Who would choose as a messiah a clever cardsharp, a professional cheat, and—at the same time—an talented pianist? Perhaps only the god of deception, trade, and patron of all adventurers. But no one would dare call the path of this chosen one easy. He faces a new name, a new life, a new body, and an unknown kind of magic. And there is another world, where the existence of the human race is threatened by other intelligent races. However, a seasoned cheat will surely have a trump card hidden up his sleeve. And that trump will be music—music that has much more in common with sorcery than anyone could have guessed…