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Fanfiction Star SenLinYu Launches Dark Fantasy Debut Novel

9/29/2025

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Story summary

SenLinYu, a 34-year-old author, rose to fame via Harry Potter fanfiction.
During the pandemic, fanfiction yielded over 20 million downloads globally.
Debut novel Alchemised is a dark fantasy about war trauma and morality.
It carries 12 content warnings (including human experimentation and cannibalism) and SenLinYu notes the shift to traditional publishing was challenging, including removing references to existing works.

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Story summary

SenLinYu, a 34-year-old author, rose to fame via Harry Potter fanfiction.
During the pandemic, fanfiction yielded over 20 million downloads globally.
Debut novel Alchemised is a dark fantasy about war trauma and morality.
It carries 12 content warnings (including human experimentation and cannibalism) and SenLinYu notes the shift to traditional publishing was challenging, including removing references to existing works.