Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his beloved Paris crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee and Machiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction. Sophie
and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins of prophecy, and Flamel had to protect them and the pages from the Dark Elders. But Nicholas grows weaker with each passing day. Perenelle is
still trapped in Alcatraz, and now that Scatty has gone missing, the group is without protection. If he hopes to defeat Dee, Nicholas must find an Elder who can teach Josh and Sophie the third
elemental magic��ater Magic. The problem? The only one who can do that is Gilgamesh, and he is quite, quite insane.
