Ship of Smoke and Steel (Wells of Sorcery Series, Book #1)

Ship of Smoke and Steel (Wells of Sorcery Series, Book #1) by Django Wexler

In the lower wards of Kahnzoka, the great port city of the Blessed Empire, eighteen-year-old ward boss Isoka enforces the will of her criminal masters with the power of Melos, the Well of Combat. The money she collects goes to keep her little sister living in comfort, far from the bloody streets they grew up on.

When Isoka's magic is discovered by the government, she's arrested and brought to the Emperor's spymaster, who sends her on an impossible mission: steal Soliton, a legendary ghost ship -- a ship from which no one has ever returned. If she fails, her sister's life is forfeit.

On board Soliton, nothing is as simple as it seems. Isoka tries to get close to the ship's mysterious captain, but first she must become part of the brutal crew and join their endless battles against twisted creatures. She doesn't expect to have to contend with feelings for a charismatic fighter who shares her combat magie, or for a fearless princess who wields an even darker power.

Ship of Smoke and Steel is an epic fantasy adventure with cinematic combat, deadly magic, and fierce warriors facing off against unimaginable threats.

Tor Teen, Hard Cover, 1st Edition, Later Printing, 2019