Golden Fury

Thea Hope longs to be an alchemist out of the shadow of her famous mother. The two of them are close to creating the legendary Philosophers Stonewhose properties include immortality and can turn any metal into goldbut just when the promise of the Stones riches is in their grasp, Theas mother destroys the Stone in a sudden fit of violent madness.

While combing through her mothers notes, Thea learns that theres a curse on the Stone that causes anyone who tries to make it to lose their sanity. With the threat of the French Revolution looming, Thea is sent to Oxford for her safety, to live with the father who doesnt know she exists.

But in Oxford, there are alchemists after the Stone who dont believe Theas warning about the curseinstead, theyll stop at nothing to steal Theas knowledge of how to create the Stone. But Thea can only run for so long, and soon she will have to choose: create the Stone and sacrifice her sanity, or let the people she loves die.