Although the novel begins in the thirteenth century , The Philosopher's Stone is a historical novel. This is a novel set in the XXI century Bilbao , which raises the fast-paced action of a novel of magic and action, and without losing the interest of the action, a profound vision of the universe and life.
The plot follows a storyline that, while it may seem in the first chapters enmadejado leads the reader relentlessly until the final outcome, not the most logical because it is less surprising, and the only possibility for the true protagonist of the novel: A character vulgar, cowardly and selfish, but also capable of the largest samples of value as a human being can perform. A completely normal person, like those with whom we met on the streets, who greet you in the bar. With their fears and longings, who dream of a future that transcends and are unable appreciate the wonderful world around them.
This story finally comes to being an entertaining read that can, at least for a moment, make the reader aware that there is a parallel universe to ours. Maybe we lost that innocence and leave the clean look of childhood.
