{"product_id":"the-necromancer-isbn-9780385735322","title":"The Necromancer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the truth in book four of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Belief:\u003c\/u\u003e Sophie and Josh are the twins of prophecy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003eThe Reality:\u003c\/u\u003e Nicholas Flamel has been wrong before.\u003c\/p\u003eSophie and Josh Newman are finally home, but they're both more confused than ever about their futures.\u003cbr\u003e   Neither of them has mastered the elemental magics they'll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders, they've lost Scatty, Macchiavelli is coming to unleash on their city the menagerie of monsters imprisoned in Alcatraz, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee. And most disturbing of all is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel?\u003cbr\u003e   Worse, can they trust \u003ci\u003eanyone?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has \u003cb\u003eeverything you loved about Harry Potter\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003cb\u003emagic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eRead the whole series!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemyst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sorceress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Necromancer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Warlock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Enchantress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestselling Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Kids' Indie Next List Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn ILA Young Adult Choice Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn ILA Children’s Choice Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eeverything you loved about Harry Potter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eincluding\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003emagic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e“\u003cb\u003e[A] riveting fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e . . . fabulous read.” —School Library Journal, Starred\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e“\u003cb\u003eReaders will be swept up.\u003c\/b\u003e” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003c\/b\u003eadventure fantasies like \u003cb\u003eRick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will eat this one up.\u003c\/b\u003e” —VOYA\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, \u003cb\u003ewell-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter’s recent exeunt.\u003c\/b\u003e” —Booklist\u003cp\u003e  Michael Scott is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, an authority on mythology and folklore, and one of Ireland’s most successful authors. A master of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and folklore, Michael has been hailed by the Irish Times as “the King of Fantasy in these isles.” \u003ci\u003eThe Necromancer\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth book in the Nicholas Flamel series. Look for book one, \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemyst\u003c\/i\u003e; book two, \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e; book three, \u003ci\u003eThe Sorceress\u003c\/i\u003e; book five, \u003ci\u003eThe Warlock\u003c\/i\u003e; and book six, \u003ci\u003eThe Enchantress\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from Delacorte Press. You can follow Michael Scott on Twitter @flamelauthor and visit him at DillonScott.com.\u003c\/p\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Never thought we’d ever see this place again.” Sophie Newman grinned and looked at her brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Never thought I’d be so happy to see it,” Josh said. “It looks . . . I don’t know. Different.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It looks the same,” his twin answered. “We’re the ones who’ve changed.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie and Josh were walking down Scott Street in Pacific Heights, heading for their aunt Agnes’s house on the corner of Sacramento Street. They had last seen the house six days earlier—Thursday, May 31—when they had left for work, Sophie at the coffee shop, Josh in the bookstore. It had started as just another ordinary day, but it had turned out to be the last ordinary day they would ever experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat day their world had changed forever; they too had changed, both physically and mentally. “What do we tell her?” Josh asked nervously. Aunt Agnes was eighty-four, and although they called her aunt, she was not actually related to them by blood. Sophie thought she might have been their grandmother’s sister . . . or cousin, or maybe just a friend, but she had never been quite sure. Aunt Agnes was a sweet but grumpy old lady who fussed and worried if they were even five minutes late. She drove both Sophie and Josh crazy and reported back to their parents about every single thing they did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We keep it simple,” Sophie said. “We stick to the story we told Mom and Dad—first the bookshop closed because Perenelle wasn’t feeling well, and then the Flamels . . .”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Flemings,” Josh corrected her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Flemings invited us to stay with them in their house in the desert.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“And why did the bookshop close?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gas leak.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh nodded. “Gas leak. And where’s the house in the desert?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Joshua Tree.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“OK, I got it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Are you sure? You’re a terrible liar.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh shrugged. “I’ll try. You know we’re going to get grilled.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I know. And that’s even before we have to talk to Mom and Dad.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh nodded. He glanced over at Sophie. He’d been mulling something over for the past few days, and figured this would be the perfect time to bring it up. “I’ve been thinking,” he said slowly. “Maybe we should just tell them the truth.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The truth?” Sophie’s expression remained unchanged and the twins continued walking, crossing Jackson Street. They could see their aunt’s white wooden Victorian house three blocks away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What do you think?” Josh asked, when his sister said nothing more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally Sophie nodded. “Sure, we could.” She brushed a few strands of blond hair out of her eyes and looked at her brother. “But just let me get this straight first. We’re going to tell Mom and Dad that their entire life’s work has been for nothing. That everything they have ever studied—history, archaeology and paleontology—is wrong.” Her eyes sparkled. “I think it’s a great idea. But I’ll let you go ahead and do it, and I’ll watch.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh shrugged uncomfortably. “OK, OK, so we don’t tell them.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not yet, in any case.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Agreed, but it’ll come out sooner or later. You know how impossible it is to keep secrets from them. They always know everything.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“That’s because Aunt Agnes tells them,” Sophie muttered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sleek black stretch limousine with tinted windows drove slowly past them, the driver leaning forward, checking addresses on the tree-lined street. The car signaled and pulled in farther down the block.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh indicated the limo with a jerk of his chin. “That’s weird. It looks like it’s stopping outside Aunt Agnes’s.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie looked up disinterestedly. “I just wish there was someone we could talk to,” she murmured. “Someone like Gilgamesh.” Her blue eyes magnified with sudden tears. “I hope he’s OK.” The last time she had seen the immortal, he’d just been wounded by an arrow fired by the Horned God. She looked at her brother, irritated. “You’re not even listening to me.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“That car is stopping outside Agnes’s house,” Josh said slowly. A vague warning tingled at the back of his skull. “Soph?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What is it?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When was the last time Aunt Agnes had a visitor?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“She never has visitors.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twins watched a slender black-suited driver get out of the car and climb the steps, his black-gloved hand trailing lightly on the metal rail. Their Awakened hearing clearly heard the knock on the door, and unconsciously they increased their pace. They saw their aunt Agnes open the door. She was a slight, bony woman, all angles and planes, with knobby knees and swollen arthritic fingers. Josh knew that in her youth she had been considered a great beauty—but her youth had been a long time ago. She had never married, and there was a family story that the love of her life had been killed in the war. Josh wasn’t sure which one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Josh?” Sophie asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Something’s not right,” Josh muttered. He broke into a jog; Sophie fell into step beside him, easily keeping up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twins saw the driver’s hand move and Aunt Agnes take something from him. She leaned forward, squinting at what looked like a photograph. But when she bent closer to get a better look, the driver immediately slipped around behind her and darted into the house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh took off at a sprint. “Don’t let the car leave!” he shouted at Sophie. He raced across the street and up the steps into the house. “Hi, Aunt Agnes, we’re home,” he called as he ran past her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe old woman turned in a complete circle, the photograph fluttering from her fingertips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie followed her brother across the street but stopped behind the car. She stooped and pressed her fingertips against the rear passenger tire. Her thumb brushed the circle on the back of her wrist and her fingers glowed white-hot. She pushed; there was the stink of burning rubber, and then, with five distinct popping sounds, the rubber tire was punctured. Air hissed out and the tire quickly settled onto its metal rim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sophie!” the old woman shrieked as the girl ran up the steps and grabbed her confused aunt. “What’s going on? Where have you been? Who was that nice young man? Was that Josh I just saw?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Aunt Agnes, come with me.” Sophie drew her aunt away from the door, just in case Josh or the driver came rushing out and the old woman was accidentally knocked down. She knelt and picked up the picture her aunt had dropped, then helped the older woman a safe distance away from the house. Sophie looked at the photograph: it was a sepia image of a young woman dressed in what looked like a nurse’s uniform. The word Ypres and the date 1914 had been written in white ink in the bottom right-hand corner. Sophie caught her breath—there was no doubt who the person was. The woman in the photograph was Scathach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh stepped into the darkened hallway and pressed flat against the wall, waiting until his eyes had adjusted to the gloom. Last week he wouldn’t have known to do that, but then, last week he wouldn’t have run into a house after an intruder. He would have done the sensible thing and dialed 911. He reached into the umbrella stand behind the door and lifted out one of his aunt’s thick walking sticks. It wasn’t Clarent, but it would have to do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh remained still, head tilted to one side, listening. Where was the stranger?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a creak on the landing and a young-looking man in a simple black suit, white shirt and narrow black tie came hurrying down the stairs. He slowed when he spotted Josh, but didn’t stop. He smiled, yet it seemed more of a reflex than a voluntary gesture—it didn’t move past his lips. Now that the man was closer, Josh saw that he was Asian; Japanese, maybe?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh stepped forward, the walking stick stretched out in front of him like a sword. “Where do you think you’re going?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Past you or through you, makes no difference to me,” the man said in English tinged with a strong Japanese accent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What are you doing here?” Josh demanded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Looking for someone,” the man answered simply.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe intruder came off the bottom step into the hall and moved to walk out the front door, but Josh barred his route with the stick. “Not so fast. You owe me an answer.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe black-suited man grabbed the stick, yanked it from Josh’s grip and snapped it across his knee. Josh grimaced; that had to hurt. The man tossed the two pieces on the floor. “I owe you nothing, but you should be thankful that I am in a good mood today.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was something in the man’s voice that made Josh step back. Something cold and calculating that made him suddenly wonder if the man was entirely human. Josh stood in the doorway and watched the man move lightly down the steps. He was reaching for the car door when he spotted the back tire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie smiled and waggled her fingers at him. “Looks like you have a puncture.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh hurried down the steps and joined his sister and their aunt. “Josh,” Agnes said querulously, “what is going on?” Her gray eyes were huge behind thick glasses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rear passenger window eased down a fraction and the Japanese man spoke urgently into it, gesturing toward the tire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbruptly the door opened and a young woman climbed out. 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