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Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding fantasy novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward dangerous truth, legendary love, and extraordinary power.
With their signature "prowess" (FIYAH) and "unbridled creativity" (New York Times Book Review), acclaimed author Kacen Callender turns their formidable skill to young adult fantasy for the first time.
The hardcover edition features a beautiful jacket with gold foil and a foil case stamp, an in-world map, and special illustrated endpaper. For Ash Woods, practicing alchemy is a crime. Only an elite few are legally permitted to study the science of magic--so when Ash is rejected by Lancaster College of Alchemic Science, he takes a job as the school's groundskeeper instead, forced to learn alchemy in secret.
When he's discovered by the condescending and brilliant apprentice Ramsay Thorne, Ash is sure he's about to be arrested--but instead of calling the reds, Ramsay surprises Ash by making him an offer: Ramsay will keep Ash's secret if he helps her find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its reader extraordinary power.
As Ash and Ramsay work together and their feelings for each other grow, Ash discovers their mission is more dangerous than he imagined, pitting them against influential and powerful alchemists--Ash's estranged father included. Ash's journey takes him through the cities and wilds across New Anglia, forcing him to discover his own definition of true power and how far he and other alchemists will go to seize it.
Featuring trans, queer, and polyamorous characters of color
, Infinity Alchemist is the hugely anticipated young adult fantasy debut from the extraordinary author of
Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies, Queen of the Conquered and more
. "Spellbinding." --AIDEN THOMAS -
"Thrilling." --ELANA K. ARNOLD -
"A blast of heart-racing magic." --ANDREW JOSEPH WHITE -
"Expands the possibilities of YA fantasy." --A. R. CAPETTA
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Author: Kacen Callender
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Published: 02/06/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.66w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9781250890252
Age Range: 14-17
Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 11/06/2023
Booklist 01/01/2024 pg. 61
BookPage 02/01/2024
Shelf Awareness 02/09/2024
School Library Journal 03/01/2024 pg. 91
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2024 pg. 82
About the Author
KACEN CALLENDER is the bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the Stonewall Honor Book Felix Ever After and the National Book Award for Young People's Literature winner King and the Dragonflies. Their adult fantasy, Queen of the Conquered, was a World Fantasy Award 2020 winner for Best Novel, named one of the 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time by Time Magazine and one of the 50 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time by Esquire.
