Customer Reviews
Jon H - By: Jonathan Hinchliffe, 04 Sep 2008 
I read this to my 10 year old daughter we were both riveted by this second installmentThe Magician
The Magician - By: J. Smith, 12 Aug 2008 This book, the secondin the series, is one of the best books I have read. The author clearly knows the streets of Paris well enough to write about themin detail as the plot unfolds across the city. What is of particular interest is the skill that Scott has of linking fact with fiction, reality with legend until they are so intertwined that the reader isin total awe.
In addition, the suspense that is created throughout the book is brilliantly worked. I struggled to put the novel down & must have finished itin record time! I recommend this wholeheartedly, but only to those that have read 'The Alchemyst' first.The Magician
really good read - By: abraxas, 08 Aug 2008 I thought this book was brilliant!!It has an excellent storyline & a lot of originality. The characters are very well thought out & researched...I'd recommend it for people who loved harry potter, twilight or any fantasy book really.(-::-)
Even better than the first book... - By: B. Yeoh, 29 Jul 2008 If you liked "The Alchemyst" then chances are you may like this book even more.
Scott takes the characters we already love & know & develops them further. He also introduces clever twists on legends & monster we already know about ("every legend has a grain of truth"). If anything, the action starts quicker, the tension starts higher & keeps going...!
We are introduced to Machiavelli, who is a good riff on the Machiavelli we know from his own books & provides a great counterpoint to Dee. Some of scenes between Dee & Machiavelli provide good comedy.
We meet Joan (of Arc), Disirs (Valkyries) & see how new & old grudges & battles playout as our heroes seek to recover the Codex & discover their own destiny & powers.
More of a page turner than anything more philosophical (eg Amber SpyGlass trilogy, Alison Croggan's Pellinor books), but stillin the style of "life-changing journey affecting destined childern"; recommended especially if you don't want anything too "heavy".
Courtesy of Teens Read Too - By: TeensReadToo.com, 26 Jul 2008 Sophie, Josh, Nicholas, & Scatty retreat to Paris after the disaster on the West Coast. They arrive inside the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur. For Nicholas, he's returning home, but he hasn't been there for hundreds of years. Everything's changed.
Dr. Dee hasn't wasted any time; he immediately called for reinforcements - Machiavelli is alreadyin Paris & waiting for them. With Sophie's newly awakened powers, they are able to escape. Nicholas leads them to the home of his old student. There, they regroup, rest, & recharge.
Once Dr. Dee arrivesin Paris things begin to happen. He wants to capture the twins plus the last two pages of the codex, & he's willing to do anything to catch them.
The twins fight back, along with Nicholas, Scatty, Francis, & Joan of Arc. Together they make a stand, but is it enough to stop the powerful Magician?
Michael Scott blends mystery, fantasy, & history perfectly together into an adrenaline-filled, addicting novel.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel
