This is the sixth and final book in “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel”. Everything ends here after five wonderful books. As with the other books, this book constantly flickers between perspectives. It’s a little confusing as some characters are in the story twice, at different points in their time line.

Josh and Sophie, as well as the group of warriors including Scathatch and William Shakespeare, are on the ancient island of Danu Talis as Anubis tries to take over having removed Aten from the throne. There Josh and Sophie must save the humani and they finally find out who they are courtesy of their parents.

Meanwhile, the Flamels, Machiavelli, Billy the Kid and a load of others are in San Francisco fighting various monsters as they try to stop the city from being ripped apart.

It’s a wild ride and contains a really satisfying end to the series. Out of the rather large cast some don’t survive and the ending is really quite dark for a children’s book. I won’t say anything but it’s much more complicated than it being a happy ending, which is good as many authors would have been afraid to end on the note this one does.

It does feel a bit squashed as a lot happens and could have easily been spread out over several more books, though it was probably good that it wasn’t. Plus the series’ title still feels like nothing more than the selling point. Flamel gradually became a minor character during the series and that doesn’t change in the finale.

A great end to the series than is thrilling and still full of unexpected twists and fantastic monsters. Worth waiting for!