num_pages: 350
description: Former archivist Reg Whitney expert thief Querry Knotte and the clockwork boy known as Frolic are fugitives from Halcyon living on a small island. While Reg is content to lead a safe and settled life there is trouble in paradise: Querry is bored and Frolic cant help but ponder his own existence.When Querry and Frolic get caught breaking into Baron Starlings villa all three men are bamboozled into accompanying the baron on a quest for arcane knowledge. But their jungle destination holds more danger than anyone on the expedition expects.Reg knows their crew is made up of criminalsthe kind who cant be trustedwhich puts a strain on the trio. Hes certain the baron and the mercenary Jean-Andre are hiding something that puts them all in danger. Querry and the baron grow close leaving Reg and Frolic feeling alienated. Frolics friendship with a fey servant just strains the trios dynamic further. Even if Reg Querry and Frolic survive the quest their relationship will never be the same.
language: English
title: A Grimoire for the Baron
publisher: Dreamspinner Press