PRAISE FOR FLIGHTLESS: "This was the book I needed. The fun, heisty bits create a tasty coating for real conversations about revolution. Intimate, sweeping, and full of flight.” -Mary Robinette Kowal, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Calculating Stars “Memorable characters, a fascinating world, tons of action, and deep political intrigue: Flightless has it all. Readers seeking a fresh voice and skilled storytelling need look no further.” -David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson, author of the Thieftaker Chronicles Riff is a disgraced, low-class thief. All of his hopes hinge on Ascension, so he can rejoin the elite, upper-class thieves guild he belonged to as a youth. When he’s offered a rare, lucrative job to steal an artifact and prove himself to the guild, there’s no question he’ll take it. But his crewmates grow skittish, and one of his usuals refuses to join the operation, making Riff wonder what they know that he doesn’t. As his crew prepares, they face sabotage and betrayal. The only way out is forward, because the artifact is their sole bargaining chip. Riff must discover how far he’s willing to go to improve his station and confront his ambitions. This job has the potential to fulfill all his dreams… or end his career. Marie Parks is a New Mexico Book Awards winner. She was a finalist for the Futurescapes Most Promising New Author Award for Flightless.