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Free copy of The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (til May 8)
Random House is offering a free copy of Michael Scott's The Alchemyst until May 8th! It's the first book of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. Here's a summary:
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It seems to be mostly in PDF, though I think you can get Kindle format, too? (I've already read the book and thought it was kinda meh, but it wasn't absolutely and completely horrible. It's nice they're giving it away free, though!) Last edited by birdbrainbb; 04-29-2009 at 10:54 AM. |
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It is available free at the Sony store too......
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This kind of sounds like a DaVinci Code knock off, but hey, for free I'll check it out!
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Thanks for that. I won't be reading it for a few months but I think I am physically unable to resist a publisher freebie
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It sounds like a book I might like...
Downloaded it, not sure when I'll be able to read it though... |
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I had heard of this series before as something that tried to capitalize on the Harry Potter craze, so it was on my radar screen, but very far down my list. So I'm happy to have a free copy to try it out.
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Oh and I should remember the date it expires, as that is my birthday
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04-29-2009, 10:59 PM | #10 |
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Every time I come across this book, I can't help but laugh. As someone noted above, the Harry Potter cash-in is strong here. An alchemist named Nicholas Flammel? Honestly, I can't imagine how you get away with something like that without being sued.
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Nicholas Flammel was a off-screen character who owned the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone, which is what the first Harry Potter book was about.
However, having said that, let me point out that he was a real historical figure and JKR didn't invent his connection to the stone. So anyone who wanted to write a book about said stone would naturally use his as a characer. But I don't doubt that the series is an attempt to capitalize on the success of Harry Potter, espescially now that the HP series is over. If I were smart I'd write my own YA magician story to try to secure the lucrative film rights, but agents saw so much of it they're wary of it now. (Hopefully they'll get tired of vampire/werewolf/zombie romances soon, too...) |
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