
With Scatty, Joan of Arc, Saint Germain, Palamedes, and Shakespeare all in Danu Talis, Sophie is on her own with the ever-weakening Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel. In the fifth installment of this bestselling series, the twins of prophesy have been divided, and the end is finally beginning. Unless Sophie can find her twin before the battle begins, all is lost – forever. He will fight alongside Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare.

Josh Newman has chosen a side, and he will not stand with his sister, Sophie, or with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel. For the island of Danu Talis, known in humani myth as the lost city of Atlantis, must fall if the modern world is to exist. The group was summoned because they must travel back in time to Danu Talis and destroy it. So were Saint-Germain, Palamedes, and Shakespeare. And they haven’t landed here by chance-the warriors were called for a reason. John Dee has been declared utlaga, Machiavelli and Billy the Kid will follow the plans the Elders have laid before them: they will loose the monsters of Alcatraz on the city of San Francisco, thereby triggering the end of the humani race.ĭanu Talis: The Shadowrealm that Scatty and Joan of Arc have entered is far more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. And the twins of legend will make the perfect pupils.Īlcatraz: Although their ally Dr. For that, he’ll have to train a necromancer. But for his plan to work, he must raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead. With the Codex and the creatures on Alcatraz, he can control the world. London: Having been unable to regain the two final pages of the Codex, Dee has failed his Elder and is now an outlaw-and the new prey of all the creatures formerly sent to hunt down Flamel.īut Dee has a plan. Nicholas and Perenelle must fight to protect the city, but the effort will probably kill them both. Perenelle might be powerful, but each day she weakens, and even with Nicholas back at her side, a battle of this size could be too much for her. And now Machiavelli has come to Alcatraz to loose those monsters on San Francisco. Behind the prison’s bars and protective sigils were a menagerie of monsters-an army for Dee to use in the final battle.

But she wasn’t the only one being held on the island. Alcatraz could not hold her, Nereus was no match for her, and she was able to align herself with the most unlikely of allies.

Dee underestimated Perenelle Flamel’s power.

Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel? Can they trust anyone?Īlcatraz: Dr. Neither of them has mastered the magics they’ll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders, they’ve lost Scatty, and they’re still being pursued by Dr. And after everything they’ve seen and learned in the past week, they’re both more confused than ever about their future. San Francisco: After fleeing to Ojai, then Paris, and escaping to London, Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home.
