Infinity Alchemist
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
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Kacen Callender
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER!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 Most Anticiptated from Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Book Riot, Bookpage, The Nerd Daily, and more!At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Kacen Callender
Pages
400
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2024-02-06
ISBN
1250890268 9781250890269
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"3 stars!<br/><br/>Thank you to Tor Teen and Kacen Callender for an ARC of this book in exchange for my full, honest review!<br/><br/>I'm probably in the minority of readers of this who haven't read any of Kacen Callender's other books, mostly because I don't read much Contemporary, so when I heard they were writing a fantasy I jumped on the ARC. <br/><br/>There's a lot to like about this book. Queer rep always goes right to my heart and on the whole the cast is very diverse. I like the world even if it felt small at times because of the lack of focus on world building. I think the commentary about the effect of classism on people's ability to be trained and licensed in magic was well done. Ash, Ramsey, and Callum were all very likable and I really liked how their relationships and romance played out.<br/><br/>As for what didn't work, mainly it's kind of that strange quality that a lot of YA fantasy has that's really hard for me to nail down. I think it's the way the whole story treats the climax and resolution as an inevitability, so you're left finding it very predictable and not engaging. When the characters in a book act like they know their in a book, all the stakes essentially become null. And since the world building and magic system are relatively rudimentary, either as a result of the YA audience or Callender's inexperience writing fantasy, there's not a lot to fall back on once you've pieced out where the story is going.<br/><br/>Nothing about this book was objectionable for me, but there were long stretches where I didn't really want to finish it because I just wasn't that interested. If you're a long time fan of the author and really want an easy book full of great queer rep, give it a shot! But if you read a lot of fantasy and need a certain amount of complexity to get invested, I don't think this will be for you."
James b
"Great book. I picked up thinking it was just a fantasy/magic novel did not read the synopsis nor the back. I normally hate romance or anything of the sort but absolutely LOVED this book"
Mobile Matthew
"3.5"
Zoe
