> Alchemised is the debut fantasy novel of American author SenLinYu, published in September 2025 by Del Rey Books[1] in the United States and Penguin imprint Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.[2] Originally published online from April 2018 to August 2019 as Manacled, a Harry Potter/The Handmaid's Tale fan fiction web serial about the "Dramione" ship between Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy, and described as dark fantasy, horror and gothic romance[3], and sometimes classified as dark romance,[4][5] the standalone novel follows the life of a former alchemist, Helena Marino, as she recovers her memories of a civil war.[6][7] It reached number one on the New York Times best-seller list in the week after its release.[8]