Alchemy of Secrets: The spellbinding new novel from the global No. 1 bestselling author of Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart - Softcover

Garber, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1399631330 ISBN 13: 9781399631334

Publisher: Gollancz, 2025

Synopsis

YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE OF A STORY . . .

It starts with a class in an old movie theatre. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor.

Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real.

Her search for the truth leads her to a dazzling new world, a deadly ultimatum hidden at the heart of Los Angeles, and into the path of a magnetic stranger who claims he's been sent to save her life.

But everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can't figure out whom to trust, her magical reality could change from a Hollywood dream to a nightmare.

Alchemy of Secrets is the first adult novel from global phenomenon Stephanie Garber, the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series. Fusing spellbinding Hollywood secrets with a cinematic mystery, it will transport you into another world.

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About the Author

Stephanie Garber is the No. 1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series and the Once Upon a Broken Heart series. Her books have been published in thirty languages.

From the Back Cover

It starts with a class in an old movie theatre.



Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor.



Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction. There isn't a man in Hollywood who you can call to find out the time you'll die. There's not a haunted hotel bar in Los Angeles that the devil likes to frequent. There's no such thing as magic.



But . . . most students don't have the same tragic past as Holland St. James.



Now a graduate student, Holland is hoping to use her thesis to rewrite her past by proving that some of the most infamous deaths in old Hollywood were actually murders committed by the devil. She has no idea that this quest will lead her into a deadly world of century-old secrets and unimaginable lies and onto the path of two very dangerous men, both of whom are willing to do whatever it takes to find a magic that will either forever alter Holland's life or completely destroy it.



Alchemy of Secrets is the first adult novel from global fantasy phenomenon Stephanie Garber, the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series.



*The UK hardback edition will feature four different hidden covers as foil designs printed underneath the dust jacket. These will be available for a limited time only so make sure you pre-order to guarantee getting one. If you order online, you will receive one of the four hidden covers at random. We recommend visiting a bookshop as soon as possible after the book is published to try to collect them all!*



PRAISE FOR STEPHANIE GARBER:



'A sugar-crusted, poison-spiked romp through a vibrant world of fairy tale intrigue, tangled romance, and forbidden magic' CASSANDRA CLARE



'A wildly imaginative, romantic story where true love and deadly kisses collide' KERRI MANISCALCO



'A dazzling mix of mystery, romance, and magic' KAREN M. MCMANUS



'Stephanie Garber spins a spellbinding tale' SABAA TAHIR

Edition details

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1399631330
• ISBN 13: 9781399631334
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336