AustLit

'TO PULL OFF A MIRACLE, HE'LL HAVE TO MASTER THE IMPOSSIBLE.

'Welcome to Bezim, where tribes of sword-slinging bravi race through the night, and rich and idle alchemists make magic out of mixing and measuring the four planes of reality.

'Siyon Velo scrapes a living hopping between the planes of reality to harvest ingredients for the city's alchemists. But when Siyon accidentally commits an act of impossible magic, he's catapulted into the limelight - which is a bad place to be when the planes themselves start lurching out of alignment, threatening to send the city into the sea.

'Now Siyon, along with the distractingly handsome Izmirlian Hisarani, might be the city's only hope.' (Publication summary)

'Siyon Velo might be acknowledged as the Alchemist. He may have even stabilized the planes and stopped Bezim from ever shaking into the sea again. But that doesn't mean he has any idea what's he doing-and it won't be long before everyone knows it.

'Then mythical creatures once confined to operas and myths are spotted around Bezim. A djinn invades one of Zagiri's garden parties, and whispers of a naga slithering through the Flower District are all Anahid hears at the card table.

'Magic is waking up in the Mundane. It's up to Siyon to figure out a way to stop it, or everything he's worked hard to save will come crashing down.' (Publication summary)