Fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman continue their magical training in Paris with Nicholas Flamel, Scatty, and the Comte de Sant Germaine, pursued by Doctor Dee and the immortal Niccolo Machiavelli.

Fifteen-year-old Josh has chosen to side neither with his twin sister Sophie nor with the Alchemyst, Nicholas Flamel, but rather to fight alongside Dr. John Dee and the mysterious Virginia Dare, while the immortal Machiavelli and Billy the Kid follow the Elders' plans to set loose the monsters of Alcatraz on San Francisco and trigger the end of the humani race.

Salman Rushdie is one of the world's most revered literary masters. His unique brand of magic realism is particularly effective in The Enchantress of Florence, the story of a European traveler and the extraordinary tale he shares with 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar the Great. The traveler claims to be the son of a Mughal princess forgotten by time. If his tale is true, what happened to the princess?

Despues de huir a Ojai a París y escaparse de Londres, Josh y Sophie Newman están, por fin, en casa. Sin embargo, no todo está solucionado: ninguno de los dos ha conseguido la pericia mágica que necesitan para protegerse de los Oscuros Inmemoriales. Han perdido a Scatty y el doctor John Dee todavía anda tras ellos. Por otro lado, Dee también tiene problemas: quiere recuperar el Libro de Abraham completo y necesita la ayuda de los Arcontes. Para...