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Simon and Schuster
November 2016
On Sale: November 1, 2016
444 pages
ISBN: 1501147757
EAN: 9781501147753
Kindle: B0135H3484
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Fantasy
For fans of Brandon
Sanderson and Scott Lynch, a fantasy about a clever young
beggar who bargains his way into an apprenticeship with a
company of thieving magicians and uses his newfound skills
in a vendetta against a ruthless crime lord. Ashes lives in Burroughside—the dirtiest, most crime-ridden
district in the huge city of Teranis. His neighbors are
gangs of fellow orphans, homeless madmen, and monsters that
swarm the streets at nightfall. Determined to escape
Burroughside, Ashes spends his days begging, picking
pockets, and cheating at cards. When he draws the wrath of
Mr. Ragged, Burroughside’s brutal governor, he is forced to
flee for his life, only to be rescued by an enigmatic man
named Candlestick Jack. Jack leads a group of Artificers, professional magicians who
can manipulate light with their bare hands to create
stunningly convincing illusions. Changing a face is as
simple as changing a hat. Ashes seizes an opportunity to
study magic under Jack and quickly befriends the rest of the
company: Juliana, Jack’s aristocratic wife; William, his
exacting business partner; and Synder, his genius
apprentice. But all is not as it seems: Jack and his company
lead a double life as thieves, and they want Ashes to join
their next heist. Between lessons on light and illusion,
Ashes begins preparing to help with Jack’s most audacious
caper yet: robbing the richest and most ruthless nobleman in
the city. A dramatic adventure story full of wit, charm, and scheming
rogues, The Facefaker’s Game introduces an
unforgettable world you won’t soon want to leave.
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