While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Fantasy and magic
The Magic Horse Of Han Gan
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A legendary artist, Han Gan, who lived in china 1,200 years ago painted horses. His horse paintings were so realistic, that his horses come alive.