For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun - or a way to stick it to the governor who murdered his parents. But Bal doesn't know the ceremony isn't simply empty words and dusty tradition - it's true magic. With the aid of a lovable brawler, a society lady turned bomb maker, a disgraced soldier, and a time-eating demon, Bal must hunt down the missing half of the statue if he has any hope of earning his money, keeping his crew alive - and perhaps even saving all of humanity.
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