The alchemist
By: Paolo Bacigalupi ; [illustrations by J.K. Drummond]
Contributors: Drummond, J. K.
Edition: 1st ed.; deluxe hardcover ed.
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Burton, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781596063532
Subjects: Regression (Civilization); Magic; Science and civilization; Alchemists; Plants and civilization; Fiction
Description: "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 threatening a poisonous sleep"--From publisher's description on jacket flap.
Notes: Introduction by Tobias S. Buckell.

"In paired novellas, award-winning authors Tobias S. Buckell and Paolo Bacigalupi explore a shared world where magic is forbidden"--Jkt.