

(My boy Gen is the one complaining.) Art by Emily B. Somehow Costis finds himself fighting beside the king to discover who is friend and who is foe in the king’s own court. An unfortunate encounter, however, soon lands Costis in the most unexpected and undesired position possible-personal guard to the king himself. Book 3: The King of AttoliaĬostis is just one of the many Attolians reluctant to accept their new king. In the midst of so many threats and intrigue, two characters find themselves facing a force they never reckoned with, more terrifying than any war: love.

Old and new characters tell their stories as Gen suffers an incapacitating loss, the queen of Eddis declares war, and the queen of Attolia stalls the enemy Medes. Rather than punish him for his audacious crime, however, the magus (king’s advisor) recruits Gen for a journey across unfriendly lands to a secret location where, if he is to reclaim his freedom, the thief must steal from the gods themselves.

Gen is in prison because he stole the king’s signet ring-a task only an expert thief could accomplish.
