The magician is the fallowing book after the alchemys. Josh's powers have not been awakend and sophie has allready had her powers awkend and the magical art of air. like the alchemst the magician flys by in a matter of days falmel is dying and has little time left and his wife is still stuck on alcatraz. For readers that like action the magician is the book I recumend for there is a lot more fighting than inthe alchemyst.