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Leverage meets Parasite meets Six of Crows in multi-award winning author Fran Wilde’s thrilling, high-tech adventure heist wrapped in a gaslamp fantasy where thieves are entertainment for the wealthy.
The Canarviers are the premier performance thieves in New Washington, blending astonishing acrobatics, clever misdirection, and daring escapes to entertain their rich patrons. As King Canarvier has always told his children, their work is art. Who else could titillate audiences with illicit history lessons and tease them through the gaps in their much-prized security?
Now that they’re adults, King’s children feel their divisions more than their bonds. Roosa attends an exclusive finishing university, blending in so well she’s unsure where she belongs. Her brother Dax craves a chance to prove himself, stifling under his father’s caution.
Then King disappears.
With only days to buy mercy before their father is lost forever, Roo and Dax must compete in a high-stakes Grand Heist, pushing down their resentments to work together. Against a technocrat wagering more than he can lose, a security chief with a taste for pain, and a society beauty with secrets of her own, any misstep promises catastrophic ruin.
But Canarviers are artists. And they perform best when the pressure is on . . .
Genre: Science Fiction
The Canarviers are the premier performance thieves in New Washington, blending astonishing acrobatics, clever misdirection, and daring escapes to entertain their rich patrons. As King Canarvier has always told his children, their work is art. Who else could titillate audiences with illicit history lessons and tease them through the gaps in their much-prized security?
Now that they’re adults, King’s children feel their divisions more than their bonds. Roosa attends an exclusive finishing university, blending in so well she’s unsure where she belongs. Her brother Dax craves a chance to prove himself, stifling under his father’s caution.
Then King disappears.
With only days to buy mercy before their father is lost forever, Roo and Dax must compete in a high-stakes Grand Heist, pushing down their resentments to work together. Against a technocrat wagering more than he can lose, a security chief with a taste for pain, and a society beauty with secrets of her own, any misstep promises catastrophic ruin.
But Canarviers are artists. And they perform best when the pressure is on . . .
Genre: Science Fiction
Praise for this book
"Fran Wilde delivers the thrills in this roaring twenties cyberpunk mashup of heists, counter-heists, family lies and family ties. When the Canarviers start stealing, you can't stop reading." - Paolo Bacigalupi
"A Philosophy of Thieves is a multi-faceted delight, full - like every great heist - of thrilling adventures, masterful misdirections, and glittering spectacles, along with fascinating worldbuilding. All hail the Canarviers!" - Stephanie Burgis
"Remarkably imaginative and fun!" - Shannon Chakraborty
"Fascinating, thrilling, and completely irresistible! A Philosophy of Thieves is a wonderfully unique, heist-filled novel set in an expertly-drawn world. Highly recommended!" - Sarah Beth Durst
"The Great Gatsby meets Cirque du Soleil in a high tech cli-fi adventure set in a drowned world. A thrilling mix of sophisticated heists, astonishing tech and characters who are never quite what they seem, a Philosophy of Thieves steals your heart right out of your chest and leaves you applauding the theft. Bravo and encore!." - R S A Garcia
"Think you know heists? You haven't seen a Canarvier heist. Artful, incisive, and oh-so-timely. Fran's done it again: stolen our hearts." - Rachel Hartman
"A Philosophy of Thieves is a propulsive romp, full of twists and reveals that left me breathless. Wilde's intricate near-future world holds a mirror up to our own, skewering excess and access while delivering thrills and an unexpectedly tender family story. The Canarviers will dazzle and delight you, right before they steal your heart." - Victor Manibo
"A Philosophy of Thieves is a multi-faceted delight, full - like every great heist - of thrilling adventures, masterful misdirections, and glittering spectacles, along with fascinating worldbuilding. All hail the Canarviers!" - Stephanie Burgis
"Remarkably imaginative and fun!" - Shannon Chakraborty
"Fascinating, thrilling, and completely irresistible! A Philosophy of Thieves is a wonderfully unique, heist-filled novel set in an expertly-drawn world. Highly recommended!" - Sarah Beth Durst
"The Great Gatsby meets Cirque du Soleil in a high tech cli-fi adventure set in a drowned world. A thrilling mix of sophisticated heists, astonishing tech and characters who are never quite what they seem, a Philosophy of Thieves steals your heart right out of your chest and leaves you applauding the theft. Bravo and encore!." - R S A Garcia
"Think you know heists? You haven't seen a Canarvier heist. Artful, incisive, and oh-so-timely. Fran's done it again: stolen our hearts." - Rachel Hartman
"A Philosophy of Thieves is a propulsive romp, full of twists and reveals that left me breathless. Wilde's intricate near-future world holds a mirror up to our own, skewering excess and access while delivering thrills and an unexpectedly tender family story. The Canarviers will dazzle and delight you, right before they steal your heart." - Victor Manibo
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