Red City by Marie Lu

Red City

The New Alchemists #1

Marie Lu

432 pages • first pub 2025 (view editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy
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Readers who enjoy morally complex narratives set in vividly imagined modern worlds, where personal ambition and divided loyalties collide amidst high-stakes power struggles, will find Red City compelling.

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Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world’s elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful,...

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Community Reviews

4.29
based on 46 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

emotional: 65%

tense: 65%

adventurous: 50%

mysterious: 46%

challenging: 19%

sad: 19%

reflective: 15%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

32% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
77% of readers chose A mix
18% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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