Book description
Ashes to ashes . . .
California: The book of Abraham the Mage holds the secret of
eternal life - a secret more dangerous than any one man should
possess. Dr. John Dee is two pages away from the knowledge that would
bring the Dark Elders into ultimate power - and could mean the
destruction of the world as we know it.
Two people stand in his way: Josh and Sophie Newman.
Paris: Time is running out for Nicholas Flamel and his wife
Perenelle. Every day they spend without the book, they age one year:
their magic becomes weaker and their bodies more frail. Niccolo
Machiavelli, immortal author and celebrated art collector, works for
Dee and is in hot pursuit of them - Flamel knows there's no time to
lose and Sophie must learn about Fire Magic...
Josh and Sophie are the world's only hope. If they don't turn on
each other first.
Dublin-born Michael Scott began writing eighteen years ago, and has
published such diverse works as a critically-acclaimed fantasy trilogy
entitled
Tales of the Bard
, the best-selling historical novel,
Seasons
, the non-fiction
An Irish Herbal
, the definitive Irish Folk and Fairy Tales series, and a number of
highly successful books for children. He writes for all ages, from very
young readers (
Fungie and the Magical Kingdom
) to Teenagers (
Judith and the Traveller
and
Vampyre
). Michael was a writer in Residence during Dublin's tenure as European
City of Culture in 1991, and has conducted workshops and writing courses
in libraries and schools in Ireland and America. He is a Trustee of the
Children's Book Trust, sits on the Board of Governors of the Irish
Writers Centre and is chairman of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency.
