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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
L'Œuvre au noir	Marguerite Yourcenar	L'Œuvre au noir est un roman de 1968 de l'écrivaine belgo-française Marguerite Yourcenar. Son récit est centré sur la vie et la mort de Zénon, médecin, philosophe, scientifique et alchimiste né à B…	OL106865W
Alch emy and authority in the Holy Roman Empire	Tara E. Nummedal	What distinguished the true alchemist from the fraud? This question animated the lives and labors of the common men—and occasionally women—who made a living as alchemists in the sixteenth- and sevent…	OL12074392W
Alchemy & Alchemists	Sean Martin	Alchemy has traditionally been viewed as ‘the history of an error’, an example of medieval gullibility and greed, in which alchemists tried to turn lead into gold, create fabulous wealth and find the…	OL15185909W
The alchemist's door	Lisa Goldstein	Fleeing to Prague to escape a demon attack, alchemist and astrologer John Dee assists a mystic rabbi in the creation of a clay Golem that will defend the city's Jewish Quarter and prevent the fulfill…	OL15834399W
Quintessence	David Walton	"Imagine an Age of Exploration full of alchemy, human dissection, sea monsters, betrayal, torture, religious controversy, and magic. In Europe, the magic is thin, but at the edge of the world, where …	OL17872505W
The adventures of Lettie Peppercorn	Sam Gayton	Before she disappeared, Lettie Peppercorn's mother forbade her from leaving the house. An alchemist arrives at her front door, and he knows where Lettie's Ma is. Lettie, determined to reunite her fam…	OL17880906W
The Elusive Elixir (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery)	Gigi Pandian	302 pages ; 21 cm	OL19640352W
The Red Lily Crown	Elizabeth Loupas	"Elizabeth Loupas returns with her most ambitious historical novel yet, a story of intrigue, passion, and murder in the Medici Court ... April, 1574, Florence, Italy. Grand Duke Cosimo de' Medici lie…	OL19736265W
The alchemist	Paolo Bacigalupi	"In the beleaguered city of Khaim, a lone alchemist seeks a solution to a deadly threat....Every time a spell is cast, a bit of bramble sprouts, sending up tangling vines, bloody thorns, and threaten…	OL19944070W
Searching for the soror mystica	Robin L. Gordon	"Early scientists, or natural philosophers as they were known, did not seek knowledge in the disconnected way modern academics tend to do. They were interested in how the universe worked, which meant…	OL19978549W
The shadow revolution (Crown & Key # 1)	Clay Griffith	When nightmarish creatures stalk the streets of London, claiming the lives of innocents, Simon Archer, a magician and the last living Scribe; Kate Anstruther, an accomplished alchemist; and Malcolm M…	OL20006630W
1636	Kerryn Offord	"Phillip Theophrastus Gribbleflotz, the world's greatest alchemist and a great grandson of Paracelsus was a man history had forgotten. But when the town of Grantville was transported from modern West…	OL20034047W
The three emperors	Dietrich, William	Having quick-wittedly survived the battle of Trafalgar, Ethan is rushing to rescue 'Egyptian priestess' Astiza and son Harry from imprisonment by a ruthless mystic who seeks revenge for disfigurement…	OL20894760W
Under the glass moon	Tokyopop,Ya-Seong Ko	Enger a world where the black arts -- and fabulous fashion -- rule supreme. Luka Reinhardt is the 21st century's most powerful Dark Wizard. He and his introverted alchemist brother, Luel, are neighbo…	OL21365959W
Ghost thief	Michael Malik	"Benjamin Crisp's life is turned upside down when he receives a mysterious atlas from his great-uncle Albert. It turns out Albert belongs to a secret alchemist society that for centuries has preserve…	OL28586949W
The alchemists: magic into science	Thomas G. Aylesworth	Traces the history of alchemy and the activities of the alchemists who developed the foundations of modern science.	OL2993401W
The sorceress	Michael Scott	Third book in the bestselling fantasy series, packed with high-octane action, compelling twists and dark magic.Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Jo…	OL3055332W
Fullmetal Alchemist	Inoue, Makoto	Roy sends Edward and Alphonse on a search for a supposedly nonexistent town named Wisteria, which has been rumored to be a paradise, in a desert, surprisingly. However, the town really does exist but…	OL5494632W
The Alchemist	Paulo Coelho	Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the liv…	OL796465W
Il pendolo di Foucault	Umberto Eco	Il pendolo di Foucault è il secondo romanzo dello scrittore italiano Umberto Eco. Pubblicato nel 1988 dalla casa editrice Bompiani (con cui Eco aveva già un pluridecennale rapporto), è ambientato n…	OL8996438W