Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amber Vial | 2018 | Frost Kay | N/A |
| 2 | Pirates, Princes, and Payback | 2020 | Frost Kay | Buy |
| 3 | Emerald Bane | 2017 | Frost Kay | N/A |
| 4 | Alphas, Airships, and Assassins | 2020 | Frost Kay | Buy |
| 5 | Indigo Alloy | 2019 | Frost Kay | N/A |
Aliens and Alchemists is Frost Kay’s science fiction-fantasy crossover series. Published between 2017 and 2020, the five books mix alchemy, alien encounters, and adventure in a setting that sits somewhere between Kay’s usual fantasy worlds and something closer to space opera.
The series shares some DNA with Kay’s Mixologists and Pirates series. Titles like Amber Vial and Emerald Bane appear in both, though the Aliens and Alchemists versions incorporate sci-fi elements that the pirate-themed versions do not. Pirates, Princes, and Payback and Alphas, Airships, and Assassins round out the collection with their own blend of genres.
For readers used to Kay’s pure fantasy work, Aliens and Alchemists offers something a little different. The addition of science fiction tropes gives the stories a wider scope, though Kay’s signature focus on adventure and character relationships stays consistent throughout.