Michael Scott
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--The "center" or "navel" - of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi's oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods in gold, ivory, bronze, marble, and stone; and to take part in athletic and musical competitions. This book provides the first comprehensive...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with The Death of Joan of Arc, an ebook original.
In this never-before-seen lost story, Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake in Rouen, France in...
In this never-before-seen lost story, Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake in Rouen, France in...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-five-hundred years ago, civilizations around the world entered a revolutionary new era that overturned old order and laid the foundation for our world today. In the face of massive social changes across three continents, radical new forms of government emerged; mighty wars were fought over trade, religion, and ideology; and new faiths were ruthlessly employed to unify vast empires. The histories of Rome and China, Greece and India--the stories...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The perils of the colonial Caribbean depicted in Scott's fiction-including slavers and pirates-came from the author's experience. Michael Scott's first book, Tom Cringle's Log, was a series of sketches, but this second naval adventure is a tense novel-length saga. Critics have compared Scott's writings to Marryat, Cooper, and even Dickens.
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Series
Language
English
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No collection of nautical fiction would be complete without the inclusion of "Tom Cringle's Log", a novel that, along with the works of Marryat, became a cornerstone of the genre upon its publication some 150 years ago. Told in Scott's irresistible and immediate style, the novel follows the life of young midshipman Tom Cringle: his imprisonment in occupied Germany by Napoleon's forces, his West Indian cruise on the Torch, a British man-of-war, his...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas, an ebook original.
Years before Sophie and Josh Newman met Nicholas Flamel, two legendary warriors fought...
Years before Sophie and Josh Newman met Nicholas Flamel, two legendary warriors fought...
8) The magician
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Series
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman continue their magical training in Paris with Nicholas Flamel, Scatty, and the Comte de Sant Germaine, pursued by Doctor Dee and the immortal Niccolo Machiavelli.
9) The warlock
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Series
Language
English
Description
Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid plan to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco.
10) The sorceress
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Series
Language
English
Description
While armies of the Shadowrealms gather and Machiavelli goes to Alcatraz to kill Perenelle Flamel, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman accompany the Alchemist to England to seek Gilgamesh.
11) The necromancer
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Series
Language
English
Description
Nicholas Flamel and teenaged twins Josh and Sophie Newman return to San Francisco where a weakened Flamel reunites with his wife, Perenelle, hoping to use his remaining power to prevent the monsters on Alcatraz Island from escaping. Meanwhile, Dr. John Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power and the twins desperately try to determine who they can trust as they search for Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire.
12) The Alchemyst
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Series
Language
English
Description
Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.
Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst...
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.
Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid follow the Elders' plans to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco and trigger the end of the humani race.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the magical world of the bestselling series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel as a graphic novel! Experience Sophie and Josh's first adventure like never before in this adaptation complete with stunning full-color illustrations by Chris Chalik.
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.
Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418,...
The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives.
Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries? The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects-the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's...
Author
Series
Honeymoon thrillers volume 1
Language
English
Description
Nora Sinclair is a woman with a deadly appetite, especially for those men who are attracted to her, and FBI agent John O'Hara must stay on guard in his investigation of her hidden and unexplained past.