SenLinYu with Isabel Cañas — ‘Alchemised’ [SOLD OUT!]

Phenomenon SenLinYu presents a dark fantasy following an imprisoned alchemist with missing memories and the man tasked with unearthing her secrets.

Update 7/10/25: Tickets for this event have SOLD OUT! There will not be a standby line for tickets on the day of the event. Some tickets may return to sale as refunds are requested.

Third Place Books welcomes SenLinYu to our Lake Forest Park store to celebrate their fantasy debut, Alchemised. They will be joined in conversation by Isabel Cañas, author of The Possession of Alba Díaz. Tickets are required in advance.

What you need to know:

• All tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. Pre-ordering the book will not grant you access to the event.
• All tickets come with a signed edition of the featured book specially bound by the publisher + a map print. This hardcover edition features a jacket with gold foil on the front and a full-color illustration on the reverse, gorgeous designed endpapers, a gold foil case stamp, and, from acclaimed artist Avendell, a black-and-white interior illustration.
• This event does NOT include a public signing or photo opportunity. To guarantee a signed edition of Alchemised, purchase a book-bundled ticket through Eventbrite.
• If you are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store. You may request to have your book placed on hold at our Ravenna or Seward Park locations. Please allow time for transfer.

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Tickets:

Tickets are required in advance. All tickets included a signed edition of Alchemised.

About Alchemised. . .

In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past.

“What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save.”

Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.

In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive.

According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance’s final gambit?

To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena’s fight—to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self—is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.

SenLinYu grew up in the Pacific Northwest and studied classical liberal arts and culture. They started writing in the Notes app of their phone during their baby’s nap time. Their collected online works have garnered more than twenty million individual downloads and have been translated into twenty-three languages. They live in Portland, Oregon, with their family. Alchemised is their first novel.

Isabel Cañas is a Mexican American speculative fiction writer. After having lived in Mexico, Scotland, Egypt, Turkey, and New York City, among other places, she has settled in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a doctorate in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and writes fiction inspired by her research and her heritage. (Photo credit: Kilian Blum)

About Third Place Books

Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle’s Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.