In the northern mountains of Veyldrim, something ancient is stirring. When wandering bard Fin Farvale saves a halfling thief from a goblin ambush, he expects little more than a quick thanks and a quieter conscience. Instead, the road leads them to The Deep —a dwarven city rotting from the inside out. Goblins raid in organized packs. A commander clings to control through fear and blood. Children whisper with the voices of the dead, and the dwarves crawl from the mines like the dead reborn, their bodies blooming with crystal shards and black death. At the heart of the unrest lies the Bleeding Stone —a relic the faithful call divine and the skeptics dismiss as superstition. As a cunning goblin warlord closes in and the mountain’s song grows louder, Fin realizes his only weapon is the one he’s always feared: connection. To survive The Deep, he’ll have to stop running, face what broke him, and learn that even a single voice can shake the mountain. Grim, bloody, and darkly funny, Ballad of Thieves is a dark epic fantasy for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Nicholas Eames —brutal, heartfelt, and unforgettable to the end.