Nicholas Flamel appeared in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series--but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth behind Michael Scott's New York Times  bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with "Virginia Dare and the Rat Catcher," an ebook original short story. Long before she ever met Josh and Sophie Newman, the immortal human Virginia Dare faced down an ancient evil on the soil of the New World colonies. And without her strength, the Twins of Legend might never have had a world to save at all. Now, that lost story is told. . . .   The infamous Rattenfnager, the Pied Piper of Hamlin, has come to the East Coast of the Americas. But while in Europe he earned his living as a ratcatcher, he now carries with him an ancient and incredibly powerful flute--one that he plans to use to seize control of the new colonies, and eventually the entire continent. Only, Virginia Dare stands in his way, and she has a flute of her own. "Fans of adventure fantasies like Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series will eat this one up." --VOYA Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress