The sequel to Jordan Krall's provocative novella FALSE MAGIC KINGDOM. From the author of BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE APOCALYPSE DONKEYS, comes another book in the tradition of early J. G. Ballard, later William Burroughs, and Barry Malzberg. BAD ALCHEMY continues Krall's exploration of the concepts of personal and public tragedy. This is a collection of brief chapters in an infinite universe of physical and mental illness, psychological denial, childhood trauma, urban destruction, and the cracks in society we fight to ignore yet can't resist.