Sky piracy is a bit out of Darian Freyโs league. Fate has not been kind to the captain of the airship Ketty Jayโor his motley crew. They are all running from something. Crake is a daemonist in hiding, traveling with an armored golem and burdened by guilt. Jez is the new navigator, desperate to keep her secret from the rest of the crew. Malvery is a disgraced doctor, drinking himself to death. So when an opportunity arises to steal a chest of gems from a vulnerable airship, Frey canโt pass it up. Itโs an easy takeโand the payoff will finally make him a rich man.
But when the attack goes horribly wrong, Frey suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in Vardia, trailed by bounty hunters, the elite Century Knights, and the dread queen of the skies, Trinica Dracken. Frey realizes that theyโve been set up to take a fall but doesnโt know the endgame. And the ultimate answer for captain and crew may lie in the legendary hidden pirate town of Retribution Falls. Thatโs if they can get there without getting blown out of the sky.