β Scribed by Michael Scott
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
EDITORIAL REVIEW:
*The *New York Times *bestseller now in paperback!*In the second book in the *New York Times *bestselling series, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Light, home to Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. NiccolΓ² Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, lives in Paris and is working for Dr. John Dee. Heβs in hot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. Josh and Sophie Newman are the worldβs only hope. . . . If they donβt turn on each other first.β βReaders will be swept up.β*βKirkus Reviews*, StarredβAn exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potterβs recent exeunt.β*βBooklist*βFans . . . will certainly find much to love, root for, and fear in this successful second installment.β*βSchool Library Journal*
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