Frequently Asked Questions
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Where can I buy Alchemised?
Alchemised will be available in English hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand wherever books are sold. You can find links to retailers on the alchemisedbook.com website.
For books sold outside of these territories, please check with your local book retailer for availability. Retailer links will be added to the website as they become available.
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What are the hardcover special effects?
All English-language hardcovers will include the following finishes: foil detailing on the jacket, a full-color illustration on the reverse of the jacket, a gold foil stamp on the case, and designed endpapers.
These effects are not limited to the first printing of the book.
For effects on translated hardcovers, please check with your local retailer.
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Are there content warnings for Alchemised?
Alchemised is a work of fiction which explores many of the darker aspects of war and survival. For further details, expand for content notes. Alchemised is a work of dark fantasy containing wartime violence, religious abuse, depictions of complex trauma, suicidal ideation, self-harm, human experimentation, medical torture, eugenics, cannibalism, sexual assault, rape, and allusions to necrophilia. Please remember that depiction is not authorial endorsement. Because Alchemised is told in third-person limited point of view, it necessarily involves some distortions of vision as well as missed or misconstrued events. Reader discretion is advised.
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How is Avendell involved in this publication?
Alchemised will include one black-and-white illustration from acclaimed artist Avendell printed on an interior page of the book. This illustration will be included in all editions and formats of the English-language edition. For translated editions, check with your local retailer.
05
Will there be a book tour?
A book tour is currently in the works. Details will hopefully be announced soon.
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When did you start writing?
I first started writing at the beginning of 2018 as something to do during my baby's nap-time. I initially began writing just as a personal challenge, wanting to see if I even could write and finish a story. I was supposed to be done after a month, but I caught the writing bug and couldn't stop.
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What does SenLinYu mean?
Combined together Sen Lin Yu means 'forest rain.'
Individually, the name Sen means lotus flower, Lin means jade or forest, Yu means tenderness or reason.