'The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists' Brandon Sanderson, New York Times<\/i> bestselling author of Oathbringer<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/b>She thought it was just another job. But her discovery could bring the city to its knees . . .<\/b><\/p>\n
In the city of Tevanne, you either have everything, or nothing. For escaped slave Sancia Grado, eking out a precarious living in the hellhole known as the Commons, nothing is just one misstep away.<\/p>\n
So when she is offered a lucrative job to steal an ancient artefact from a heavily guarded warehouse, she leaps at the chance.<\/p>\n
But instead of a way out of Tevanne, she finds herself the target of a murderous conspiracy. Someone powerful wants the artefact, and Sancia dead.<\/p>\n
To survive, Sancia will need every ally and every ounce of wits at her disposal – because if her unknown enemy unlocks the artefact's secrets, the world – and reality – will never be the same.<\/p>\n
'<\/b>Robert Jackson Bennett deserves a huge audience' <\/b>Brent Weeks<\/p>\n
'An altogether terrific read' <\/b>Sebastien de Castell<\/p>\n
'<\/b>Intricate worldbuilding, fascinating magic, and engaging characters. More please!' <\/b>Felicia Day<\/p>\n
'<\/b>Inventive, immersive, and thrilling . . . <\/b>Do yourself a favor and pick this up!' <\/b>Kevin Hearne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The city of Tevanne runs on scrivings, industrialised magical inscriptions that make inanimate objects sentient; they power everything, from walls to wheels to weapons. Scrivings have brought enormous progress and enormous wealth – but only to the four merchant Houses who control them. Everyone else is a servant or slave, or they eke a precarious living in the hellhole called the Commons. There’s not much in the way of work for an escaped slave like Sancia Grado, but she has an unnatural talent that makes her one of the best thieves in the city. When she’s offered a lucrative job to steal an ancient artefact from a heavily guarded warehouse, Sancia agrees, dreaming of leaving the Commons – but instead, she finds herself the target of a murderous conspiracy. Someone powerful in Tevanne wants the artefact, and Sancia dead – and whoever it is already wields power beyond imagining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[225],"product_tag":[226],"class_list":["post-119230","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-sci-fi-fantasy","product_tag-fantasy","pa_book_author-jackson-bennett-robert","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-813-6-edition23","pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","pa_imprint-arcadia-books","pa_language-english","pa_pages-13482","pa_publisher-arcadia-books","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n