The amazing story about a seemingly ordinary bookstore owner who is actually Nicholas Flamel, the alchemist born 700 years ago. His secret - he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. Written by Irish author Michael Scott, the series will be a set of 6 books, starting with The Alchemyst released in 2007, and concluding with The Enchantress in 2012. Each of the first four titles released to date has featured in the top ten of the New York Times Best Seller Children's Books list, and has been translated into 20 languages. Talk about it here.