Eight months ago, the crew of the Halcyon Days put the Azure Colossus on the ocean floor. They've been eating free at banquets ever since. It couldn't last.

Prince Lucan has stolen the Azure Crystal, and the thing they killed is walking again, straight through a city mid-celebration. Now the fastest ship in the sky is scrambling: a princess from the past, Locke trapped in a gilded cage, Kenzie wondering if she's allowed to have nice things, and Kal trying to keep the world spinning.

The trail runs from Somerset to the lawless port of Cinnabar to Rosewood, the Aurelian capital. A city few believe is even possible.

Getting in is the easy part. Rosewood keeps its secrets under the floorboards, and some of them belong to the crew.

If you liked the banter, the skyship chases, and the warmth between the explosions, welcome back. We missed you.