha.
Nicolás Flamel y Perenelle siguen su lucha contra "el mal" e intentando entrenar a los mellizos de la profecía.
Recomiendo 100%
Esta saga me encanta.
Es una magia diferente, con personajes diferentes y una forma de escribir que engancha.
Nicolás Flamel y Perenelle siguen su lucha contra "el mal" e intentando entrenar a los mellizos de la profecía.
Recomiendo 100%
July 3, 2009
When this comes out, I am SO reading it! I love this series!
March 3, 2016
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite series! Great settings, cool historical and mythological characters and action packed adventures. Pick this one up if you havent!
December 21, 2024
OoOoOo a twist.
June 18, 2009
In this third novel in The Secrets of the Immortal Nichalas Flamel series (following The Alchemyst and The Magician), twins Josh and Sophie are still on the run as the forces of evil are hunting them down. Sophie's recently awakened aura and training with fire and stone along with Josh's new knowledge of warfare from Mars, they were barely able to escape the clutches of the magical immortal John Dee and his allies in the center of Paris at the end of the previous novel. Their ally Scatty has disappeared into the river Seine, and Nicholas' wife Pernelle has been captured and being held by a Sphinx on Alcatraz.
Now Nicholas, Joan of Arc, and St. Germaine are doing what they can to help the twins leave France so they can have time to train. The problem is they find their only alternative to be London, a city that is probably where John Dee, who was the court magician for Queen Elizabeth I, has the most strength.
Fortunately, the good king Gilgamesh is there. He will likely be able to teach both twins the power of water. Along with William Shakespeare and an ancient Turkish knight, the twins will face everything that John Dee and the Horned God can throw at them.
Pernelle continues to find a way of Alcatraz even as the dark forces send Billy the Kid, Nicolo Machiavelli, and Nereus of Greek Myth to help the Sphinx in bringing her under control. Fortunately, she is not called the Sorceress for nothing. She calls upon the ghosts of the island, the spider god Aerop-Enap, and the Crow Goddess to hold her own.
Scott has done a wonderful job of creating an exciting action series that exposes young and old readers alike to historical figures from history and lore. While The Magician was not quite up to the interest level of The Alchemyst, though it was still good, this third installment brings the quality of the story to the next level. To make it even more exciting, this volume ends with a huge WOW! moment that leaves the reader pining for the next novel, which is going to be called The Necromancers. The whole course of the series is likely to shift.
Scott also includes a great Author's Note that highlights some important historical realities that pop up in the book including Stonehenge.
Now Nicholas, Joan of Arc, and St. Germaine are doing what they can to help the twins leave France so they can have time to train. The problem is they find their only alternative to be London, a city that is probably where John Dee, who was the court magician for Queen Elizabeth I, has the most strength.
Fortunately, the good king Gilgamesh is there. He will likely be able to teach both twins the power of water. Along with William Shakespeare and an ancient Turkish knight, the twins will face everything that John Dee and the Horned God can throw at them.
Pernelle continues to find a way of Alcatraz even as the dark forces send Billy the Kid, Nicolo Machiavelli, and Nereus of Greek Myth to help the Sphinx in bringing her under control. Fortunately, she is not called the Sorceress for nothing. She calls upon the ghosts of the island, the spider god Aerop-Enap, and the Crow Goddess to hold her own.
Scott has done a wonderful job of creating an exciting action series that exposes young and old readers alike to historical figures from history and lore. While The Magician was not quite up to the interest level of The Alchemyst, though it was still good, this third installment brings the quality of the story to the next level. To make it even more exciting, this volume ends with a huge WOW! moment that leaves the reader pining for the next novel, which is going to be called The Necromancers. The whole course of the series is likely to shift.
Scott also includes a great Author's Note that highlights some important historical realities that pop up in the book including Stonehenge.
December 19, 2018
There is just nothing to this series anymore. The concept was so intriguing that I was super into it from the start, but considering that this could definitely be a three-book series, not a six-book series, and the fact that the most compelling characters are either stuck, complaining, dying, or just not getting enough flushed out page time, I'm calling it quits. I had such high hopes, and normally I'd feel pretty adament that I don't count a book as "finished" if I haven't actually finished it, but I've skipped around, read the story's plot, given it my all, but whatever I'm reading now is what I know I'll be reading when it ends. There are no new experiences to have going forward, and there are just too many other books that I'm too pumped to read to keep spending time on this one.
I think that this might be a great series for a much younger, middle-grade audience, maybe younger, or maybe great for reluctant readers, but it's pretty hard to go from Renegades, Archenemies, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, etc. to this and consider it my type of story. It has an audience for sure, but I'm just not it.
Happy Reading!
April 4, 2016
The Sorceress by Michael Scott is a really good book and probably my favorite continuation in the series. I still love the constant use of historical events and people in the series as well as the introduction to Palamedes, William Shakespeare, and Billy the Kid. Scott, in my opinion, did a good job in putting all the historical information together to make the book a lot more interesting. I really loved the introduction of Gilgamesh as well as him teaching the twins a new elemental magic. I really like how one of the Dark Elders sided with Perenelle in her attempts to escape Alcatraz and I hope that more Elders/Dark Elders with continue to help. I would recommend this book to people who like, fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, adventure/action, and a little bit of magic.
January 31, 2018
2nd time--reread
I just love the larger-then-life characters to this series. Also its so action packed!
I just love the larger-then-life characters to this series. Also its so action packed!
June 9, 2024
Wieder ein sehr spannendes Abenteuer, in dem die Flucht und die Ausbildung der Zwillinge weitergeht! Dieses Mal sind wir hauptsächlich in London, aber auch Perenelle hat ihre Auftritte, denn sie will ihrem Gefängnis auf Alcatraz endlich entfliehen.
May 16, 2022
Omg. So much happened. Finally together again, others lost in time. So many introductions n interesting new characters
Twins r getting their abilities, but lost the sword. Damn what a book
Twins r getting their abilities, but lost the sword. Damn what a book
October 3, 2010
In this third book of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, Nicholas Flamel, Josh and Sophie head over to London after narrowly escaping the evil John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli in Paris. Even though London belongs basically to the Dark Elders, it is the only place in Europe where there is a Master of the Water element. Josh and Sophie are now both Awakened and they need to be able to control this element.
The fact that Josh is finally Awakened makes him, in his mind, equal again to his sister. The power they have unleashed together in Paris clearly points out, if there remained any doubt, that they are the true Twins of legend: "the two that are one and the one that is all". I am now repeatedly amazed by the changes in Josh's personality. From being a powerless whiny character in the first book, he is now opening up to his true self and gaining in power and strength. The fact that Mars Ultor, the bannished Elder, has given him the gift of strategy makes him an undeniable strength in their group when he can analyse all dangerous situations with calm. It is fascinating also to see Josh interact with the Coward's Blade Clarent (Excalibur's twin). I can't wait to read more about those blades in the future books.
The twins also start to be more independent, now that they are powerful. They want to know why they are fighting and for whom, not blindly follow what they are told. This is, I believe, an amazing point that is being made. To quote a superhero: "with great power comes great responsability" (which I'm dedicating to Becky the Bookette who is a fan! ;) ). The twins understand the extent of their yet to be discovered powers and want to use them for good and not just as a mere instrument to someone else's will. Nicholas Flamel included.
Dangerous situations are definitely not scarce when they set foot in London. Now that the Dark Elders are convinced that Josh and Sophie are the Twins, they have started to gather to return to Earth. Many creatures await the trio in London and hunt them thanks to the distinctive silver and gold auras of the twins. All those creatures are brilliantly described by Michael Scott, especially the Archon Cernunnos who was present on this planet even before the Elders. Each character has a very moving story through the centuries and it is always an amazing discovery that awaits the reader.
My heart has been taken by the character of Gilgamesh the King. I won't write anything here, but what a beautiful and heart-breaking story his is. I can't wait to read more about him, if he will come back in the next books. All in all, I am literally amazed at the world created by Michael Scott and many character's stories will stay with me for a long time.
But the book is also mainly about Perenelle, held prisoner on Alcatraz - hence the title. She is said to be much more powerful than Nicholas Flamel, and she is the one feared by Elders, Next Generation and other species alike. Single-handedly, she overcomes all that is thrown her way with uncanny brilliance. Her fight is the most amazing parts you will read in this book. The Sorceress rocks!
I cannot even describe how breath-taking this series is. The mythology created by Michael Scott is unbelievably rich and fascinating. I keep wanting to know more about what happened before humans set foot on this planet and I keep asking myself, how the Twins will use their powers. As soon as I finished reading The Sorceress, I started reading The Necromancer. I am addicted to this series, and I am sure you will be too!
The fact that Josh is finally Awakened makes him, in his mind, equal again to his sister. The power they have unleashed together in Paris clearly points out, if there remained any doubt, that they are the true Twins of legend: "the two that are one and the one that is all". I am now repeatedly amazed by the changes in Josh's personality. From being a powerless whiny character in the first book, he is now opening up to his true self and gaining in power and strength. The fact that Mars Ultor, the bannished Elder, has given him the gift of strategy makes him an undeniable strength in their group when he can analyse all dangerous situations with calm. It is fascinating also to see Josh interact with the Coward's Blade Clarent (Excalibur's twin). I can't wait to read more about those blades in the future books.
The twins also start to be more independent, now that they are powerful. They want to know why they are fighting and for whom, not blindly follow what they are told. This is, I believe, an amazing point that is being made. To quote a superhero: "with great power comes great responsability" (which I'm dedicating to Becky the Bookette who is a fan! ;) ). The twins understand the extent of their yet to be discovered powers and want to use them for good and not just as a mere instrument to someone else's will. Nicholas Flamel included.
Dangerous situations are definitely not scarce when they set foot in London. Now that the Dark Elders are convinced that Josh and Sophie are the Twins, they have started to gather to return to Earth. Many creatures await the trio in London and hunt them thanks to the distinctive silver and gold auras of the twins. All those creatures are brilliantly described by Michael Scott, especially the Archon Cernunnos who was present on this planet even before the Elders. Each character has a very moving story through the centuries and it is always an amazing discovery that awaits the reader.
My heart has been taken by the character of Gilgamesh the King. I won't write anything here, but what a beautiful and heart-breaking story his is. I can't wait to read more about him, if he will come back in the next books. All in all, I am literally amazed at the world created by Michael Scott and many character's stories will stay with me for a long time.
But the book is also mainly about Perenelle, held prisoner on Alcatraz - hence the title. She is said to be much more powerful than Nicholas Flamel, and she is the one feared by Elders, Next Generation and other species alike. Single-handedly, she overcomes all that is thrown her way with uncanny brilliance. Her fight is the most amazing parts you will read in this book. The Sorceress rocks!
I cannot even describe how breath-taking this series is. The mythology created by Michael Scott is unbelievably rich and fascinating. I keep wanting to know more about what happened before humans set foot on this planet and I keep asking myself, how the Twins will use their powers. As soon as I finished reading The Sorceress, I started reading The Necromancer. I am addicted to this series, and I am sure you will be too!
March 9, 2015
فک کنم این از همه بهتر بود:-"
اول اینکه شخصیت پرنل خودش خیلی جالبه. کتابش هم خوب بود خوب
یه جایی بود ک نویسنده داشت خودشو میکشت تا ی ارتباط بین خواننده و دی برقرار کنه. خوب موفق نبود. ب طرز وحشتناکی موفق نبود.. بدترین قسمت داستان این بود
و اما بگم براتون از چیزی که مرا کشت و دوباره به زندگی برگردوند. بسکه در کتاب و در همه برگه ها موج میزد.
قبول دارم ملت تو کتاب خودشونو کشتن تا بگن کل جادو با تخیله اما من باید ی تشکر خاص از ویراستار عزیز کتاب بکنم ک معنای کامل تخیل رو با این دو جلد بهم فهموند. رسما تخیل میخواس بفهمی چی میگه:|
آخرش مث سپتیموس هیپ داشت تلاش میکرد داستانو تموم کنه. من واقعا در انتظار ی کتابیم در اوووج داستانو تموم کنه:|
اصن من چرا 5 دادم بهش؟ حقش هنوز 4.5 ـه:-خوددرگیر
اول اینکه شخصیت پرنل خودش خیلی جالبه. کتابش هم خوب بود خوب
یه جایی بود ک نویسنده داشت خودشو میکشت تا ی ارتباط بین خواننده و دی برقرار کنه. خوب موفق نبود. ب طرز وحشتناکی موفق نبود.. بدترین قسمت داستان این بود
و اما بگم براتون از چیزی که مرا کشت و دوباره به زندگی برگردوند. بسکه در کتاب و در همه برگه ها موج میزد.
قبول دارم ملت تو کتاب خودشونو کشتن تا بگن کل جادو با تخیله اما من باید ی تشکر خاص از ویراستار عزیز کتاب بکنم ک معنای کامل تخیل رو با این دو جلد بهم فهموند. رسما تخیل میخواس بفهمی چی میگه:|
آخرش مث سپتیموس هیپ داشت تلاش میکرد داستانو تموم کنه. من واقعا در انتظار ی کتابیم در اوووج داستانو تموم کنه:|
اصن من چرا 5 دادم بهش؟ حقش هنوز 4.5 ـه:-خوددرگیر
September 7, 2017
THESE BOOKS. I'm loving them. Each book is basically an immediate continuation of the previous one, and is very easy to read one right after the other. I am really enjoying reading them, which is allowing me to look past the writing which isn't the best. However, I have noticed that the writing has improved from the first two. Or, maybe I'm just getting used to it? Either way, I think these books are great and can't wait to read the next ones. Excited to see how the story ends.
Really 4.5 stars. Took off the half of a star for some of the writing, but the plot and characters are so cool that I don't even care how repetitive some of the writing can be!
Really 4.5 stars. Took off the half of a star for some of the writing, but the plot and characters are so cool that I don't even care how repetitive some of the writing can be!
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