“Sophisticated prose in all the best ways. Savage is a beautiful writer, and immediately drew me into her story. I was invested from the start, but from the moment Kat Musgrave, an American geneticist, and Michael Samaan, an English art historian met in front of the mysterious Luck of Edenhall goblet, Savage had me by the throat. You don’t have to believe in past lives or alchemy to find deep meaning in The Alchemist of Aleppo. At its core Savage’s novel asks questions that are timeless and essential to human existence. How do we deal with our pasts and can we keep them from poisoning our present as we make choices that will shape our futures? Is love timeless? What binds certain souls together forever? A triumph! This one is going to stay with me for a long time.”

— Sophie Perinot, multi-published historical novelist

A twisty, spellbinding tale of love, both its undying light and its darkest corners. A moving exploration of what happens when magical alchemy offers lovers hope of rejoining each other across the centuries, and they discover, too late, the unintended sacrifices. We like to believe that love transcends time, but what if it really did?

– Judith Starkston, author of Priestess of Ishana

This is my very favorite kind of book, grounding imaginative fantasy in fascinating research. The Alchemist of Aleppo breathes fresh life into old legends. Makansi performs her own alchemy by transforming her meticulous research into a tale of undying love that spans centuries and continents. Writers from Longfellow to Trollope have already told the tale of the Luck of Edenhall, a Islamic glass beaker on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum, but Makansi’s unique connections to the cup open up new windows on both Islamic luxury glassmaking and the forbidden secrets of alchemy. I loved every minute of it.

— Erica Obey, author of The Lazarus Vector