"The two that are one, the one that is all.One to destroy the world,and one to save it"
This is the prophecy of the Twins of Legend,Josh and Sophie Newman,the gold and the silver,the sun and the moon.But which shall save the world from Dr. John Dee and the Dark Elders from crossing into our world and destroying everything.There were two characters that I wanted to focus on in the book,though the they aren't the twins.These men are immortal humans that serve the evil Dark Elders:Dr.John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli,the English and the Italian.
Dr.John Dee is was the first villain to be introduced in the series,and probably the most evil one throughout the series.He was once on the side of good hundreds of years ago until he betrayed his friends to the Dark Elders.To me,the English Magician is a tool.A powerful,smart,dangerous,cunning tool,but he is also slightly insane.Dee has traveled around the world for centuries hunting down the Flamel's,as well as the infamous Codex,the most powerful book known to human and inhuman alike.He has gotten his hands on the book but is missing the spell needed to bring the Elder's into the world.One thing that I noticed about Dee is that he doesn't seem very human,like he has forgotten what he truly is.The other thing that I have noticed about Dee is that he seems to be fighting for something more,more than the elders,more than anything.He fights for himself,to continue living on in the world an take it for him own.And he will stop at nothing to achieve this goal.
Niccolo Machiavelli was introduced in the second book of the series of the book The Magician.He is slightly older than Dee,works for the same Elders as Dee.He also hates Dee as Dee hates him as well,though they are also very similar. Like Dee,Niccolo is powerful,smart and cunning.But he seems to be more of his own person than Dee and as Niccolo himself stated"Dee and I are very different.Dee is dangerous and insane.I am only dangerous".Dee has been sent to assist Dee through the story to capture the twins but without any luck,where I find the it has always been Dee's fault.Niccolo has failed alongside Dee but has constantly brought himself back on top because to me he has the one thing that Dee has lost:His humanity.The English magician may be a machine programmed for the dark elders,but the Italian is a man who won't forget what he really is,human.
This book was a thrilling tale the first and second time around.With the complex story,the unique characters and dangerous and mystical world,I don't see who you won't get sucked in.I would recommend this book to anybody enjoys fantasy and can stay with a series for a long amount of time because there are six books in the series(Well,only five are available for purchase).This book also has some people your recognize from history and possible other stories and legends such as Scatach,Nicholas Flamel,William Shakespeare,Billy the Kid and more.
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