alchemy

When Louis XIV of France and George I of England learn that Sir Isaac Newton has discovered a way to manipulate the elements of the earth, they engage in a battle to see who can win the power to control the universe, and it is up to a young Ben Franklin to fight the evil that has been unleashed.

Examines the principles and meaning of alchemy, discusses ancient and modern alchemists, and describes the practice of alchemy in the twentieth century.

Seventeen-year-old Roland discovers that an unpopular girl in his school is studying alchemy and finds that their destiny is linked with that of a power-hungry magician.

Discovering a magical manuscript in Oxford's library, scholar Diana Bishop, a descendant of witches who has rejected her heritage, inadvertently unleashes a fantastical underworld of daemons, witches, and vampires whose activities center around an enchanted treasure.

High school student Kazuki Muto's life changes forever when he is killed in an attempt to keep a girl from being eaten by a monster, and she replaces his heart with an alchemical device that gives him the power of the Buso Renkin, allowing him to fight the homunculus--monsters that disguise themselves as humans.

In 1664, Will Godwin arrives in London and, to escape punishment for a crime he didn't commit, becomes an assistant to a powerful and wicked alchemist, Elias Theophratus Spittle, but longs to flee his servitude.

Teenage Cass feels an inescapable psychic link with his incredibly old landlord Mr. Magus, whose secret experiments in the garage reflect his preoccupation with the past and a search for his lost youth.

Contains two stories in which Edward, now an official state alchemist, meets up with a childhood friend and finds himself envious of his old pal's freedom to pursue his dreams; and a trio of alchemists make a surprising discovery in the woods.

Hohenhein has the opportunity to stop the "father" who rules over Central City, but surprise may not be enough to help him defeat the powerful homunculus.

Ed struggles to overcome his mistrust of his estranged father in order to receive help in fighting Pride, while Mustang leads an attack in Central City.