<p><b><i>No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them.</i><br><br>''A masterpiece of imagination'' </b><b>Stephanie Garber, <i>Sunday Times</i></b><b> bestselling author of </b><b><i>Caraval</i></b><br><br><b>''P</b><b>art political misadventure, part puzzle, and thoroughly charming, with a band of rapscallions and a string of surprises!'' </b><b>Holly Black, </b><b><i>New York Times </i></b><b>bestselling author of </b><b><i>The Cruel Prince</i></b><br><b><br>Paris, 1889</b>. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. <br><br> Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure hunter and wealthy hotelier S¿rin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, S¿rin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.<br><br> To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, S¿rin calls upon a