书名：The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel 永生的尼古拉斯·弗拉梅尔的秘密
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数840-890
作者：Michael Scott迈克尔·斯科特
出版社名称：Ember
出版时间：2010
语种： 英文
ISBN：9780375873119
商品尺寸：13.3 x 7.7 x 20.2 cm
包装：盒装
页数：1342

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel《永生的尼古拉斯·弗拉梅尔的秘密》是继《哈利波特》《魔戒》之后又一成功的奇幻小说系列，书中的主人公尼古拉斯•弗拉梅尔（Nicolas Flamel）也就是大名鼎鼎的《哈利波特与魔法石》里所说的“魔法石的主人”——尼古拉·勒梅。这系列套装包含The Alchemyst《炼金术士》、The Magician《魔法师》、The Sorceress《女魔法师》三册书，适合有一定英语基础的青少年或成人阅读，也是哈利波特迷值得收藏和阅读的作品。
推荐理由：
1.《纽约时报》畅销书，一部引导青少年勇敢向上善良待人的有名作品，深受孩子们追捧；
2. 作者将故事情节依托于西方庞大的神话体系之中，内容紧张刺激、惊险离奇、神幻莫测，奇幻小说爱好者必读；
3. 书中穿插着较多的历史事件及历史人物，将故事与史实相结合，构思巧妙，引人入胜；
4. 英文原版，文字难度不大，适合中学及以上英语水平的读者阅读；
5. 原版进口，印刷清晰，纸质护眼，字体大小设置合适，阅读舒适。
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 Sorceress, book three.
Praise for The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series:
A New York Times Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller
An Indie Next List Selection
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
An IRA Young Adult Choice Book
An IRA Children’s Choice Winner
“[A] riveting fantasy… fabulous read.” —School Library Journal, Starred
“Readers will be swept up.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
“Fans of adventure fantasies like Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will eat this one up.” —VOYA
“An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter’s recent exeunt.” —Booklist

The Alchemyst《炼金术士》
在人类还没有从猿进化为人类的时候，这个世界是属于长老族的。后来由于人类和铁器的出现，让拥有强大魔法的长老族退出了历史的长河。长老族大法师亚伯拉罕留下了《亚伯拉罕的魔法书》，记录着人类梦寐以求的长生不老术和炼金术，以及毁灭这个世界的秘密。
尼古拉·弗莱梅，这个历史上神秘的炼金术士，是圣书的守护者，500年来不断逃避英国伊丽莎白女王的宠臣约翰·迪博士的追踪。为了抢夺圣书，迪博士不惜引发了1666年的伦敦大火和19世纪40年代的爱尔兰大饥荒，终于，在21世纪的旧金山，迪抢走了这本圣书。正在书店打工的乔希和他双胞胎姐姐苏菲一不小心卷入了他们的这场争斗。他们成了预言中拯救或者毁灭世界的“两个可以合二为一的人”，于是“拯救世界、拯救人类”的历史使命降到了他们的身上。
The truth: Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on September 28, 1330. The records show that he died in 1418.But his tomb is empty.
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. The secret of eternal life is 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.
Which isexactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it.
Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time.
The Magician《魔法师》
The Magician《魔法师》紧跟《炼金术士》的情节发展，炼金术士尼古拉与吸血鬼斯卡哈、双胞胎通过一道神奇的雷门一起来到了巴黎，在这里，他们继续与约翰·迪博士以及他背后强大的黑暗长老势力展开博弈，这其间法国国家安全局也介入其中，是祸，是福，等待他们的究竟会是什么？
After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home for Nicholas Flamel. Only this homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenell is still locked up back in Alcatraz and Paris is teeming with enemies. Nicollo Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, is working for Dee. He’s after them, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. For every day spent without the Book of Abraham the Mage, they age one year—their magic becoming weaker and their bodies more frail. For Flamel, the Prophesy is becoming more and more clear.
It’s time for Sophie to learn the second elemental magic: Fire Magic. And there’s only one man who can teach it to her: Flamel’s old student, the Comte de Saint-Germain—alchemist, magician, and rock star. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world’s only hope—if they don’t turn on each other first.
The Sorceress《女魔法师》
The Sorceress《女魔法师》紧跟《魔法师》的情节发展——刚脱离尼德霍格魔爪的斯卡哈又被大衮拖入河水之中，失去了踪迹，悲痛之余，炼金术士尼古拉与双胞胎不得不来到了伦敦，这座属于约翰•迪势力范围的城市，一方面是为了通过这里的雷门回到纽约，另一方面也是更为重要的，在这里，尼古拉将带他们去找这个世界上唯独可以教给他们水魔法的人——吉尔伽美什国王，这一程可谓是困难重重，一方面是因为伦敦城遍布敌人，另一方面是因为吉尔伽美什国王的精神实在是……是祸，是福，等待他们的究竟会是什么？
Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman. The two missing pages of the book of Abraham the Mage are still with them and the Dark Elders need them for the Final Summoning. They will not rest until they are in power and the human race has been destroyed.
Nicholas Flamel knows he must protect Josh and Sophie and the pages from the Dark Elders. For this he must rely on Clarent— the sister sword to Excalibur—and the sword's evil power makes it nearly impossible to use without darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it.
What will be the price to pay for the twins to remain protected and the Dark Elders to be defeated?

迈克尔·斯科特爱尔兰作家，擅长撰写作神话故事和民间传说题材的小说。奇妙而丰富的想象力使他笔下的各类神话、科幻小说、恐怖故事以及民间传说耐人寻味。他曾被《爱尔兰时报》誉为“众岛之上的幻想王”。他生活在都柏林，那里也是他的创作之地。
Michael Scott is the New York Times 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.” The First Codex includes book one, The Alchemyst; book two, The Magician; and book three, The Sorceress, of the Nicholas Flamel series. Finish the series with book four, The Necromancer; book five, The Warlock, and book six, The Enchantress, all available from Delacorte Press. You can follow Michael Scott on Twitter @flameauthor and visit him at DillonScott.com.

“OK—Answer me this: why would anyone want to wear an overcoat in San Francisco in the middle of summer?” Sophie Newman pressed her fingers against the Bluetooth earpiece as she spoke.
On the other side of the continent, her fashion-conscious friend Elle inquired matter-of-factly,“What sort of coat?”
Wiping her hands on the cloth tucked into her apron strings, Sophie moved out from behind the counter of the empty coffee shop and stepped up to the window, watching men emerge from the car across the street.“Heavy black wool overcoats.” They’re even wearing black gloves and hats. And sunglasses.” She presses her face against the glass.“Even for this city, that’s just a little too weird.”
“Maybe they’re undertakers?” Elle suggested, her voice popping and clicking on the cell phone. Sophie could hear something loud and dismal playing in the background—Lacrimosa maybe, or Amorphis. Elle had never quite got over her Goth phase.
“Maybe,” Sophie answered, sounding unconvinced. She’d been chatting on the phone with her friend when, a few moments earlier, she’d spotted the unusual-looking car. It was long and sleek and looked as if it belonged in an old black-and-white movie. As it drove past the window, sunlight reflected off the blacked-out windows, brief illuminating the interior of the coffee shop in warm yellow-gold light, blinding Sophie.