Greg van Eekhout - California Bones (epub)[j_ray]

When Daniel Blackland was six, he ingested his first bone fragment, a bit of
kraken spine plucked out of the sand during a visit with his demanding, brilliant,
and powerful magician father, Sebastian.

When Daniel was twelve, he watched Sebastian die at the hands of the Hierarch of
Southern California, devoured for the heightened magic layered deep within his bones.

Now, years later, Daniel is a petty thief with a forged identity. Hiding amid the crowds
in Los Angeles - the capital of the Kingdom of Southern California - Daniel is trying
to go straight. But his crime-boss uncle has a heist he wants Daniel to perform:
break into the Hierarch's storehouse of magical artifacts and retrieve Sebastian's
sword, an object of untold power.

For this dangerous mission, Daniel will need a team he can rely on, so he brings in
his closest friends from his years in the criminal world. There's Moth, who can take
a bullet and heal in mere minutes. Jo Alverado, illusionist. The multitalented
Cassandra, Daniel's ex. And, new to them all, the enigmatic, knowledgeable Emma,
with her British accent and her own grudge against the powers-that-be. The stakes
are high, and the stage is set for a showdown that might just break the magic that
protects a long-corrupt regime.

Extravagant and yet moving, Greg van Eekhout's California Bones is an epic adventure
set in a city of canals and secrets and casual brutality--different from the world
we know, yet familiar and true.

Titles: California Bones
Author: Greg Van Eekhout
Published: June 10, 2014, by Tor
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0765328550
ISBN-13: 978-0765328557
Length: 304 pages