There is honor among thieves…but only to a point. Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, the ruling thieves guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. Yet her debts hang over her head like a sword that might fall at any moment. So when a guildmaster of the Court orders her to take a job from a mysterious client, Rivah has no choice but to accept. But the client wants her to steal the spell book of a fearsome and powerful wizard. And when you steal from a wizard, death might be the happiest outcome…and it will take all of Rivah’s wits, skills, and courage to survive.

Even the boldest thief must watch her back. Rivah Half-Elven is a master thief of the Court of the Masked King, and has finally escaped the debts that hung over her head like a sword. But she made many enemies along the way, and they have not forgotten her. So when the Masked King himself has a job for Rivah, she has no choice but to take it if she wants to stay in his good graces. The job is much more dangerous than it first appears, but treachery from Rivah's fellow thieves may be far deadlier. It will take all of Rivah's cunning and her growing skill at magic to survive...

Thieves beware when wizards go to war. Rivah Half-Elven is a thief of the Court of the Masked King, the thieves' guild of the imperial city of Tar-Carmatheion. With her debts paid off and a skilled crew at her back, Rivah is rising high in the Court. But when an old acquaintance turns up dead on her doorstep, an ancient artifact of dark magic clutched in his hands, Rivah will need all her allies and cunning to survive. Because dark magic is stirring that will not only destroy the Court of the Masked King, but all of Tar-Carmatheion.