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02697aim a2200373 i 4500 001 A18B9B9C180011EFA774958B4BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240522010044 007 d 008 231004s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 9798212660501 035 $a (OCoLC)1401757220 040 $d IaAtL $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Baker, Kylie Lee,. 245 14 $a The scarlet alchemist $h [AudioCD] / $c Kylie Lee Baker. 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a New York : $b Harlequin Audio, $c 2023. 300 $a 11 hr., 55 min., 12 sec., unabridged : $b 10 audio cds. 490 1 $a Scarlet Alchemist, The ; $v 1 511 $a Read by Natalie Naudus. 520 $a "A dark and glittering jewel of a book." --Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison"Visceral to the core." --Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent DelightsNew from the author of The Keeper of Night comes a YA fantasy duology set in an alternate Tang Dynasty China, where a poor biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught up in the dangerous political games of the royal family.Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold and gems for the wealthy to eat in order to stay young forever. But for now, she's trapped in her impoverished village in southern China, practicing an illegal form of alchemy to keep food on the table--resurrecting the dead, for a price.When Zilan finally has the chance to complete her imperial exams, she ventures to the capital to compete against the best alchemists in the country in tasks she'll be lucky to survive, let alone pass. On top of that, her reputation for raising the dead has followed her to the capital, and the Crown Prince himself seeks out her help, suspecting a coming assassination attempt.The more Zilan succeeds in her alchemy, the more she gets caught in the dangerous political games of the royal family. There are monsters lurking within the palace walls, and it's only a matter of time before they--and secrets of Zilan's past--catch up with her.Don't miss the Keeper of Night duology!The Keeper of NightThe Empress of Time. 541 $d 20231120. 650 1 $a Alchemy $v Fiction. 650 $a Royal houses $v Fiction. 650 $a Racially mixed people $v Fiction. 650 $a Resurrection $v Fiction. 650 $a Young adult fiction. 651 $a China $x Fiction. 655 7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft 700 $a Naudus, Natalie, $e narrator. 830 5 $a The Scarlet Alchemist ; $v 1. 941 $a 1 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20240522010228.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A18B9B9C180011EFA774958B4BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search