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Magicians & Illusionists

The Magician

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  • 2008 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (6 ratings)
  • 4 editions
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Published in 2008, The Magician is a stage-magic fiction novel by Michael Scott. It deals with Niccolo Machivelli, magic, brothers and sisters and alchemy.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 44 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About The Magician

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.From the Hardcover edition.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Niccolo Machivelli
  • Magic
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Alchemy
  • Flamel, Nicholas, 1418
  • Twins
  • Irish fiction
  • Siblings
  • Alchemists
  • Supernatural
  • Children's fiction
  • Paris, France
  • Magicians
  • Authors
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Magician?

The Magician was written by Michael Scott and first published in 2008.

What genre is The Magician?

It is usually shelved as Magicians & Illusionists.

How long is The Magician?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Magician?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Slow Regard of Silent Things, The Wise Man’s Fear and The Lives of Christopher Chant.

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