In the drowned canal city of Tharros, every relic of the Old Glass is worth killing for — and the shard Ren Talvos just found is worth dying for.
  A street thief turned glasswright's apprentice, Ren was never meant to touch the crystal hidden in his master's workshop. Now it's bonded to his skin, whispering truths he never asked to see — and the glass is spreading through him a scar at a time, turning flesh to something cold and clear.
  His master tried to burn it out of him, and failed. Now the Salt Priests want the shard for the drowned god they feed with the city's children. A rival syndicate wants the district it sits beneath. And something vast and patient is stirring under the tide — something that has learned Ren's name.
  There are eight shards. This is the first. Every one of them will cost him something he can't get back.
  Drenched in rain, lanternlight, and fractured reflections, The First Shard opens The Shattered Glass Saga — an epic of arcane heists, morally grey bargains, and the terrible price of power.