The Alchemyst (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Nicholas Flamel: An Alchemyst that was said to have died hundreds of years ago. Works at a book store with Josh Newman
• Perenelle 'Perry' Flamel: Nicholas Flamel's wife, a powerful Sorceress. Frequents the coffee shop across the street from the book store where Sophie Newman works.
• Sophie Newman: Sohpie Newman is the 15 year old twin of Josh Newman. She is 28 seconds older, and worked in the coffee shop for Pernelle Flamel before they were forced to run away with Nick.
• Josh Newman: Josh Newman is the 15 year old twin of Sophie Newman. He is 28 seconds youger than his sister, yet very protective of her. He worked for Nick Flamel before he and his sister were forced to run away with Nick.
• Dr. John Dee: Dr. John Dee works for the elders to restore them to power. He was once the student of Nick Flammel, but turned on him once offered a position of power by the dark elder Morrigan. He is cunning and amazong at creating lies.
• Scathach: Scathach, scatty, or also known as the warrior is a second generation elder. She has bright red hair, and looks to be a young girl although she has been around since before the fall of the Elders. She is a long-time friend of the alchemist Nicholas Flamel and his wife Perenelle.
• Hekate: The Goddess with Three Faces. Of the Elder Race.
• Bastet: First Generation Elder, worshipped by the Egyptians as the Cat goddess.
• Witch of Endor: This is Scatty's grandmother, and the master of the magic of wind. She teaches Sophie all she knows, but wraping her in a cacoon of her thoughts and knowledge.
• The Morrigan: The Crow Goddess.
• Senuhet: Bastet's assistant.
• Jefferson Miller: The ghost of a security guard.
• Aunt Agnes: This is the elderly aunt that Sophie and Josh have been staying with in San Fransisco while their archaeologist parents are out on yet another dig.
• Elle: Sophie's friend, lives in New York. Changes her hair color about once a week.
• Abraham the Mage: The author of the Codex
• Richard Newman: The father of Sophie and Josh Newman
• Bernice: Add a description of this character.
• Ian Fleming: Author of the James Bond series
• Dora: The Witch of Endor, who holds the magic of air.
• Macha
• Humani: The human race
• Odin: The Nordic god of war
• Mamom
• Awaken Josh
• Mrs. Flamel
• Niccolò Machiavelli
• Madame Perenelle Flamel

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• “I am old now, so old. Do you know how many friends I've buried over the centuries?”

  Nicholas Famel

• “The two that are one, the one that is all.”

  Abraham The Mage

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• It was commonly held in all the ancient magical books that there were four elements of magic: Air and Water, Earth and Fire. But centuries of study had revealed to Nicholas that there were, in fact, five elemental forces of magic. The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all magics.

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• “Every magical creature is kept animated by a spell that is either in or on its body. All you have to do is remove it to break the spell. Remember that.”

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• “I would like to introduce you to Scathach. She’ll probably not tell you much about herself, so I’ll tell you that she is of the Elder Race and has trained every warrior and hero of legend for the past two thousand years. In mythology she is known as the Warrior Maid, the Shadow, the Daemon Slayer, the King Maker, the—”

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• “There are those who will tell you that the magic of Fire or Water or even Earth is the most powerful magic of all. They are wrong. The magic of Air surpasses all others. Air can extinguish fire. It can churn water to mist and can rip up the earth. But air can also bring fire to life, it can push a boat across still water, can shape the land. Air can clean a wound, can pluck a splinter from a fingertip. Air can kill.”

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• Gilgamesh and Cuchulain, Atlas and Hippolytus, Beowulf and Ilya of Murom.

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• “Morrigan.” The ancient Irish had called her the Crow Goddess, and she was worshipped and feared throughout the Celtic kingdoms as the Goddess of Death and Destruction. Once there had been three sisters: Badb, Macha and the Morrigan,

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• Hekate.” He pronounced the name slowly, “HEH-ca-tay.” “The Goddess with Three Faces,”

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• “Last person I knew to have a pure silver aura was the woman you know as Joan of Arc.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• San Francisco: Home of Dee, current home of Nick and Perry Fleming, and of Josh and Sophie Newman.
• Ojai: Home of the Witch of Endor.
• Shadowrealm: Home of a god, goddess, or elder.
• Yggdrasill: Home of the goddess Hekate, also known as the World Tree

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• Elders: A god/goddess-esque race of beings that predate humanity
• Dark Elders: Elders wishing to destroy humankind to regain control of the world.
• Next Generation: Certain species of creature or monster that have a special power. They are also Elders, just not the oldest generation of them.
• Immortals: Certain humans with granted, gifted or gained immortality.
• Mortals: regular people
• Humani: The race created by Promethus, also known as the human race.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Humani: Humans
• Elder Race (Elders): The most ancient race of beings on the planet.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Magician.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Michael Scott (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Texas Lone Star Reading List (2008)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PZ7.S42736 Alc 2007
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Mild violence, death.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Mythology
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( S )
• Books › Teens › Series

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• Michael Scott's Site

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