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Article: The alchemist's door. (Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror).(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
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GOLDSTEIN, Lisa. The alchemist's door. Tor. 286p. c2002. 0-765-30151-2. $14.95. A
In this historical fiction fantasy, true-life 16th-century alchemist John Dee is caught up in a world of spirits. His assistant Kelley sees these angels, and also calls forth a demon, from which Dee tries to escape. In the middle of the night, he takes his family from England to the continent and eventually to Poland. In Prague he finds the center of spirit upheaval. The surrounding kingdoms believe in alchemy. and set their hopes on supernatural interventions. Within the Jewish quarter, a rabbi keeps encountering the number 36, and he is told that the world depends on the ...