
by SenLin Yu
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 978-0593972700
A bracing, ambitious fantasy that sometimes overwhelms itself — but lingers through sheer intensity and imagination.
When Alchemised debuts, it carries the weight of expectations — both as SenLinYu’s transition from online fan‑fiction sensation to published novelist and as an ambitious dark fantasy of more than 1,000 pages. The novel’s grand strength lies in its imaginative worldbuilding, layering alchemy, necromancy, and psychological torment. Yet its ambition occasionally overshoots cohesion. Still, its boldness and emotional drive make it a debut many will remember.