Doctor Illuminatus by Martin Booth

Another installment in the Save Us book campaign.  Today we have Doctor Illuminatus by Martin Booth.  If any of you have read the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin (prounounced "Owen" by the way) Colfer, he has a blurb on the front of this book.  What does it say?  "I love this book."  That is a pretty good endorsement.  The Artemis Fowl series is good, so Colfer is no stranger to good books.

I actually really like the cover of this book.

I only just noticed now there is a person in the bottle on the cover.  It makes sense for the story, though.  The inside cover blurb:

Real Magic is Dangerous Magic in this modern-day battle against the dark side of ancient alchemy...

When siblings Pip and Tim move with their parents to an old English country estate and hear a strange knocking from within the walls of the ancient home, they can hardly believe their eyes.  A mysterious boy named Sebastian, the son of a medieval alchemist, emerges and claims that he has been asleep for nearly six hundred years.

Sebastian reveals that they are in danger: His father's bitter enemy, de Loudeac, has also awakened from a centuries-long slumber and is determined to use the secrets of alchemy to evil ends.  Soon, Pip and Tim find themselves entangled in a web of intrigue, sorcery, and horror as they join Sebastian in his quest to foil de Loudeac's villainous scheme.  But can the madman be stopped? 

Alchemists searched for the magical elixir that would bring immortality.  Remember Nicholas Flamel in Harry Potter?  If you were a fan of the Harry Potter series and have been looking for another great magical story, this might be the book for you.  There is a lot of action and suspense..  It is worth checking out. 

Find it on display in the teen section of the library.  Save it before the book sale (which is coming up March 30!!)