Introduction: In the whale oil-powered city of Blackhaven, master thief Rook Blackwood lives by one rule: take the money and run. But when a heist at a royal unveiling goes catastrophically wrong, Rook finds himself marked by an otherworldly entity and unexpectedly protecting Princess Emily Kaldwin from assassins who just murdered her mother. Now falsely accused of regicide and hunted by the newly-crowned Prince Aldric's forces, Rook must navigate Blackhaven's treacherous underbelly with his crew of thieves and an exiled princess. As industrial smog chokes the streets and a mysterious plague ravages the poor, Rook discovers his supernatural new abilities come with a terrible price. With the fate of an empire hanging in the balance, Rook faces an impossible choice: flee the city with his fortune, or embrace a destiny far greater than any heist. In a world where industrial innovation clashes with ancient magic, even a thief might cast the longest shadow....