Every person in the crew has secrets and a backstory that slowly unfolds throughout the book. They break Matthias Helvar out of the prison Hellgate, where he was held for a year after Nina falsely accused him of being a slave trader.

Inej Ghafa, Nina Zenik, Jesper Fahey, and Wylan Van Eck are all members of his gang, but there is one more person they need. Kaz assembles a team of infamous, noteworthy criminals, each with a different skill set, to make the heist. Kaz is offered a hefty paycheck and negotiates it up even higher to thirty million kruge, then agrees. Yul-Bayur developed a powerful drug called jurda parem, which enhances a Grisha's abilities and is highly addictive after just one dose.

Van Eck wants Kaz to break Bo Yul-Bayur, a Shu scientist, out of a nearly impenetrable prison in the center of the castle complex in Fjerda. Gang leader Kaz Brekker is offered the job of a lifetime by wealthy merchant Jan Van Eck. Afterward, Hoede tells the guard to chop off the boy's thumb, but Anya controls Hoede's mind and causes the merchant to chop off his own thumb, demonstrating the powerful effect of jurda parem on Grisha. When the guard slices the boy's arm again, Anya heals him without touching him. Then Anya is given a small, wax paper envelope and is forced to swallow a drug called jurda parem. The guard proceeds to slice open the boy's arm, and Anya heals the boy. Joost meets a few other stadwatch guards, who tell him that they are supposed to report to the boathouse.Īt the boathouse, Joost is greeted by an upsetting sight: Anya is in a glass room with a young boy and a guard. When Joost starts asking questions about Anya's disappearances, the Squaller shows Joost the door. When Joost arrives at Hoede's Grisha workshop, another Grisha, Retvenko, tells him that Anya was taken away by Hoede. He decides to visit his crush, Anya, who is a Grisha Healer indentured to Councilman Hoede.

Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction-if they don't kill each other first.Ī guard named Joost is making his rounds around the city. But he can't pull it off alone.Ī sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.Ī Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.Ī thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price-and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. To Kayte-secret weapon, unexpected friend Blurb

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