The Magician

Erik Singer sets a nonstop pace as he narrates Scott's fantasy featuring the real-life fourteenth-century alchemist Nicholas Flamel, Niccolo Machiavelli, Joan of Arc, and a fictional pair of American teen twins--Josh and Sophie. Josh sums up the situation: "Weird?? We're in a house with a two-thousand-year-old vegetarian vampire, an immortal alchemist, another immortal who's a magician/rock star specializing in fire, and a French heroine who should have died in the Middle Ages." They are pursued by agents of the Dark Elders. Singer's characterizations come to life in distinctive European and American accents. His portrayal of the characters' emotions as well as the credible sounds he gives to the story's mythical creatures immerses the listener in Scott's world and sets the stage for the next book in the series. D.P.D. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine