http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com Flamel's Immortal Portal is The Official "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" fan site. en Copyright 2008-2010 flamels-immortal-portal.com http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com/images/rssfeedimage.jpg http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com News Yesterday Michael made a couple appearances the Washington, DC area, one of which was at Jabberwocky Children's books. One of our forum members, Lucothea, was in attendance at the event with her son and sent us in some pictures! If you remember a few months back Lucothea was the winner of our Where's Michael? contest. She won a signed copy of The Necromancer and a special water bottle courtesy of Random House USA. You can see the water bottle in the first picture and then a close up of the bottle after Michael signed it in the second one. Picture #1 Picture #2 Special thanks to Lucothea for the pictures!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comMichael Scott has been making some appearances in the DC area for the last few days. Today you have two opportunities to meet him! First up, he'll be at Jabberwocky Children's Books @1PM EST. :MAP IT: Next, he'll be at Barnes and Noble #2238 @7PM EST. :MAP IT: If you're in the DC area you don't want to miss these events! And send us an email with a report from the event.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comLast December Michael Scott released the exclusive short story The Death of Joan of Arc based on The Secrets of the Nicholas Flamel series that was ONLY viewable by members of our forum for a very short time. The story was then re-released in May of this year for the week leading up to the release of The Necromancer, and then pulled offline indefinitely. Well... If you missed your chance to read this story, Michael has some great news for you! An excerpt from a post Michael made on the forum: On other news, the short story, The Death of Joan of Arc, which was posted here as a gift for members, will soon be available to buy. Delacorte will issue it as a digital only download in about two weeks for .99cent. Zephfire will have details in the next couple of days and will post them here. We'll have more information on this as it is available.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIf you're in the DC area today, be sure to stop by Politics & Prose bookstore tonight at 5:00pm for a special meet and greet with Michael Scott! Here's the details: Tuesday, July 27th @5pm Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 Event Details: In-store, public event including a reading, talk, Q&A, and signinghttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe people over at Suvudu.com were lucky enough to get an interview with Michael Scott at the San Diego Comic-Con. And they've even posted a video of the interview up on their site! Click here to see the interview. Special thanks to Suvudu for putting up this video!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe delay is almost over! The Necromancer The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel will be releasing in the UK in just 14 days! Along with the revamped covers of The Alchemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIn addition to Michael Scott appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday (see news post below), he will also serve as a special guest moderator at a spotlight presentation with fellow author Rick Riordan! Michael will also be signing immediately following the presentation. Here is the details: Rick Riordan Spotlight, Room 6A Sunday, July 25 PANEL: 10:00 am - 11:00 am SIGNING: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Join Michael Scott as he moderates a spotlight presentation on Rick Riordan. Send us and email if you attend this event!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIn addition to the San Diego Comic-Con appearance, Michael Scott will be making several stops near the end of July on the East Coast. Tuesday, July 27th @5pm Politics and Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008 Event Details: In-store, public event including a reading, talk, Q&A, and signing Wednesday, July 28th Boy Scouts of America 100th Jamboree event Event Details: Closed to the public Thursday, July 29th @1pm Jabberwocky 810 Caroline Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Event Details: In-store, public event Thursday, July 29th @7pm Barnes & Noble 7851 L. Tysons Corner Center Store #2238, Tyson’s Corner, VA Event Details: In-store, public event Be sure and send us an email if you attend one of these events!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIf you're headed to this years San Diego Comic-Con, you can see Michael Scott along with a panel of other writers! Thursday July 22nd, 10:30-11:30am The Power of Myth— Fantasy authors discuss claiming world mythology to shape one's own stories. Authors include Comic-Con special guest Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series), Amber Benson (the Calliope Reaper-Jones Novels), Esther Friesner (Sphinx's Princess), Thomas Greanias (The Promised War), Lev Grossman (The Magicians), Les Klinger (editor, The New Annotated Dracula), Seanan McGuire (the October Daye novels), Michael Scott (the Secret of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series), and Thomas Sniegoski (Where Angels Fear To Tread). Moderated by Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy. Room 24ABC Program Schedule Send us an email if you attend this event!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comUS bookstore chain, Borders, launches its eBookstore today with word that those who download their mobile app July 9-10 will receive 5 free best selling book titles! With one of those titles being The Alchemyst, Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel! Borders claims that they hope to capture 17% of the eBook market by this time next year. Their mobile app options are for the iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android. Thanks to Piers Scott for the tip.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comInternet book giant Amazon.com recently ranked The Necromancer, Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel as #1 on their Best Books of 2010... So Far for Teens! Granted this is a changing list throughout the year, but with the year half over and the book only having been out in the US for a little more then a month, its rather impressive! Congratulations Michael!!! :CLICK HERE: to see the list.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAs we've been reporting, the covers for the entire series are getting a revamping for the UK only. We now have a good look at the UK cover of The Alchemyst. :CLICK HERE: Below are the other covers of the series. UK - The Magician UK - The Sorceress UK - The Necromancer Hop over to the Forum and weigh in with your thoughts!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just got in some information about some release dates for the foreign translations The Necromancer: Germany - Spring 2011 France - September 2010 Holland - October 2010 The Sorceress: Italy - October 2010 And last on the list is a new translation to the series!! The Alchemyst: Russia - June 2010 More information about the world wide publishers can be located on our Publishers Page and on our Forum.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe previously told you that Random House has plans of bringing out a boxset of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, called The First Codex: Books 1-3. The first boxset will contain The Alchemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress. And is available for Pre-Order now via this LINK. We can also reveal what the box containing the books will look like! The First Codex Boxsethttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAs we've been reporting for a few months, the covers for the entire series are getting a revamping for the UK only. The other day we posted what the cover for The Necromancer will look like. We now can show you revamped covers for The Magician and The Sorceress!!! UK - The Magician UK - The Sorceress And in case you missed it: UK - The Necromancer Hop over to the Forum and weigh in with your thoughts!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Where's Michael? contest game has come to an end! Thank you all for participating! We randomly drew a winner from the pool of correct answers. And the winner is... Forum member Lucothea! Congratulations! The winner will receive a copy of The Necromancer signed by Michael Scott and a matching sports bottle! Special thanks to Random House for providing the prizes! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe posted a few weeks back that the reason for the delayed release of The Necromancer in the UK was due to Random House UK wanting to rework the covers of the series. We were able to exclusively reveal yesterday on our forum exactly what the new UK cover will look like! Click here to see it: Necromancer UK Cover Have some thoughts about the new cover you'd like to voice? Well, we have a few ways for you to do just that! Discuss the new cover on the official fan forum and vote in our newly posted Poll in the right hand column!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comBook retailer Barnes and Noble has placed The Necromancer: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel on their Teen Bestseller List! You can view the list online HERE. As well, Borders has The Necromancer on their Teen Bestseller list! You can view that list HERE Also, Barnes and Noble displayed The Necromancer in an image that went out in an advertisement email to its members! Thanks go to Jamie for catching it. You can view the image HERE.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comTime is running out!!! Have you figured out where Michael is being held? Need another clue? Well you're in luck! 17) Anne Boleyn's last place to stay, before her head was chopped away. Find all the info you need on our FORUMhttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just found out from Michael Scott that Random House will be releasing the first 3 books in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series in a box set this year! The set will contain The Alchemyst, The Magician, and The Sorceress and will be called: The First Codex. Interestingly enough, the box set is dated to be released on September 28th... Which just so happens to be the birthday of Michael Scott himself, and of course our very own alchemyst Nicholas Flamel! At this point we're not sure if there will be anything else included with the set, nor have we seen any artwork for the box. But, the news is very exciting! Pre-ordering is already active via this link: Pre-order The First Codexhttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comOk all you Humani, there is only a few days left in the hunt for Michael! Can you guess where he's being held captive??? 14) Executioner is ready, he makes the call, a Royal's head is about to fall. Find all the info you need on our FORUMhttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWith the recent release of The Necromancer, the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series has risen to #3 on the New York Times Best Seller Children Book Series List! See the full listing HERE Again, congratulations Michael!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just found out that the highly anticipated fourth book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series The Necromancer debuted at #20 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books List. In addition, it is #2 on the Indie Children's Interest Bestsellers List. Congratulations Michael!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAs part of our celebration of The Necromancer US release we are happy to say that we have a new competition for all our forum members! It's open worldwide, so it doesn't matter where you live! We have a SIGNED copy of The Necromancer and a matching sports drinking bottle for the winner, courtesy of Random House USA. What do you have to do? You have to find Michael! He's gone missing, presumed stolen by Dee's henchmen! They've hidden him somewhere in the world and it's your job to find him! Everyday on one of our social outlets will come a new clue to his location, the links are provided at the top of the right had column on the main page. There will be one clue every day, from June 1st up to and including June 20th. The link for entering your guess will be provided on June 19th. You may only enter once, so be very sure of your answer before you enter! The winner will be announced on June 21st... Litha... Unless of course the Dark Elders interfere! You are free to discuss the clues on our FORUMS, just no giving away what social outlet that day's clue is from, OR what the actual clue was! Happy Hunting! Today's clue is: 2) Here you'll find a Medieval man of tin, shiny outside, empty within!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comHere are Michael Scott's Blog Tour stop locations for this week! Be sure to check them all out to see what he has to say at each! Monday May 31st - Fantasy Book Critic Tuesday June 1st - Mundie Moms Wednesday June 2nd - Cleverly Inked Thursday June 3rd - Write for a Reader Friday June 4th - TBA http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comRecently we had a chance to do a VERY fun interview with Michael Scott to contribute to his Blog Tour for the release of The Necromancer. We asked Mr. Scott to answer a series of questions from the point of view of two of the series' most intriguing characters; Niccolo Machiavelli and Scathach! You can read the fun and insightful Q&A session here: Blog Tour Interview Special thanks to Michael Scott and Random House Children's Books. Enjoy!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe recently told you about Michael Scott doing a Blog Tour to promote the release of The Necromancer. You can follow this tour by using these links! Monday May 24th - Random Buzzers Tuesday May 25th - Teenreads Wednesday May 26th - Flamel's Immortal Portal (HERE) Thursday May 27th - BookDivas Friday May 28th - Suvudu Monday May 31st - Fantasy Book Critic Be sure and check these out and see what Michael has to say!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIf you live in the US or Canada, the fourth book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, The Necromancer releases TODAY!!! Here's some helpful links to assist you in purchasing this book! (hint, hint) Hardcover eBook Unabridged Compact Disc Unabridged Audiobook Download We hope you all enjoy your day(s) of reading!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comI am very pleased to bring all you loyal Humani the world over some amazing news from Michael Scott himself! Today, May 25th, The Necromancer is published in the US. This is the fourth book in the 6 book sequence which, so far, comprises of 1611 manuscript pages and 390,523 words. When I set out to begin this series, somehow I could never see this far ahead and yet, now I am deep into the Warlock and suddenly the end is in sight. Very early on, in late September 2008, I was approached by Zephfire and asked if I would mind if some fans created a forum based around the Flamel series. I was flattered (as every writer should be when people want to talk about their books!) and on the 2nd October 2008 I became (after Jules) the second member of the forum. Today we have just over 1500 members, and there have been over 41,000 posts right across the forum threads. I have been thrilled with the enthusiasm, the excitement and energy which greets each new topic. I am always delighted when I find someone researching their way to the truth and I am incredibly pleased when some event or character in the books send a forum member off on their own research. I drop into the forum almost every day and now count the forum mods amongst my friends. Knowing that the forum is a safe place for readers of all ages is incredibly important to me and to the mods also, and they work hard to ensure that the forum is both generous and welcoming to everyone. We are, I am pleased to say, flame free. I am sometimes asked what will happen to the forum when the Flamel series finishes. The forum is not going to go away. The last Flamel, The Enchantress, will be published in hard back in 2012, then in paperback in the USA in 2013, and then foreign editions will continue to appear for years afterward. And of course, the new series, The Earthlords, is on the way. There have been hints in the series about the Earthlords and some bigger clues in The Necromancer. There is lots to come. The Portal and forum have always been the number one fansite, but today, on the launch of The Necromancer, as a way of saying thank you to everyone for their support, I am declaring Flamel's Immortal Portal, the only OFFICIAL fan site of the series. A big thank you to everyone for reading, writing, debating, arguing and supporting. You - all of you, mods and members - have made this happen. With best wishes, Michael Thank you Mr. Scott for your very kind words! We would not be here without your support, and we applaud you for your continued commitment to your fans! And a very special thank you to all the Humani who visit this site on a daily basis! You are clearly some of the best behaved and engaging fans out there! And now... Our NEW logo to go along with our Official status!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comMichael Scott has graciously extended the time that you will be able to read the short side story "The Death of Joan of Arc" by a week. Now closing on June 1st, the story is only available to forum members. If you are having trouble finding the story follow these steps: 1) You MUST be a forum member! Sign up :HERE: 2) After your forum membership is approved, find the Members Only section of the forum, where there is a post entitled "The Death of Joan of Arc, Exclusive short story" (Or click :HERE:) 3) Follow the information in that post to register to view the story. You MUST supply your forum log-in name and the email address you used to sign-up on the forums with. 4) Wait for your log-in to view the story to be approved by one of our Admins (it should not take very long to be approved if you have entered all of the required information correctly, but please bare in mind that we are not online 24/7) 5) Keep checking back at the page where you signed up for the story until you have been granted access! Pretty simple right? Happy reading!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comUnless you've been living in some distant Shadowrealm, I don't need to remind you that THE NECROMANCER is releasing in the US and Canada TOMORROW!!! Our friends down under won't have to wait long, as the Australian release is slated for June 1st. Our friends across the pond have a bit longer though... The UK release is set for August 5th. (read our news archives for the reason of the delay)http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comEarlier we posted the incorrect date for Michael Scott's Blog Tour stop here at Flamel's Immortal Portal! The correct day is Wednesday May 26th! The day AFTER The Necromancer releases in the US. Sorry for the miss communication, but this will still be a DON'T MISS event!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comMichael Scott recently told us that he is planning a Blog Tour to promote the release of the 4th book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, "The Necromancer"! We're very pleased to announce that Random House have selected Flamel's Immortal Portal to not only be one of Michael's tour stops, but that we will be kicking this tour off by being the first stop on his multi-site tour! Be sure to check back here on Wednesday May 26th (CORRECTION!!!) to read our special interview. We're sure it will be full of surprises! This from Random House: "From critically acclaimed author Michael Scott comes THE NECROMANCER, the greatly anticipated fourth book in the six-part series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. This internationally-known series is regarded for its ability to pique readers interest while introducing them to famous historical and mythological figures weaving history, mystery and magic together seamlessly. In THE NECROMANCER Michael Scott brings his edge-of-your-seat adventure and meticulous research to a new level, taking fans on a ride full of excitement, surprises, and unexpected twists that will leave them satisfied and hungry for the next installment."http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe are almost a week away from the highly anticipated 4th book in "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series, The Necromancer! So, I thought I'd take a second and run down all the fun stuff happening in the next week. "The Death of Joan of Arc" Last December Michael Scott released an exclusive short story based on "The Secrets of the Nicholas Flamel" series and centered around two of it's most popular characters. Well, Mr. Scott has decided to re-open the viewing of that story again for a VERY short time! Starting TOMORROW May 18th and closing on May 25th. You won't want to miss it! You must be a forum member to view the story, all the information you need is :HERE:. A Quote a Day in May We hope you all have been enjoying the exclusive quotes from The Necromancer that Michael Scott has been releasing on our forums! He'll still be releasing a quote everyday until the 25th! You can find them :HERE:! You must be a forum member. Predictions Podcast On the latest episode of Awakenings: iPredict, we break down our predictions for The Necromancer and make lots of crazy, wild and insane assumptions! It is a DON'T miss episode for sure! New Female Immortal Poll As you can see from the poll in the right hand column, Cleopatra is clearly everyone's favorite choice for a new female Immortal Humani in the series! Do you think the majority is right??? Weigh in by placing your vote! Faxo Best Fansite Award We'd like to thank everyone that voted for us in the Best Fansite category on Faxo.com. The voting ended last night and we finished at #31!!! That is rather impressive as we earned over 600 votes from you Humani! So again a BIG thank you! Keep an eye out for more exciting things to come! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Portal is in the running for the Faxo.com Best Fansite Award! The voting for the award is open to the public, and you can place a new vote every 20 minutes! So, please jump over and show us some love by casting your vote our way as many times as you possibly can! Click :HERE: to vote! Thanks for those who have voted!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Necromancer clock is ticking fast as the release date draws ever closer. The first secrets are being whispered about in the Dark Elder's Shadowrealm, and Michael Scott has some clues to be revealed over the coming weeks to help you try and guess some of the twists, turns and secrets that await you in the coming book... Do you dare to watch? CLUE #5 Watch the clue, then jump over to our FORUMS and tell us what you think!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comFor all you Humani in Australia, who have been waiting to hear when you're getting The Necromancer after the shake up of the world release dates, you're wait is now over!!! According to Random House AU the 4th book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series is scheduled to release on June 1st, 2010! Follow the link to order yours! Also, :CLICK HERE: to see a hi-res version of the AU cover!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIt was just announced via Michael Scott's twitter that Random House is releasing an online game centered around the Flamel series! Click here to play the Quest For The Codex game!!! Similar happened last year with The Alchemyst online game. I hope you all enjoy the game, and jump on the forums here after you play to let everyone know how you liked it! BTW... The Necromancer is 20 days away!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comTo celebrate this month being the much anticipated US release of The Necromancer, we've updated the Portal and Forums with a new aura color to match the new book's theme! As was before, the center shields right above this post will let you choose which aura color you would like to view the Portal in! You can switch back and forth at any time you like! You may also notice that now The Alchemyst shield is active for selecting! We hope you enjoy the new colors! And if you have time, please visit the forums and let us know all about it! Also, if you weren't with us for the build up to The Sorceress's release this time last year, you will have missed Michael Scott releasing a teaser "Quote of the Day". He has very graciously decided to repeat that again this year, with The Necromancer! Starting May 1st and leading up to the release date (May 25th) there will be a new quote revealed! You can ONLY see these quotes if you're a member of our FORUMS. So, if you haven't signed up... Now is the perfect time! Speaking of the perks that our forum members have... For those of you that weren't with us last December, Michael Scott released an exclusive short story based on "The Secrets of the Nicholas Flamel" series and centered around two of it's most popular characters. Well, Mr. Scott has decided to re-open the viewing of that story again for a VERY short time! Starting May 18th and closing on May 25th. You won't want to miss it! If that's not enough motivation to join our forums, I don't know what is! If you are a fan of the Awakenings Podcast, you won't want to miss this months episode where we discuss our predictions for the coming book and a little about how the rest of the series may play out! Be sure and check out our new Poll in the right hand column! One of those options is indeed a new character that will appear in The Necromancer... Can you guess which one it is? We'd like to thank all you Humani that regularly visit this site and our forums! This should be a fun and exciting month!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Necromancer clock is ticking fast as the release date draws ever closer. The first secrets are being whispered about in the Dark Elder's Shadowrealm, and Michael Scott has some clues to be revealed over the coming weeks to help you try and guess some of the twists, turns and secrets that await you in the coming book... Do you dare to watch? CLUE #4 Watch the clue, then jump over to our FORUMS and tell us what you think!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comToday marks the release of the 3rd book in "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series, The Sorceress in paperback. If you've been waiting on the paperback edition to pick this book up, now is your chance! Visit our Books Page and follow the links to purchase this book online. Also of note, we are less then a month away from the release of The Necromancer!!! Be sure to check back in just a few days to see some of the "changes" we have in store to celebrate the release!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just learned, via forum post from Michael Scott, that The Necromancer release date for the UK has been pushed back from May 25th to August 5th! Historically the UK release date has been later then the US date, but here's a bit of insight from Michael himself on the reason for the delay! I have just learned... that the UK publication dates of The Necromancer in hardback (and possibly The Sorceress in paperback, though this is unclear), have been changed to the 5th August. USA, Canada and Australia dates still remain at 25th May. The new UK August dates are to accommodate the relaunch of the series in England and Ireland with new covers. The plans is to rejacket the existing titles with a new style cover treatment, and launch The Necromancer at the same time with the new style cover. ~ Michael Hopefully soon we'll get a peek at what all the revamped covers will look like! Well for all humani in USA, Canada or Australia, the The Necromancer is 35 days away!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comEarlier tonight Random House surprisingly released the first 5 chapters of the 4th installment to The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, The Necromancer! You can freely read them by following this link! Chapters 1-5 BUT! Please understand that this is the actual chapters from the book and thus contain spoilers!!! Read at your own risk! Enjoy!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIf you've been waiting for the paperback edition of The Sorceress, you're wait is almost over! In just 2 weeks on April 27th, it will be available. Follow the links on our Books Page to pre-order your copy now!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Necromancer clock is ticking fast as the release date draws ever closer. The first secrets are being whispered about in the Dark Elder's Shadowrealm, and Michael Scott has some clues to be revealed over the coming weeks to help you try and guess some of the twists, turns and secrets that await you in the coming book... Do you dare to watch? CLUE #3 Watch the clue, then jump over to our FORUMS and tell us what you think!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Necromancer clock is ticking fast as the release date draws ever closer. The first secrets are being whispered about in the Dark Elder's Shadowrealm, and Michael Scott has some clues to be revealed over the coming weeks to help you try and guess some of the twists, turns and secrets that await you in the coming book... Do you dare to watch? CLUE #2http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comJust in case you weren't around yesterday for the Dark Elder take over of our site, I documented it for future reference. You can see it here Not to worry though, I've regained control and things should be back to normal. For now anyways...http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comRandom House has just opened up pre-ordering for The Necromancer, the 4th book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series! Jump over to Teens@Random website to place your order. Or, follow the links provided on our Books Page. **EDIT** Only 60 days to go!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAs being reported here: GalleyCat "In addition, some literary Twitter writers won community-nominated awards. Literary news guru Jose Afonso Furtado won the Shorty Award for the Publishing category. Author Michael Scott won the Books category, and finally, designer Stephen Tiano won the Book Design category." Congratulations on the win Michael!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just found out that The Alchemyst has been nominated for the Iowa Teen Award 2010-2011! CLICK HERE to see the full list of nominees. (Adobe Reader is required) A little information about the award: Early teens in Iowa, grades 6-9, are encouraged to participate in the Iowa Teen Award program. Participating students read books from an annual list of books and vote for their favorite title. From August through April, students are ask to read as many books from the list as they like. Students who read at least two books from the list are eligible to vote for the one they think should be this year's Iowa Teen Award winner. These votes are tallied state wide and the book with the most votes is declared the Iowa Teen Award winner for that year. We hope that the IEMA Iowa Teen Award program will stimulate the interest of young teens in literature written for them. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Necromancer clock is ticking fast as the release date draws ever closer. The first secrets are being whispered about in the Dark Elder's Shadowrealm, and Michael Scott has some clues to be revealed over the coming weeks to help you try and guess some of the twists, turns and secrets that await you in the coming book... Do you dare to watch? CLUE #1http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comA new year is underway and a new installment of our favorite series will be with us in May when The Necromancer gets it's release! We all love our books and the places they take us to in our imaginations! It is with that in mind that we've decided to adopt a charity for the year, we've chosen to adopt the Book Wish Foundation. Their purpose is to build libraries in the refugee camps in war torn Darfur for all the children (and adults too!) to give them a little haven away from their suffering, and to encourage and maintain literacy. There are a couple of ways you can help us support their great work: You can blog about it, Tweet about it, let all your Myspace and Facebook friends know about it and tell your friends at school about it. Every time you help spread the word it helps more people find out about them. The second way you can help is through their Buy A Brick campaign, each brick costs just $2, to do that just click on the donate a brick button located to the right, or :CLICK HERE:. You can even donate a brick in memory of someone, or to honor someone. If you'd like to honor someone, they will send the person you wish to honor an email if you provide them with the details. They need 5,000 bricks to build a library big enough to hold 5,000 books which will serve a 20,000-30,000 person camp. If you'd like to read more about the project and see other ways that you could help support their cause then go to Book Wish Foundation. You can also follow them on Twitter (@bookwish), Myspace and Facebook. If you are one of our younger members please make sure to show your parents the information if you would like to be involved! Thanks!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com"The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations on Twitter. These unique awards are for the Twitter community, by the Twitter community. Online voting is public and democratic, culminating in an awards ceremony that recognizes the winners" Michael Scott has been nominated for a Shorty Award in the Books category! If you have a Twitter account, please jump over and send in a vote HERE!!! Follow FlamelsPortal while you're there! *hint hint* :UPDATE: You can also vote for FlamelsPortal by using #fansites as the category!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comMichael Scott recently posted in our forums that the UK paperback covers will be getting a revamping and be relaunched later this year! "The Necromancer will be the last book published with this jacket treatment in the UK. The paperbacks of the first three books in the series will be relaunched with new cover treatments in August of this year, and then the paperback of Necromancer will follow in the new jacket style next year. I have seen some jacket treatments, but nothing has been finalized. ~ Michael" We're not sure what the reasons are for the revamped covers, but only time will tell what the new covers will look like!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just been informed that teenreads.com, in association with the Children's Book Council, have released a list of nominees for the 2010 Teen Choice Book of the Year award. And The Sorceress is on the list!! And of course being a choice award, YOU get to vote! This first stage of voting is to condense the large list down to only the Top 5 books. Then a new voting will open and the ultimate winner selected. So, please jump over and vote for your Top 5 favorite books of 2009! And obviously, if you're reading this, The Sorceress will be on your list! *CLICK HERE TO VOTE* You must enter your name and email address, then type The Sorceress in one of the Favorite Title boxes (you have to enter 5 titles) and then submit! Thank you for your support!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll of us at the Portal would like to wish you all a very happy and safe New Year! The cast of the Awakenings podcast has even thrown together a very special minicast for you all, to say thanks for a great year! Special Episode 13.5 Thank you all for being the great fans that you are!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll of us here at Flamel's Immortal Portal would like to wish each and every one of you a safe and happy holiday season!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll of us at the Portal would like to wish our favorite twins Josh and Sophie Newman a Happy 18th Birthday!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comHello all you loyal Humani! If you've listened to this months episode of Awakenings, then you heard Michael say that he has a special surprise for all the members of our forums!!! (and if you didn't listen... What are you waiting for??) Michael has written a side story that revolves around Scathach, and he has called it The Death of Joan of Arc. There is one requirement to receiving this present though... You must be a Registered Member of Flamel's Secret forums to read it! More information about gaining access to the story can be found in the Members Only section of the forums. So, if you're not a forum member... Better go and get signed up quick! The story will be here on December 25th!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe just posted this months episode of Awakenings, titled "Great Scott!" In this very special episode we are lucky enough to have a Q&A session with author Michael Scott, asking all the questions that you sent in over the last month! Along with some great answers, Mr. Scott was kind enough to throw in some exclusive snippets from The Necromancer! This is a don't miss episode for all fans of the series! You can download this episode directly from our site :HERE: Or, subscribe to us on iTunes :HERE: (you must have iTunes on your computer for this link to work) If you like what you hear, please drop us a vote over at Podcast Alley!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe deadline for the prize drawings from our first ever online quest "The Apprentice" is quickly approaching!!! This coming Sunday (Dec. 20th) at Noon is the deadline for entries! You HAVE to complete the quest to be entered in the drawings. If you are having trouble, or are stuck, there are some really great hints located in the members only section of our Forums! Don't delay! There are some really amazing prizes up for grabs! Good Luck!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com200 players from 46 countries have played The Apprentice so far!!! There's room for more, please post our link on your Facebooks, Myspaces etc and Twitter users please use the hashtag #flamelsapprentice and the tiny url http://tinyurl.com/yg2zwcr Thank you for all your support! And happy playing!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe have just been told by Michael Scott that he has just inked a new movie deal regarding the "Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" series!!! Michael has told us that he is teaming up with Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (IMDB page)to bring the book series to life on the big screen! Michael will serve as Executive Producer on the films. Di Bonaventura is fresh off producing two of this summer's biggest films in Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe. With this news we can certainly expect this to be a big budget film that will get a lot of attention from the movie industry! This is truly exciting news for all Humani! Congratulations Michael! Visit our forum page where Michael first posted the news :HERE: Variety is reporting :HERE:http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe time is now!!! The Quest is LIVE!!! Are you ready to become The Apprentice??? Test your skills, and your brain. There are prizes to be won, and bragging rights to gain. :CLICK HERE: to enter the quest! Or just click the logo to the right. Need some hints? Come and visit our forums where we will be handing out tips... But, you must be a member to see them! :CLICK HERE:http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comSuite101.com recently asked themselves a question "What to read after Percy Jackson?" Their answer? The Alchemyst!!! Here's a glimpse: "Fans of Percy Jackson might wonder what this has to do with the world of mythology. What seems like a straightforward fantasy novel is in fact a carefully constructed web of international mythology that might not be as straight forward as Percy Jackson, but only adds to the mysteries created inside the books." Click :HERE: to read the entire articlehttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll this week we have teased you about what in the world The Apprentice could possibly be! Well, now the Secrets are out and its almost time for your Quest to begin!!! Do you have what it takes to become... "The Apprentice" ??? Find out on 11.16.2009http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAnother update to the mystery surrounding what The Apprentice could possibly be... This is a big CLUE.... What is this???http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comA few weeks ago we asked if you had ever wanted to be an Apprentice... Well, the time is almost upon us and your opportunity is close at hand... Do you have what it takes to become... The Apprentice??? Find out on 11.16.09http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've been getting reports that last nights edition (11/4/09) of the game show Jeopardy! had a question regarding the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series!! If any humani out there saw this episode, and remember exactly how the question was worded, please drop us an email! *UPDATE* The Portals own Jamie uncovered the information on this question! "the clue was the $1,000 clue in the Teen Lit category The Answer: In "The Sorceress", and "The Alchemyst" Twin teens Sophie and Josh Newman help this immortal magician battle foes. Question: Who is Nicholas Flamel?" Thanks Jamie! *UPDATE #2* In addition to Jamie finding the question, I found this website that tracks the Jeopardy games and questions! You can see the game board for yourself :HERE:http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comInternet giant Amazon.com recently put together their customer picks for the Best Books of 2009 Top 10 Children's Books: Middle Readers. And, not surprisingly, The Sorceress ranks in the Top Ten, coming in at number 7! See the full list by following this link: *Best Books of 2009 List*http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe have a very special episode of the Awakenings Podcast scheduled for December! Michael Scott has graciously agreed to hold a fan Question and Answer session with us! Leading up to this episode we'll be taking your questions and getting them all together and ready to fire them away at Michael. So get you thinking caps on and get your questions ready. We have set up 3 ways to send your questions in: 1) By email to askmichael@flamels-immortal-portal.com 2) Voicemail your questions via Skype to the user name awakeningspodcast 3) By leaving a post in this forum topic Ask Michael This should truly be a "don't miss" episode!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just been told that TODAY Michael Scott will be appearing on KFAI Radio, 90.3-106.7 FM Minneapolis-St Paul. The great thing is that you can stream this interview LIVE from their website here: Write On Radio! The show will start at 11am CST (Noon EST). And will be available for download within 2 hours of the end of the show. The file will be on archive for at least 2 weeks after that. After the show is available for download we'll update this post with a link. EDIT: Here is the link to the download file Archive Stream http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comOne year ago today we opened up this site to bring you, the fans of this great series, a place to come and share your thoughts and theories! At the time with only a few pages and our forum... Now, with your help we've grown to a proportion that we didn't think possible! On behalf of all the Staff Members, I'd like to say Thank You for your continued support and we hope you have enjoyed this past year with us! Looking forward, we have a lot of things in the works for you! This next year will be a tremendous one indeed! PS: Have you ever wanted to be an Apprentice...?http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe have received some updated tour information, including; dates, addresses, and contact numbers! Thanks to Zephfire for posting up all this information on the forum! Click here to see if Michael is stopping at a shop near you! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAs you all probably know by now, today is Michael Scott's birthday! All of the staff here on the Portal would like to wish you the best today, and we thank you for all your support and these great books!!! Breithla shona duit Also, today in 1330 was born a man that we have all been following on this amazing adventure, Nicholas Flamel! Belatedly, yesterday was also a very special birthday for our team. Jules (zephfire) celebrated her ?? birthday on Sunday! (Sorry, I can't reveal her age as I fear for my life lol) http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comVery recently Random House updated their The Necromancer page with a synopsis of the upcoming book! There are some really interesting revelations in there worth taking a look at! Here's a quick piece: "But for his plan to work, he must raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead. For that, he'll have to train a necromancer. And the twins of legend will make the perfect pupils." Read the full synopsis on our books page here: The Necromancer Then come to the forums and discuss it with us!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe have some confirmed US Tour Dates and Locations! If you're in the area please make the trip to meet Michael Scott! Connecticut R J Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT 06443 Saturday, October 24th at 4-30pm You can reserve a seat to this FREE event by clicking this link: RJ Julia website Chicago Anderson's Book Shop Naperville IL October 27th at 7pm Call 630-355-2665 for ticket details Visit Anderson's Bookshop website Texas Texas Book Festival Austin, Texas Oct 31st- Nov 1st Visit Texas Book Festival website Philadelphia 2009 NCTE Annual Convention - USBBY Co-Sponsored Session Pennsylvania Convention Center, Sunday November 22nd, 11-30am Visit the USBBY websitehttp://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comA few weeks ago Random House released the cover of Book 4, The Necromancer, with a release date of April 27th, 2010. A few days later the page was pulled down. Now the page is back up with the same cover image as before, but with a new release date! May 25th, 2010 May has mainly been the release month for the entire series. If you haven't seen the cover, please check it out on our Books page: 'The Necromancer' http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comRandom House has recently sent out a newsletter email that contained some pretty good information about Josh & Sophie Newman! "10 Things You Never Knew About The Twins" Although... If you've been paying attention in the books, some of this you already knew! If you'd like to sign up to get the newsletter emails from Random House, follow this link :CLICK HERE: and choose "Strangelands SciFi Fantasy" as the newsletter you want to recieve.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe voting for the 2009 Auricle Awards is now closed. Thanks for your participation, we had a great turn out of voters that exceeded our expectations! Don't forget to tune into the September 15th episode of Awakenings to hear the results! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com**UPDATE** Recently we reported that Random House had released the cover of the next book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, The Necromancer. That page has now been removed from Random House's website. We're not sure at this time if the cover was released in error, but you can see an image of the cover that was released by visiting our Books page here: 'Click Here to see the Cover' That page also claimed a release date of April 27th, 2010.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comOn the September 15th episode of the Awakenings Podcast, we will be hosting our 1st annual award show in honor of our special September birthdays; Michael Scott, Nicholas Flamel, and Zephfire (Jules). During the entire month of August, you will be able to cast your vote in a series of polls representing each award category. Please make your selections by August 31st, because the fans decide the winners of the awards! Then be sure to listen to the very special Episode #10, when the portalcasters are joined by other staff members to announce the winners! You'll be sure to experience fun, laughter and a few surprises during the awards show. Click Here or the button in the right column to make your vote count!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThanks to Gail, from Anderson's Bookshop, we now can confirm the date and location of one of Michael Scott's appearances in the Chicago area! Tues. Oct. 27th at 7PM Anderson's Bookshop Naperville IL Call 630-355-2665 for ticket details If you live near the Chicago area please try to attend!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just received a list of Michael Scott's US tour stops for this fall! No dates are available at this time, but we'll update you when they are! There should be more stops to come, but this is the starting list! Starting around mid October: Washington, DC Philadelphia - (Nov 19-24) New York Connecticut Pittsburgh Chicago Minneapolis Austin Book Festival Hopefully you can make it to one of these cities! Also, some of our very own staff members will be attending a few of these events! We'll let you know as the time draws closer!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comI know you've all been itching to go posting crazy with Sorceress talk... Well, the time has come! The embargo on The Sorceress spoilers has been lifted on the Flamel's Secret forums. If you haven't done so already, we'd like to invite you to hop over and sign up on our forums. There you'll find all the lat theories, discoveries, and revelations! Happy posting!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've just received some book release date information that some of you Flamel fans from other countries may be intered in! Thanks to Jocelyn at Random House USA! "The British edition (of THE SORCERESS), which will be exported to India, will be available on June 25th. Roca Editorial's Spanish edition of THE SORCERESS is publishing Fall 2009. The French edition of THE MAGICIAN just released in January 2009, so I believe THE SORCERESS will be available early Spring 2010. The German edition is scheduled to publish in Spring 2010, possibly in January."http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Sorceress, the 3rd book in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, debuted at Number 5 on the New York Times B Sellers List, under the Children's Series Books category!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAfter locking down the forums for the release of The Sorceress, to prevent the spread of spoilers, they are back online and ready for your thoughts and theories! So, please jump over and start posting! If you haven't taken the time to join our forum, now would be the perfect opportunity! Not only do we have some really intering theorizing... But, there is also special content rricted for forum members only! Plus, you can directly ask Michael Scott quions regarding the series! Please keep in mind, in respect to our members in other countries, please keep your Sorceress talk to the "Sorceress - I'm Finished" thread. Thanks for your cooperation, and happy posting! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWell it's here! May 26th, the long awaited release of the 3rd book in The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series releases today in the US. If you don't have your copy yet... you can get it at the following links! Get it online: From any of these fine retailers eBook: Random House Audio Download: iTunes (must have iTunes installed) We can't wait to hear all your new thoughts and theories once our forum re-opens! Happy Reading! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAmazon.com has put up it's "Summer Reading for Kids &amp Teens" list and it looks like The Sorceress is one of the front runners! They have it at the top of the page before the categories even start!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe learned that today The Alchemyst section of dillonscott.com, the official site of Michael Scott, got a face lift with some new graphics and pages! The new pages look great, and we even get a mention on the Links and Contacts pages! Please take a second and jump over to take a look! And, shoot us and email or post in the forums to give us your thoughts!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comVery recently internet book giant Amazon.com conducted an interview with Michael Scott! The interview is a great read, with some really good quions and answers! There is even mention of Flamel's Immortal Portal in there! And we'd all like to thank Michael for his kind words concerning us and the connection he has with his fans here. Thank you! Please take a few minutes and check it out! Below are locations that the interview can be found: Click here for Omnivoracious Amazon blog Click here for Shelfari blog http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comEDIT - The free eBook offer of "The Alchemyst" is now over. Hope you all were able to download your copy! Thanks to Random House for making it available! Off to the right there you will see two one new button. ----> The first of which will bring you to the page where you can download your very own eBook version of "The Alchemyst" for FREE! The second is a link to "The Alchemyst Game" where you can take the Challenges of the Elder and see if you've got what it takes to be Awakened! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comTo celebrate this month being the US release of The Sorceress, we've updated the Portal and Forums with a new aura color to stay current! But... You may notice the 3 center shields right above this post! Those will let you choose which aura color you would b like to view the site in! You can switch back and forth at any time! And don't worry, The Alchemyst theme will be available shortly! We hope you enjoy the new colors! And if you have time, please visit the forums and let us know all about it! Also keep an eye out in our 'Member's Only' area of the forum for some exclusive information! So if you aren't a member yet, now's the time to sign up! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll Humani can feel the rippling effects of the impending release of The Sorceress less then a month away... Flamel's Immortal Portal has been experiencing some early tremors that have rocked the sites foundation and shorted out its auric powers... The race is on to save the site before it crashes around us... Be here at Noon on May 1st to witness the rebirth of the only site dedicated to deciphering The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe have just learned that fans of the Flamel series can (for a limited time) download an e-book (pdf format) copy of The Alchemyst completely free of charge! We hope you all will take advantage of this special offer and enjoy your downloaded copy! You can get it free by following the link below!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe've been told that there will be a short trailer, promoting the Flamel series, showing in theaters across select markets throughout the USA from May 1st to May 7th prior to the showing of the new Wolverine film! In total 202 theaters over 10 major cities! Some theaters will also have a Limited Edition "Sorceress" postcard available for you to pick up free of charge! If anyone does happen to see the trailer and pick up one of the postcards please send us an email and let us know what you think! Images of the postcard would be great too! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comFor those of you that haven't picked up a copy of the second book of "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel", now's your chance to get your hands on the paperback version.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Alchemyst online game has launched! We hope you really enjoy it! Are you ready for the challenges of The Alchemyst, The Magician, The Sorceress and the Dark Elder? After your first three challenges are complete you'll be told what color your aura is... Don't forget to come onto the forums and tell us what color aura you have! We have a special thread open for the game! There's also a drawing to win some great prizes, we wish you luck in the drawing... If you win anything, please send us photos of your prize so we can post for all to see! Follow the below link to t your aura!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThis is a special note about our current poll (that thing over to the right below the "Site Updates"). "Which writer will wee see as a character in The Sorceress?" This quion was provided to us by Mr. Michael Scott himself, and one of those choices is actually the RIGHT ANSWER! Can you guess which one? The answer will be revealed when you read The Sorceress when it comes out on May 26th. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe recently found out that The Magician has been nominated for the Irish Book of the Year Award, under the The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children's Book of the Year - Snr category. The nominees are selected by a panel of judges, BUT the voting is open to the public! The Alchemyst was nominated last year, but sadly did not win. This year lets show Michael our support and GO VOTE!!! It only takes a second and if we all band together and let or voice be heard, maybe we can put this great award in Michael's hands. The voting is now open, and remember it's under The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Book of the Year category. Just click the second [+expand] link to view the nominees and cast your vote.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe just learned that The Alchemyst was nominated and WON the Rhode Island Teen Book Award for 2009! The nominee list was composed of 20 books, published between 2006 & 2008, that were selected by the Rhode Island Teen Book Award Committee based on their lite. Previous winners include Twilight and Eragon. Congratulations Michael!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAnd we have a winner! It was a very close race between Bookmark #1 and #3, but in the end Bookmark #1 edged out the victory with 37% of your votes! Thank you all very much for participating. Remember, if you plan on attending any of Michael Scott's tour dates, please look for our bookmark and get one for yourself! A special thanks to Roxy and Jeff for making the winning bookmark! All the other bookmarks will be shortly added to the Gallery section, you can download and print them for your personal use. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comEpisode 4 of our monthly podcast show "Awakenings", will be releasing on the 15th and we'll be dissecting the book covers for hints, clues and hidden images... Nothing new there you say? Well, here's the b part! Mr. Michael Scott will be making a very special appearance on this episode to answer some of our quions about the covers! This episode is a must hear!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAccording to yesterday's edition of Crackers, from The Malta Independent Online. Crackers is a weekly article that covers a wide range of topics. The Malta Independent is a newspaper in Malta, an island off the coast of Italy.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comA few of the team members here at The Portal have used their design skills to create some bookmarks. We are just having a tough time deciding which one of them we want to actually produce, so we are leaving that decision up to you! Voting is simple just Click Here and then choose your favorite. Or you can click on that big old link to the right...Nope a little higher...There you go, right above the "Site Updates". Cast your vote by March 4th, and the winner will be announced on the March 15th podcast! And if all goes well, in the future this could be opened up as a design competition for all humani and elders alike! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comFor the last month you voted in our poll to choose a name for the fandom. Well, your voice was heard! While Humani was the early front runner, Awakened and Flammortals slowly started to close the gap as the poll drew to a close. But in the end, Humani was the clear winner with 38% of your votes. Awakened edged out second place with 28%. Flammortals, while for most of the poll was tied with Awakened, dropped into third receiving 24%. And last but not least, Auricles with 11%. Click here to view the results. Thank you all for voting! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.com*The errors have been somewhat fixed on Random House's website* The new book description from Random House for The Sorceress was posted in the "Books" section here the other day. It had some obvious errors. On the forums, Michael Scott addressed the errors and gave some corrections.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comPublishers Weekly highlights The Sorceress audiobook as one of the best childrens audiobooks releasing this spring! The audiobook is schedule to release on May 26th by Listening Library.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comUPDATE: And the winner is... forum member Bilibulug! Congratulations! The winner was randomly selected from all the correct entries by Michael himself.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe wanted to remind everyone that the Treasure Hunt competition is nearly over! If you want to have a chance to win the special surprise prize from Michael Scott then you have just one week left to get your entry in!The cont ends TOMORROW January 31st.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comMichael was active on the forums over the weekend and confirmed that The Sorceress is indeed finished and has been delivered for editing and printing!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comHappy New Year to you and yours from all of us and ours! Here's hoping you have a safe and healthy one! Cheers! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comIt's the giving season, to mark that and celebrate that our favourite twins, Sophie and Josh Newman had their 17th birthday earlier this week, we have organized a treasure hunt for you on our forum and this website. There will be 9 birthday and twin related icons hidden in posts on the forum and one on the Portal, find them all and be in with the chance to win a surprise exclusive prize from Michael Scott! Have fun, good luck..and Happy Holidays! The icons you will be looking for are (and this news update is NOT part of the hunt!) - And don't forget about the birthday hat hidden somewhere on this site! All you have to do is send - What icon Where you found it Who posted it ("Edited by...") And send a PM to one of the Admins/Moderators. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll of us at the Portal would like to wish our favorite twins Josh and Sophie Newman a Happy 17th Birthday!!!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comAll of us here at Flamel's Immortal Portal would like to wish each and every one of you a safe and happy holiday season! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comlohud.com (New York's Lower Hudson Valley) recently rated The Magician as One of the Year's Best Books! As selected by a panel of experts including authors, reporters, librarians and readers.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comToday we received a message from Michael Scott. Apparently, there have been some fake Michael's running around book forums and blogs. Click here to find out what Michael has to say about it. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe now have our first Musings post. It comes in the form of a Fan Fiction called "The Iron Flame" written by Jeff Smith (Hitmanjls). It will be released chapter by chapter as he finishes them. Check out chapter 1 and be sure to click on the Comments link and email him some feedback. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Kansas City Star recently picked it's Noteworthy Books of 2008. And The Magician was ranked as one of the top 10 Children's Book of the year!http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe at the portal are excited about the up and coming release of "Awakenings", the first podcast dedicated to deciphering The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel and awakening the magic in all of you. Check out the podcast page for a special sneak preview! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comHe even gave us an exclusive snippet from The Sorceress! Visit the forums to check it out, or you can see it on our Books page. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe have been forwarded a link to a very recent video interview that Michael Scott did with "Fast Forward: Contemporary Science Fiction" If you pay close attention you might even pick up one or two spoilers! It's a very good interview, so please give it a look.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe new poll is now up and running (finally) So tell us what you think of our friend(????) Nicholas Flamel. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe Wallpaper section of our Gallery is up and started out with a couple of great desktop wallpapers created by our own Hitmanjls and Bellus Stella. Great work you two! They come in the options of two sizes depending on your display settings. Click on the one that fits you b then right click > Set as Desktop. Enjoy! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe now have a Submit News feature. Just click the link at the bottom of the News and Updates section and send us any leads you find regarding The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comWe here at The Portal want to wish everyone a safe, magical and HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comI'd like to take a minute and give everyone a brief introduction to our wonderful staff here at Flamel's Immortal Portal - Our Founder and Creative Czar Zephfire Co-Owner and Graphics Guru Hitmanjls Webmaster and Code Whisperer Godsryche Encyclopedia and Historical Oracle LunaAquaVirgo Communicator and Sound Sorceress Spacecadet Graphics Supporter and Pixel Princess Bellus Stella On behalf of all of us, I welcome you to our site and thank you for your patronage! For more info on us please check out our Contacts page. http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comLooking for a good book? Consider your favorite computer or video game. Consultant Beth Gallaway says games are "just another format to tell a story. ... They have plot, setting and characters." Therefore, a favorite game title might help in finding a favorite book. Maybe epic fantasy or MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft or Runescape inter you. In "The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" by Michael Scott, Dr. John Dee desperately needs the last two pages missing from the Codex to rore the Lost Elders to power. Nicholas needs the book back. His life and the world we know depend on it. Sophie and Josh were average teens just a few days ago. Now, they are "twins of legend" with special gifts. Ancient creatures, immortals and humani form alliances and fight to survive. This series won't disappoint.http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comNicole Warburton, with the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, recently sat down for an interview with Flamel author Michael Scott. Here is an excerpt from the posting: "I was beginning to work on the story and knew I had Sophie and Josh, which were my twins," Scott said. "I had begun to put together the pieces, but really, sitting in that room in Paris (where Nicholas Flamel would have sat and walked) and afterward in the hotel, that's where I wrote the premise." http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comEveryone at the flamels-immortal-portal team would like to extend our deep and sincere thanks to our leader and site co-owner Zephfire! Zeph (as we commonly call her) has been an instrumental part in getting this site up and running. Without her ideas and resolve to make this site a reality, it probably would never have happened. Thanks Zeph! http://www.flamels-immortal-portal.comThe FIRST fan site dedicated to The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel book series by author Michael Scott. This will be your one stop shop for all things Nick and Perry! 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