The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel

The book covers of the six volumes in the German first edition

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (Original: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel , "The secrets of the immortal / Immortal Nicholas Flamel") is a six-volume fantasy series by the Irish author Michael Scott . The original books were published from 2007 to 2012 and in German from 2008 to 2013. Almost all of the people in this series are based on historical personalities or mythological figures, such as the main character Nicholas Flamel . The series tells of the struggle between the "Dark Elders" (from the "Elder Sex") and various immortals or mythological figures around the immortal alchemist Nicholas Flamel.

AMPCO Films (Adelaide Motion Picture Company) from Australia secured the film rights .

The book series

Main narrative

1. The Immortal Alchemyst - released February 4, 2008 (originally on May 22, 2007)
2. The Dark Magician - published January 19, 2009 (originally on June 24, 2008)
3. The Mighty Sorceress - published on February 18, 2010 (original on May 26, 2009)
4. The scary ghost caller - published on February 21, 2011 (original on May 25, 2010)
5. The Black Warlock - published March 19, 2012 (original on May 24, 2011)
6. The Silver Magician - published on February 25, 2013 (originally on May 22, 2012)

Note: In the German translation of the title of the first volume, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: The Alchemyst , the word Immortal has been moved from the series title to the book title ("The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel: The Immortal Alchemyst"). Therefore, in each of the following volumes, an additional adjective was inserted in the book title, which the publisher only announced shortly before publication.

Lost Stories

→ Main article : Lost Stories

In addition to the six books, the series also includes two short stories, collectively referred to as The Lost Stories . These are not directly related to the main plot, but rather tell events from the lives of some of the series' popular characters. They were originally published as e-books and were published in German translation in October 2015 as a paperback under the title Lost Stories .

1. The Death of Johanna von Orléans - published on August 24, 2010 (available for registered users of the official FanForum around Christmas 2009)
2. Billy the Kid and the Vampires of Las Vegas - released November 22, 2011

content

Worldview and prehistory

The elders and other beings

→ Main article : Characters from The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel

Egyptian representation of Bastet

Long before the "Humani" (people), the world was populated by members of the "older sex" (in the original: Elders ). These were beings of great intelligence and special abilities. Many of them were later worshiped as gods by humans, e.g. B. Bastet , Mars Ultor , Tammuz or Areop-Enap . The elders ruled from the island of Danu Talis (known in later myths as Atlantis ; Scott had also considered Lemuria ) over the De Danann empire ( compare Túatha Dé Danann ). They were immortal, but over time their DNA began to change, as a result of which they sometimes assumed monstrous forms: Bastet took on the appearance of a cat , Areop-Enap turned into a large spider . This process is referred to as "change" (in the original: change ).

As the Humani evolved, they were initially kept as slaves on Danu Talis. Two parties formed among the elders: elders who supported the people, passed on their knowledge to them and realized that sooner or later they had to cede power to them, and dark elders who did not want to lose their supremacy and were for the annihilation of the humani . In the final battle, the Humani were led to freedom while Danu Talis went under. Some of the elders perished in the process, the others withdrew and left the world to the Humani, with the dark among them trying to come back to power.

The older sex includes older people (in the original: Great Elders ; e.g. Thot or Benzaiten ), ordinary older people (in the German translation also first-time ) and the next generation (in the original: Next Generation ; e.g. Scathach or die Morrigan ). The next generation was born after the fall of Danu Talis and has fewer skills than their parents.

The elders were different breeds: There was Archone (in the original: Archon ; eg. Cernunnos or Coatlicue ), Ancients (in the German translation faulty Erstgewesene , therefore indistinguishable from the older ones) and Erdfürsten (also Earth princes or Earth Lords ; in the original: Earthlords ). All races had typical characteristics and different abilities. One of the latter two made her images out of clay, which were animated with his aura a long time later by the elder Prometheus . So Prometheus created the prehistoric men, including King Gilgamesh and the "guardian" Tsagaglalal .

The earth princes created the four power swords (also element swords or element swords ) Excalibur (water / ice), Clarent (fire), Joyeuse (stone) and Durendal (air). In a war against the elders, the Earth Princes fled through a power gate (a kind of magical portal) that led to nowhere due to the turbulent forces of nature. Since then they have disappeared somewhere between the shadowy realms. Only two of them survive and mingle with the elders as Isis and Osiris in order to take revenge on them, but they do not succeed.

The Codex and Nicholas Flamel

The alchemist Nicholas Flamel

The Elder Abraham (called the Wise , also the Magician ; in the original: the Mage ) examined the threads of time together with Chronos and foresaw the fate of the world. He wrote his knowledge in the Codex known as Abraham's Book of Magic .

The codex was preserved and came into the possession of the copyist and alchemist Nicholas Flamel and his wife Perenelle around 1657 . Flamel spent his entire life deciphering the Codex. It contained u. a. the recipe for the potion of eternal life and the recipe for the manufacture of precious metals and diamonds . Since the Dark Elders could come back to power with the help of the Codex, they tried to get hold of the Codex. Their human agents (first Roger Bacon , then John Dee ) hunt the Flamels, which is why they are constantly on the run.

The Codex also includes the following prophecy :

There will come a time when the book will fall into darkness

and the queen's servant allies himself with the crow.

Then the elders will step out of the shadows

and the immortal must train mortals.

May the two that are one become the one that is everything.

It is also said that the two who are one can destroy or renew the world. Sophie and Josh Newman are assumed to be the mortals mentioned, even if Gilgamesh suggests that the merger of Excalibur and Clarent is meant. Based on prophecy, the Flamels searched for the "legendary twins" that match the description over the years until they found Josh and Sophie.

The aura

A crystal skull

All humans (but also all members of the earlier races) have an aura . This aura is like a colored protective shield that surrounds the whole body like a shell. Only a few can see the aura, but the Kirlians managed to make them visible (compare Kirlian photography ). In most people the aura is mixed in color; the purer the color, the stronger the aura. If properly trained, you can use the aura energy to work magic, which, however, results in high energy consumption.

The rarest aura color is black, then gold (with Tutankhamun and Josh Newman), then silver (with Johanna von Orléans and Sophie Newman). Perenelle has a white aura (almost pure), Nicholas a green (moderately pure). Each aura has its own fragrance. Josh's aura has the scent of oranges , Sophie's that of vanilla . Flamel's aura smells of peppermint , that of Dee of sulfur . Perenelle's aura is odorless.

Some magical objects act on the aura. The crystal skulls of the Archons deprive whoever uses them of the aura and thus also the memories. The element swords affect the aura; Clarent was the trigger for the change from Huitzilopochtli to Mars Ultor and also influences Josh.

Action overview

The story takes place from May 31 to June 8, 2007. The main locations are San Francisco , Ojaj ( California ), Paris , London and the legendary island Danu Talis ( Atlantis ) 10,000 years ago.

Twins Josh and Sophie watch bookseller Nick Fleming hear from a stranger, Dr. John Dee , being mugged. Dee steals an old book and kidnaps Fleming's wife, Perry. Fleming then reveals to the twins that he is actually the immortal alchemist Nicholas Flamel . With the twins he begins to flee from John Dee and his masters from the Older Sex. They are supported by the warrior princess Scathach . In the shadowy realm of the Elderly Hecate , Sophie's powers are awakened, but Dee attacks with the help of Bastet and Morrigan and destroys the world tree Yggdrasil . Hecate dies and Scathach, Flamel and the twins flee to Ojaj to the witch of Endor . This transfers her knowledge to Sophie. Dee attacks again, but Flamel, the twins and Scathach flee through a power gate to Paris . Flamel's wife, Perenelle , is being held captive at Alcatraz .

In Paris, Flamel, the twins and Scathach are immediately attacked by Niccolò Machiavelli , the immortal French intelligence chief. You will be welcomed by the Count of Saint-Germain and his wife Johanna von Orléans . The Count trains Sophie in fire magic, while Scathach teaches Josh how to use the Clarent sword. John Dee joins Machiavelli; they set the Disir on Flamel and his allies. The Disir release the dragon Nidhogg . In the fight Josh gets to Dee and Machiavelli, who take him to the catacombs to see Elder Mars Ultor , who awakens him. Scathach is embroiled in a battle in the Seine from Dagon . Flamel, Sophie, Saint-Germain and Johanna reunite with Josh and fight Dee and Machiavelli again. Perenelle allies herself on Alcatraz with the Elder Areop-Enap against the Morrigan.

Flamel and the twins go to London . They fight against the Genii Cucullati and are brought to his hiding place by the immortal Palamedes , where William Shakespeare also lives. John Dee and Bastet set up the wild hunt under the leadership of Archon Cernunnos . After a fight, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Flamel and the twins flee. They seek out Gilgamesh , the elder of the times , who trains Josh and Sophie in water magic. Immediately afterwards another attack by Cernunnos follows; Flamel and the twins flee to San Francisco through a power gate in Stonehenge . Machiavelli tries in the meantime together with the immortal Billy the Kid to defeat Perenelle on Alcatraz. But she escapes and meets up with Nicholas and the twins again. John Dee can finally unite the four element swords.

Aoife is looking for her sister Scathach. Together with the immortal Niten , she joins the Flamels and the twins. Scathach, Johanna von Orléans, the Count of Saint-Germain, Palamedes and William Shakespeare are led by the mysterious Marethyu into the past to Danu Talis. The Flamels and their allies seek out Elder Prometheus , who teaches Josh fire magic. John Dee loses the favor of his masters and allies himself with the immortal Virginia Dare . They get to San Francisco through the power of the Element Swords. With the help of Mars Ultor, Dee can manipulate Josh and lure him to his hiding place. He wants to summon the Archoness Coatlicue to destroy all elders; to do this he wants to feed Josh to Coatlicue. Aoife, Niten and Sophie fight the Archoness, with Aoife disappearing into a shadowy realm. Josh escapes with Dee and Virginia.

Sophie is brought by Niten to aunt Agnes, who reveals herself to be guardian Tsagaglalal. Prometheus and the Flamels and the elders Odin , Hel and Mars Ultor, accompanied by the immortal Black Hawk , also arrive there. John Dee flees with Virginia Dare and Josh to Alcatraz, where he wants to help Niccolò Machiavelli and Billy the Kid to unleash the monsters they have hoarded there on the city. Sophie is trained in earth magic by Tsagaglalal, Josh of Virginia in air magic. Mars, Hel, Odin and Black Hawk set off for Alcatraz, the Flamels, Prometheus and Niten want to protect the city. Sophie comes to her brother and follows him through a time gate that Dee has opened to Danu Talis. Marethyu and his warriors are captured; but he pulls the ruler Aten to his side, who is overthrown by his mother Bastet and his brother Anubis . The warriors receive the order from Abraham the Wise to destroy Danu Talis.

Sophie and Josh learn from Danu Talis that their alleged parents are really Isis and Osiris . They want to make them the rulers of the island. On Alcatraz, a fight between the monsters and Mars, Odin, Hel, Machiavelli, Billy the Kid, Black Hawk, the Flamels, the Morrigan and Areop-Enap takes place in the present. On Danu Talis, Virginia Dare, John Dee and Scathach set out to free the enslaved Humani. Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain and Johanna storm the capital, supported by Hekate and Huitzilopochtli (Mars). There is a gathering of all elders there. Bastet and Anubis want to kill the twins, but they are saved by Tsagaglalal and brought to the top of the pyramid. Isis and Osiris identify themselves as princes of the earth; when they want to kill the twins, they are killed by Josh. Sophie then goes with Scathach and the others, while Josh becomes Marethyu and destroys the island.

History of origin

The Auberge Nicholas Flamel in Paris

Michael Scott began work on the book series in May 1997; it was then that he wrote the word "Alchemyst" in his notebook for the first time. He wanted to write a series of books that had an alchemist as the main character. With the characters he started with the twins, since, according to his experience in mythology , twins have always played an important role. The author developed the background of the series in detail by traveling a lot, visiting locations and linking the mythologies of various cultures. The minor characters soon emerged. Michael Scott wrote the end of the book series in Paris. It has only seen minor changes until the final version.

What was missing at the beginning was the twins' mentor. Scott initially considered using John Dee as the central figure, as this personality had always fascinated him. In the end, however, Dee seemed unsuitable to him. When the author was in Paris on business in autumn 2000 (according to other sources as early as 1997) , he got lost in the city and came to the Auberge Nicolas Flamel , the former home of the French alchemist. Scott was already familiar with Flamel and now knew that he had found the right main character for his book series. John Dee, on the other hand, became Flamel's antagonist .

In 2005, Scott reached out through his agent to the American publisher Krista Marino of Delacorte Press ( Random House ) with a proposal for a book called The Alchemyst: Nicholas Flamel . Marino showed interest and in 2006 she first met Scott. With a different title (The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel) , the book appeared a year later. The publisher was responsible for all six volumes. The book series was originally only supposed to appear in the USA, so the books are written in American English.

Book cover

The original (American) covers of the books are all from Michael Wagner, who worked directly with the author. They contain references to the content of the respective book. Since the original Lost Stories did not appear as a book, the cover of the German edition was designed by Max Meinzold.

In most countries these covers were adopted almost unchanged. The German redesign was carried out by Hilden Design (volumes 1–4) and Max Meinzold (volumes 5–6) from Munich . The changed color scheme is noticeable compared to the original, which changes the color code of the individual volumes:

tape	original	German
1	green	blue
2	red	red
3	violet	green
4th	black	violet
5	gold	turquoise
6th	silver	Dark gray

Audio books

Shortened audio books for the first two volumes were published by cbj audio in German and read by Andreas Fröhlich .

• Michael Scott: The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel - The Immortal Alchemyst (read by Andreas Fröhlich, approx. 420 min). Cbj audio, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-86604-823-2 .
• Michael Scott: The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel - The Dark Magician (read by Andreas Fröhlich, approx. 420 min). Cbj audio, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-86604-988-8 .

All six audio books were originally published by Listening Library ; Speakers are Denis O'Hare (Volume 1), Erik Singer (Volume 2) and Paul Boehmer (Volumes 3–6).

reception

The books have been translated into 20 languages ​​and appear in 37 countries.

Reviews

The book series was generally well received by international critics. Particular emphasis was placed on the high narrative speed, the action-packed style, the wealth of figures and the many knowledgeable historical-mythological references, which also required the readers to research themselves. The author's humor and vivid descriptions were also well received. The author has the story well under control, and popular culture is not neglected either. The story is spectacular, "by no means squeamish", exciting and atmospherically dense and pulls both young and adult readers, male and female, under its spell. The subplot with the journey back in time to Atlantis is skilfully staged and very entertaining. The series was compared u. a. with Harry Potter and with Percy Jackson . It is a remarkable example of fantasy, most likely The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel would be one of "the most remarkable of the modern fantasy series".

Criticism was also occasionally voiced; the introduction of the historical figures is above all a gimmick and is cumbersome to handle. Overall, the series feels bloated and doesn't have to be told in six volumes. The youngsters would often stand by and passively while the adults occupied themselves with the main problems of the story; the chapters are short, there are too many narrative perspectives and the background story is tiring. In the end, the story collapses under its own weight, leaving the impression of many good individual parts, but not of a coherent whole.

Placements on bestseller lists

The books achieved high placements on the New York Times bestseller list in America ; the first two volumes were counted as "Children's Books - Chapter Books", the following volumes always as "Children's Books - Series" (youth series). From volume 2, all books made it onto USA Today's overall bestseller list . The German editions of the books also achieved high placements on the bestseller lists of Spiegel and Dein Spiegel .

book	Original edition		German edition
	Youth books (New York Times)	Total (USA Today)	Young people's books (Your SPIEGEL)	Total (MIRROR)
The immortal alchemyst	2	-	13	38
The dark magician	4th	123	14th	31
The mighty sorceress	5	41	8th	28
The scary ghost caller	3	20th	8th	21st
The black warlock	2	13	5	21st
The silver magician	2	14th	8th	-

Nominations and Awards

The immortal alchemyst

• Irish Book of the Year - 2008
• Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award - 2008 (Winner)
• Bisto Book of the Year Award - 2007/2008
• CBI Shadowing Award - 2008 (2nd place ex aequo with The Boy Who Fizzled By Siobhan Dowd )
• Maine Student Book Award - 2008/2009 (10th place)
• Nevada Young Readers' Award - 2009
• NCSLMA YA Book Award - 2009/2010

The dark magician

• The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children's Book of the Year (Snr) - 2009

The mighty sorceress

• Cybills (Fantasy & Science-Fiction: Elementary / Middle Years) - 2009

filming

Mario Andreacchio, producer of the film adaptation

→ Main article : "Filming" in the article The Immortal Alchemyst

The film rights secured Mario Andreacchio for AMPCO Films (Adelaide Motion Picture Company) ; Michael Scott will be actively involved in the first film to be produced since February 2013. The filming of the entire series is planned.

Fandom

Like other popular book series, The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel led to the creation of fansites and forums on the web. There are several in the English-speaking world, and there are more in Germany and the Netherlands .

A special case is Flamel's Secret Forum , which was founded on October 2nd, 2008: Michael Scott himself agreed to become part of the forum and thus to get in touch with the fans. The associated website Flamel's Immortal Portal has existed since October 22, 2008 and since May 24, 2010 you can call yourself an “official” fansite or “official” fan forum. Michael Scott answers fan questions in the forum and publishes official notices about the book series there from time to time. Since March 4, 2011, the website has also had an encyclopedia for the book series, called The Online Codex .

The fansite / fan forum team has been mentioned in the acknowledgments since volume 3.

music

Logo by Jumeaux

Michael Scott suggested to the Australian musician Libby Lavella, whose fan he had been for a long time, to make music into a book series. She agreed and got her cousin, the Paris- based film composer Antonio Gambale, to help add "cinema-like elements" to the music. The two first released the song Carry My Voice , also known as Perenelle's Theme , as it is dedicated to Perenelle Flamel , in May 2007 . The song soon enjoyed great popularity among fans of the book series, which is why Michael Scott made it available for free download on his website.

The musician duo then called themselves Jumeaux ( French for "twins"). The two released other songs, such as This Way Forever (dedicated to the twins) and Find the Words (dedicated to Josh Newman). The mini album Songs for Flamel contains these two tracks plus a remix of Carry My Voice .

Libby Lavella is mentioned in the Acknowledgments in Volume 2 and Volume 3, and Jumeaux in Volume 6.

Web links

• Official website of Michael Scott
• Official German website for the series
• Official British-American fansite
• Official British-American Fan Forum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Volume 1. Dillonscott.com, accessed June 7, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Michael Scott, “Why Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas?” Dillonscott.com, September 26, 2011, accessed June 7, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Michael Scott: New Years Greetings 2011. In: Flamel's Secret Forum. January 1, 2011, accessed May 16, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Michael Scott: The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel - The Immortal Alchemyst . cbj (Random House), Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-13377-4 , p. 176 f . (American English: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel - The Alchemyst . Translated by Ursula Höfker).
5. ↑ The year can be calculated using the date of birth of the twins: They were 15 years old at the time and were born on December 21, 1991 - compare Michael Scott: Ten Things You Didn't Know About Sophie and Josh Newman. Dillonscott.com, January 31, 2011, accessed June 19, 2012 . 
6. ↑ In the afterword of The Immortal Alchemyst is given in 2000, in the author's blog in 1997: A small thank you - as The Enchantress is published. Dillonscott.com, May 22, 2012, accessed February 28, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Krista Marino talks about The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel. Random Acts of Reading, May 16, 2012, accessed October 12, 2012 . 
8. ↑ About the American spelling. Flamel's Secret Forum, January 29, 2009, accessed February 7, 2014 . 
9. ↑ Michael Scott: Making the cover of volume four. Flamel's Secret Forum, September 22, 2010, accessed February 7, 2014 . 
10. ↑ Michael Scott: About the book cover. Flamel's Secret Forum, November 10, 2008, accessed November 26, 2012 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b} Sabine Dillner: Visitors from the past . In: Bulletin Youth & Literature . June 2008, ISSN  0045-351X , p. 16 .
12. ↑ ^{a b c} The alchemy is right - is Josh the new Harry Potter? In: Welt am Sonntag . March 9, 2008 ( online [accessed November 12, 2012]).
13. ^ The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel . In: Publishers Weekly . tape 254 , no. 10 , May 3, 2007, ISSN  0000-0019 , p. 61 ( online [accessed October 26, 2012]).
14. ^ Deanna Romriell: The Sorceress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel . In: School Library Journal . tape 55 , no. October 10 , 2009, ISSN  0362-8930 , p. 65 ( online [accessed November 13, 2012]).
15. ^ Sue Giffard: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel . In: School Library Journal . tape 53 , no. 5 , May 2007, ISSN  0362-8930 , p. 142–144 ( online [accessed October 26, 2012]).
16. ^ ^{A b} Frances Bradburn: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel . In: Booklist . tape 103 , no. 17 , May 1, 2007, ISSN  0006-7385 , p. 86-90 .
17. ^ ^{A b} Anna Carey: Children's Books 10-12: Lemons Snicket has a lot to answer for . In: The Irish Times . September 12, 2009.
18. ↑ ^{a b} Ryan Henry: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel . In: School Library Journal . tape 53 , no. 9 , September 2007, ISSN  0362-8930 , p. 72 .
19. ↑ ^{a b} Simone Bartz / Martina Jordanr: From Another World . In: Main-Echo . September 14, 2012 ( online [accessed November 12, 2012]).
20. ^ ^{A b} Jan Chapman: The Warlock: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel . In: Voice of Youth Advocates . tape 34 , no. 3 , August 2011, p. 297-298 .
21. ↑ Cecilia Goodnow: The Write Formula - The Alchemyst Could Be the Start of Something Harry Big in Young-Adult Fantasy . In: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer . June 11, 2007.
22. ↑ Alissa LeMerise: The Warlock: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel, Book 5 . In: School Library Journal . tape 57 , no. 9 , September 2011, p. 73 ( online [accessed October 26, 2012]).
23. ↑ ^{a b} Tim Wadham: Review of The Sorceress. School Library Journal , July 1, 2009, accessed September 21, 2012 . 
24. ↑ Suzi Feay: Teen Fiction: The Necromancer . In: Financial Times . August 14, 2010, ISSN  0307-1766 .
25. ↑ Review of The Enchantress. Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 2012, accessed August 17, 2012 . 
26. ↑ Children's book bestseller list. In: The New York Times . August 26, 2007, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
27. ↑ ^{a b} Volume 1 in Buchreport. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 9, 2014 ; Retrieved July 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
28. ↑ Children's book bestseller list. In: The New York Times . July 13, 2008, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
29. ↑ Volume 2 at USATODAY. Retrieved July 22, 2012 (English). 
30. ↑ ^{a b} Volume 2 in Buchreport. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 7, 2014 ; Retrieved July 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
31. ↑ Youth series bestseller list. In: The New York Times . June 14, 2009, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
32. ↑ Volume 3 at USATODAY. Retrieved July 22, 2012 (English). 
33. ↑ ^{a b} Volume 3 in Buchreport. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 7, 2014 ; Retrieved July 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
34. ↑ Youth series bestseller list. In: The New York Times . June 13, 2010, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
35. ↑ Volume 4 at USATODAY. Retrieved July 22, 2012 (English). 
36. ↑ ^{a b} Volume 4 in Buchreport. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 7, 2014 ; Retrieved July 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
37. ↑ Youth series bestseller list. In: The New York Times . June 13, 2010, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
38. ↑ Volume 5 at USATODAY. Retrieved July 22, 2012 (English). 
39. ↑ ^{a b} Volume 5 in Buchreport. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 15, 2012 ; Retrieved July 22, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
40. ↑ Youth series bestseller list. In: The New York Times . June 10, 2012, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
41. ↑ Volume 6 at USATODAY. Retrieved July 22, 2012 (English). 
42. ↑ Volume 6 in the book report. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 9, 2014 ; accessed on March 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
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44. ↑ 2009 Master List @ The Kentucky Bluegrass Award. KBA, archived from the original on December 15, 2009 ; accessed on November 27, 2009 . 
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48. ^ Maine Student Book Award 2008–2009. (No longer available online.) MSBA, archived from the original on August 15, 2011 ; accessed on June 16, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
49. ^ Nevada Library Association - Nevada Young Readers' Award 2009. NYRA, archived from the original on March 29, 2010 ; accessed on November 27, 2009 . 
50. ↑ NCSLMA YA BOOK AWARD 2010. (No longer available online.) NCSLMA, archived from the original on January 23, 2016 ; accessed on June 19, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
51. ^ Irish Book Awards. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009 ; accessed on November 22, 2009 . 
52. ↑ Cybills (fantasy & science fiction). Dadtalk.typepad.com, accessed March 25, 2012 . 
53. ↑ Michael Scott: Announcement of the film. Flamel's Secret Forum, June 20, 2012, accessed March 2, 2014 . 
54. ↑ Project description. AMPCO Films, accessed on August 10, 2012 (English): "AMPCO intends to proudly produce the entire NY Times Bestseller series by Michael Scott, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel commencing with The Alchemyst." 
55. ↑ Michael Scott: Flamel Fansites. Flamel's Secret Forum, October 27, 2010, accessed February 7, 2014 . 
56. ↑ German-language fansite , Dutch fansite , Dutch fansite ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
57. ↑ Michael Scott: Birthday wishes to the administrator. Flamel's Secret Forum, September 27, 2010, accessed February 7, 2014 . 
58. ↑ Opening of the fansite. Flamel's Immortal Portal, October 22, 2008, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
59. ↑ Michael Scott declares the forum and website "official". Flamel's Immortal Portal, May 24, 2010, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
60. ^ Opening of the online codex. Flamel's Immortal Portal, March 4, 2011, accessed July 22, 2012 . 
61. ↑ Jumeaux: biography on the official blog. Retrieved July 22, 2012 (English). 
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