- DATE & TIME Feb 12, 2026 7:00 PM
- LOCATION Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater
- ALL-IN PRICE(S) $48.24
SenLinYu: Alchemised - Presented by Changing Hands Bookstore in partnership with Mesa Arts Center
SenLinYu discusses their global smash debut novel, Alchemised, a dark fantasy about a woman with missing memories who fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. They'll be in conversation with Changing Hands Event Manager Quinn Illgen.
Please note: There is no meet-and-greet following the presentation. Books will be pre-signed and distributed at the venue on event night.
ABOUT THE LIVE EVENT
- Tickets via Eventbrite are required.
- All tickets are general admission and include one (1) pre-signed copy of Alchemised.
- Books will be distributed at the venue on event night.
- All tickets will include a tour exclusive B&W map.
- Mesa Arts Center Security and Safety Policies
- Need a special ADA accommodation? Email events@changinghands.com
ABOUT THE BOOK
This stunning hardcover edition features a deluxe 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.
“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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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 over twenty million individual downloads and have been translated into twenty-three languages. They live in Portland with their family. Alchemised is their first novel.
*** Tickets are only sold through Changing Hands Bookstore ***
SenLinYu: Alchemised - Presented by Changing Hands Bookstore in partnership with Mesa Arts Center
SenLinYu discusses their global smash debut novel, Alchemised, a dark fantasy about a woman with missing memories who fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy—and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past. They'll be in conversation with Changing Hands Event Manager Quinn Illgen.
Please note: There is no meet-and-greet following the presentation. Books will be pre-signed and distributed at the venue on event night.
ABOUT THE LIVE EVENT
- Tickets via Eventbrite are required.
- All tickets are general admission and include one (1) pre-signed copy of Alchemised.
- Books will be distributed at the venue on event night.
- All tickets will include a tour exclusive B&W map.
- Mesa Arts Center Security and Safety Policies
- Need a special ADA accommodation? Email events@changinghands.com
ABOUT THE BOOK
This stunning hardcover edition features a deluxe 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.
“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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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 over twenty million individual downloads and have been translated into twenty-three languages. They live in Portland with their family. Alchemised is their first novel.
*** Tickets are only sold through Changing Hands Bookstore ***
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