Zoya "Kazem" Hijazi is an orphan. Even adopted by the wealthiest merchant in all of Siraat, she knows it. But when her baba is seized by the kings guard for unpaid debts, leaving her and her adoptive brother Ali to fend for themselves. Zoya has to take on a new identity. The thief. Her world is turned upside down however when she is caught, accused of crimes she's never committed, and forced to undergo a quest for the king to find apples from the founding legends of Kemzar. With the kings personal stoic and unaffectionate magician as her guide, Zoya is has to figure out how to rob the literal sun, moon and stars. And they really don't like being robbed.