Scarlet Alchemist - Kylie Lee Baker
Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist. But for now, she's trapped practising an illegal form of alchemy - resurrecting the dead for a price.When Zilan finally has the chance to complete her imperial exams,…
''A definite must for all fans of comic fantasy'' - ENIGMA''Wacky humour bubbles through the polished narrative ... Holt doesn''t skimp on the flashes of brilliance'' - SFXEver been offered a promotion that seems too good to be true? You know - the sort they''d be insane to be offering to someone like you. The kind where you snap their arm off to accept, then wonder why all your long-serving colleagues look secretly relieved, as if they''re off some strange and unpleasant hook ...It''s the kind of trick that deeply sinister companies like J.W. Wells & Co. pull all the time. Especially with employees who are too busy mooning over the office intern to think about what they''re getting into. And it''s why, right about now, Paul Carpenter is wishing he''d paid much less attention to the gorgeous Melze, and rather more to a little bit of job description small-print referring to ''pest'' control ...Books by Tom Holt:Walled Orchard SeriesGoatsongThe Walled OrchardJ.W. Wells & Co. SeriesThe Portable DoorIn Your DreamsEarth, Air, Fire and CustardYou Don''t Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It HelpsThe Better MousetrapMay Contain Traces of MagicLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of SausagesYouSpace SeriesDoughnutWhen It''s A JarThe Outsorcerer''s ApprenticeThe Good, the Bad and the SmugNovelsExpecting Someone TallerWho''s Afraid of BeowulfFlying DutchYe Gods!OvertimeHere Comes the SunGrailblazersFaust Among EqualsOdds and GodsDjinn RummyMy HeroPaint your DragonOpen SesameWish you Were HereAlexander at World''s EndOnly HumanSnow White and the Seven SamuraiOlympiadValhallaNothing But Blue SkiesFalling SidewaysLittle PeopleSong for NeroMeadowlandBarkingBlonde BombshellThe Management Style of the Supreme BeingsAn Orc on the Wild Side
Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist. But for now, she's trapped practising an illegal form of alchemy - resurrecting the dead for a price.When Zilan finally has the chance to complete her imperial exams,…
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