{"product_id":"red-city-new-alchemists-1","title":"Red City (New Alchemists #1)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarie Lu is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than 15 novels, including \n\u003ci\u003eLegend, The Young Elites, Warcross, Skyhunter, \u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eStars and Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e. She graduated from the University of Southern California and initially jumped into the video game industry, working for Disney Interactive Studios as an artist. Now a full-time writer, she spends her spare time reading, drawing, playing games, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Like power itself, \u003ci\u003eRed City\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eequal parts seduction and carnage--sexy, brutal, and laced with doom\u003c\/b\u003e. Lu stages her tale of star-crossed love against a glittering world of ambition and greed, and the result is \u003cb\u003eas devastating as it is spellbinding. I loved it.\u003c\/b\u003e\"--Olivie Blake, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas Six\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003ePowerfully written\u003c\/b\u003e, Marie Lu's spellbinding novel of rival magicians and impossible choices \n\u003cb\u003ewill break your heart\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--Holly Black, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eBook of Night\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eRed City\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003cb\u003e a thrilling descent into a seedy underworld of alchemists \u003c\/b\u003eand arcane-wielding criminal syndicates with ties to the upper echelons of power. Marie Lu has crafted not only a mesmerizing world, but memorable and convincing characters caught up in the machinations of competing crime bosses and assassins vying for control in Angel City. \n\u003cb\u003eThe only thing I wanted when I reached the end of this engrossing book--was more!\u003c\/b\u003e\"--P. Djèlí Clark, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Master of Djinn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eRed City\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a stunning new world with complex, morally grey characters who will steal your heart! \n\u003cb\u003eI couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e!\"--Katee Robert, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eNeon Gods\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both heartbreaking and action-packed: \n\u003cb\u003ean immense achievement\u003c\/b\u003e.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lu builds a rich alternate present that pulls tropes from both magic school and crime drama literary traditions to tell an \n\u003cb\u003eaddictive double \"chosen one\" story... It's truly enthralling\u003c\/b\u003e.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wondrous magic and terrifying brutality... \n\u003cb\u003eLu's writing feels like alchemy\u003c\/b\u003e as her words form an utterly gripping and heartrending story.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003e[F]antastic storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e Fans of fantasy and romantasy will thoroughly enjoy this book.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A captivating urban fantasy.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of Fall \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Bold, memorable, and unique.\"--FanFiAddict \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eRed City \u003c\/i\u003eis \n\u003cb\u003ea masterclass in urban fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e. A high-stakes and just downright cool fantasy, built on such emotional gravitas, \n\u003ci\u003eRed City\u003c\/i\u003e deserves all the praise, and more. For lovers of Fonda Lee's \n\u003ci\u003eGreenbone Saga\u003c\/i\u003e, V.E. Schwab's \n\u003ci\u003eVicious\u003c\/i\u003e, and even \n\u003ci\u003eAvatar: The Last Airbender\u003c\/i\u003e, you are in for an absolute treat. \n\u003cb\u003eMarie Lu has outdone herself, and I can't wait to see how she tops this.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Marie Lu stuns with this dark contemporary fantasy that probes the true cost of perfection.... \n\u003cb\u003eSure to leave readers clamoring for more.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDELUXE EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea stunning hardcover edition featuring dark crimson sprayed edges\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Godfather \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians \u003c\/i\u003ein the sweeping adult debut from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, \u003ci\u003eRed City \u003c\/i\u003eis a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world's elites in the form of sand \n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more charismatic, simply \n\u003ci\u003emore.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, alchemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razor's edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city--and the paths of their lives--will be irrevocably transformed. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The daughter of a poor single mother, Sam would do anything to claw her way into the ranks of Grand Central in search of a better life. Plucked away from his family as a boy to become a Lumines apprentice, Ari is one of the syndicates' brightest rising stars. Once, they might have loved each other. But as the two alchemists face off across opposite sides of an ever-escalating conflict, ambition becomes power, loyalty becomes lies, and no transformation may be perfect enough for them both to survive the coming war. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/18\/2025 (EAN 9781250885678, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/11\/2025 (EAN 9781250885678, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781250885678, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 62 (EAN 9781250885678, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781250885678, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLu, Marie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMarie Lu\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than 15 novels, including \n\u003ci\u003eLegend\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Young Elites, Warcross, Skyhunter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eStars and Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e. 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