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. Niccolò Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, lives in Paris and is working for Dr. John Dee. He’s in hot pursuit, and time is running out for Nicholas and Perenell. Josh and Sophie Newman are the world’s only hope. . . . If they don’t turn on each other first.

★ “Readers will be swept up.” —Kirkus Reviews , Starred

“An exciting and impeccably thought-out fantasy, well-suited for those left in the lurch by Harry Potter’s recent exeunt.” —Booklist

“Fans . . . will certainly find much to love, root for, and fear in this successful second installment.” —School Library Journal

邁剋爾•斯科特 愛爾蘭最成功的作傢之一，最擅長撰寫作神話故事和民間傳說題材的小說。奇妙而豐富的想象力使他筆下的各類神話、科幻小說、恐怖故事以及民間傳說耐人尋味。他曾被《愛爾蘭時報》譽為“眾島之上的幻想之王”。他生活在都柏林，那裏也是他的創作之地。

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