Orry Kent's father is one of the most notorious crooks in the Quadrant, who uses his own children to swindle the upper-class families of the Manor with elaborate frauds. Their latest job also starts out as just an ordinary scam with a booty worth a fortune... but this time Orry deviates from the precisely developed plan and steals a necklace as a side effect, which puts them in great danger. In addition, less than an hour later, the only grandson of the target of the scam, the Count of Delf, is found dead, so Orry has to escape from the accusation of a murder that he did not commit. Not long after, it turns out that the necklaces tied by Orry were made by the late, mysterious civilization of Shardmoon - and are wanted by a lot of powerful figures who won't stop after a kill.

Dominic Dulley's debut novel is a classic space opera of the best kind: it tells the unforgettable adventure of a young thief who, in addition to the Imperial Fleet, is on the run from the most determined assassins and space pirates of the cosmos. With its light humor and unexpected twists, Repezzhold is one of the most popular English debuts in the genre in recent times.