**Another mad-cap adventure awaits Detan and his ne'er do well
companions in this delightful steampunk mash-up with all the trappings
of a heist caper
**
As the city that produces the most selium--that precious gas that
elevates airships and powers strange magic--Hond Steading is a jewel
worth stealing. To shore up the city's defenses, Detan promises his aunt
that he'll recover Nouli, the infamous engineer who built the century
gates that protect the imperial capital of Valathea. But Nouli is
imprisoned on the Remnant Isles, an impervious island prison run by the
empire, and it's Detan's fault.
Detan doesn't dare approach Nouli himself, so his companions volunteer
to get themselves locked up to make contact with Nouli and convince him
to help. Now Detan has to break them all out of prison, and he's going
to need the help of a half-mad doppel to do it.