"Ruby Teach is a thief. Well, a thief in training. And a pirate's daughter. A smuggler. A picklock. In a world ruled by alchemysts who mix magic and science, Ruby has always relied on nothing more mysterious than her skill and her sneakiness -- until she bungles the robbery of a young aristocratic lord. Now Ruby's father has been captured, and Ruby is fleeing deep into the city with the Royal Navy and the leaders of a notorious secret society hot...

"After defeating the necromancers and bringing alchemy back to the Alexandria Academy, Shad Hadid is ready for an exciting second term at school. It doesn't hurt that he's being called a hero, but the new lessons are harder than he expected and his mentor, Kahem, is nowhere to be found. When Shad intercepts a letter from an informant with a possible clue for thwarting the necromancers' evil plans once and for all, he's determined to help. Joined by...

In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.

An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised little brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.