Foundryside

Sancia is a thief in a city run by four powerful merchant fiefdoms. There's a form of industrialized magic being used to varying degree called scriving. This is the art of using coded sigils to imbue objects with commands that can override reality. Things get a bit nutty when Sancia steals an artifact of huge power – an artifact that speaks to her! This story was full of cool ideas, great action scenes, and fun characters. Just really well done. I'll be looking forward to the rest of this trilogy.