Fantasy Alchemy

Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but now that she's been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she's discovering that a queen's life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward—and her brother—need her back in her homeland…but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead....

The year is 2375, and the world has been drained of most of its natural resources. In order to preserve their dying planet, the government puts The Digital Life Initiative into action. Those deemed of low economic value are placed into a state of cryogenic sleep, their minds connected to a myriad of virtual worlds. They become digital citizens, living out their lives in virtual cities. Kadia Greene wasn’t someone who had any interest in the virtual worlds, unlike her brother who spent his days wasting away in a VR capsule.

The Magic School Murders When Luke finds himself enrolled at Arcane University it doesn't take long for bodies to begin to hit the floor. With a mysterious legacy of solving magical crimes Luke finds himself in the middle of the action as he investigates a conspiracy in the halls of the school. It isn't enough to master his newfound abilities, he must learn who he can truly trust before it is too late.

The Inn at Thistledown Hollow: A Cozy Fantasy of Tea, Magic, and Found Family When burned-out city herbalist Wren Alderidge inherits her estranged aunt's mysterious inn in the magical village of Thistledown Hollow, she plans to sell it and return to her failing urban life. But the Lavender Fox Inn has other ideas—and so does Kip, the sharp-tongued fox who insists the tea won't brew itself. As Wren discovers her gift for brewing emotions into tea and helping lost souls find their way home, she's drawn into a world where magic lives in everyday moments. From healing broken marriages with ...

For now, the centuries-long war between mortalkind and the Aesir is quiet. Yet not over. With the coming of winter, a season in which the Aesir thrive, they will resurface. Only two people, united by magic, can stop them. But first they’ll have to survive more imminent threats to their lives. Robinson Hawksley is of the tragic belief that his beloved wife, McKenna, has perished in a sorcerer’s fire—just as he is about to ascend to the highest rank in the magic order of the Invisible College.

In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. “What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is...

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares… but it turns out they're real.

Sibling Demi-Gods battle for control of the souls of the dead, in this award-winning fantasy series. Seventeen-year-old Cayden Tiernan and his twin sister Avery are blissfully unaware of their true identities, due to their sudden reincarnation into a mortal form. Hunted from birth, they are hidden by their father in the remote and treacherous cliffs of Sanctuary-By-The-Sea, and raised as simple sheepherders. Their huntress is not your normal run-of-the-mill villain. The dark power behind Queen Alcina’s desperate search will allow no mercy, for this dark force is responsible for their ...

A scholar’s dream. A pirate’s curse. Only one can be saved. Illyria’s dream shop is becoming a nightmare. Abandoning her safe but stifling career teaching magic to the elite, the enterprising half-elf sets sail to open her own alchemy store. Illyria yearns to make her shop a bastion of magic for all, but she invokes the wrath of the local crime syndicate and awakens an ancient curse. Briar knows all about curses. The pirate half-giant’s family has suffered under one for generations. She’s on the hunt for a Celestial Prism, a rare artifact powerful enough to lift her affliction. ...

Cornwall, 1854. The people of Roche have always whispered about the recluse in the black granite tower that looms above the moorland. But one young woman is driven to discover the truth behind the old tales. Her life overshadowed by family tragedy, Mina Penrose escapes her lonely days by working at The Magpie, a cozy tearoom on the village’s edge. Lately she’s been seeing shapes in the sodden leaves that hint at the future. After one such omen, Mina stumbles upon a murdered man on the heath.

Unpacking her belongings in her new hometown of Portland, Oregon, herbalist and reformed alchemist Zoe Faust can't help but notice she's picked up a stowaway. Dorian Robert-Houdin is a living, breathing three-and-half-foot gargoyle - not to mention a master of French cuisine - and he needs Zoe's expertise to decipher a centuries-old text. Zoe, who's trying to put her old life behind her, isn't so sure she wants to reopen her alchemical past... until the dead man on her porch leaves her no choice.

HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN? The Ogilvy advertising legend—“one of the leading minds in the world of branding” (NPR)—explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas. ""A breakthrough book. Wonderfully applicable to about everything in life."" —Nassim Nicholas...

She lost her parents and her legs in a car accident. Bedridden and waiting to fade away—until the world ends and she wakes in another one. A magic-ravaged land. Monsters outside. A hollow tree for a shelter. Talent: E-rank. Starting resources: almost nothing. But Qingyou refuses to be prey. While others fight on the front lines, she turns inward—into alchemy, herb cultivation and puppet-crafting, breaking down this world’s rules one formula at a time. Not talented enough? She brews a [Talent Upgrade Potion]. Human limits too low? She designs a [Race Conversion Potion] and walks away ...

The hotly anticipated sequel to The Silverblood Promise continues the incredible new epic fantasy series perfect for fans of Scott Lynch. This program is read by actor Brenock O’Connor (Game of Thrones, Derry Girls) and features a conversation between O'Connor and author James Logan. Winter...

The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series. This audiobook is read by Tony Award–winning actress Sutton Foster “Foster’s evocative and consistent tone throws the reader a lifeline amid a...

This stunning slow-burn romantasy follows a fated pair who uncover a world-changing secret and are thrust into a violent class war, navigating love, loss, and devastating betrayals. Nina Harrow and Patrick Colson are twelve years old when they are whisked away from the shadows of their...

She lost her parents and her legs in a car accident. Bedridden and waiting to fade away—until the world ends and she wakes in another one. A magic-ravaged land. Monsters outside. A hollow tree for a shelter. Talent: E-rank. Starting resources: almost nothing. But Qingyou refuses to be prey. While others fight on the front lines, she turns inward—into alchemy, herb cultivation and puppet-crafting, breaking down this world’s rules one formula at a time. Not talented enough? She brews a [Talent Upgrade Potion]. Human limits too low? She designs a [Race Conversion Potion] and walks away ...

Perfume is memory. Blood is obsession. And love? Love is the sharpest thing in the room. I bottle desire for a living. Perfume is my life. One lucky haul of antique glass—exquisite, all different, all purring like they’ve got secrets—and my new indie perfume company blows up overnight. Orders spike. A glossy interview drops. My little brand catches fire. Then the bottles start to hum. Enter Gabriel de Clermont: tall, inconvenient, and very much the kind of trouble I swore off. He recognizes the truth I really didn’t order—those bottles were forged with vampire blood. His blood. ...

A guide to the art of journaling—and a meditation on the central questions of life—by the bestselling author of Between Two Kingdoms, with contributions from Hanif Abdurraqib, Jon Batiste, Salman Rushdie, Gloria Steinem, George Saunders, and many more “The Book of Alchemy proves on every...

Previously only available on Callie Hart's website, these scenes (written from Kingfisher's point of view rather than Saeris') are now brought to life in audio by popular demand.