Alchemy of Secrets: The spellbinding new novel from the global No. 1 bestselling author of Caraval and...

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Stephanie Garber

Alchemy of Secrets

The spellbinding new novel from the global No. 1 bestselling author of Caraval and Once Upon...

Stephanie Garber

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Gollancz
07 October 2025

Romance; Fantasy

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.
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By: Stephanie Garber
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781399631334
ISBN 10: 1399631330
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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

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

I've never read anything quite like Alchemy of Secrets - it's full of adventure and magic and quirky twists will keep you guessing until the very last line. What a fantastic adult fantasy debut for Stephanie Garber! * Jodi Picoult, No. 1 New York Times-bestselling author * As dazzling as a jewel box, Alchemy of Secrets immediately charmed me with its layers of mysteries, magic, and twists. No one does world-building like Stephanie Garber. I want to live in this book! * ERIN A. CRAIG, NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *