Alchemy of Secrets: The spellbinding new fantasy world from the global No. 1 bestselling author of Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart soon to be a major TV series

What if the stories you've always dismissed as legends were actually true?

Alchemy of Secrets introduces a mysterious new fantasy world from Stephanie Garber, the bestselling author of Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart.

The story follows Holland St. James, a young woman fascinated by folklore, urban legends, and the possibility that magic exists beneath the ordinary world. Her curiosity leads her to an unusual university course, Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught in an old movie theatre by an enigmatic professor.

What begins as an intriguing academic experience soon becomes something much more dangerous.

Holland discovers that one of the legends she's been studying—the terrifying Watch Man—may actually be real. Even worse, he possesses the ability to predict when people will die.

Then he gives Holland a horrifying prophecy:

She will die at midnight the following day.

With barely any time to save herself, Holland learns that her only possible chance is to find the mysterious Alchemical Heart, an ancient object surrounded by secrets and legend.

Her search takes her deep into a hidden supernatural world beneath Los Angeles, where old Hollywood glamour, folklore, secret societies, magic, and dangerous mysteries collide.

But Holland isn't alone. A mysterious stranger appears, claiming that he has been sent to protect her. His help could be the key to her survival—but Holland soon realizes that he may have secrets of his own.

As the deadline approaches, she must determine who she can trust, uncover the truth behind the Alchemical Heart, and discover whether a prophecy can actually be changed.