The book is setupset in the [[cosmere]], taking place in the same [[Sel|world]] as [[Elantris]], though in a very different region and will not includewithout any of the characters from itElantris.{{ref|?|749|38|Reading from Afternoon Tea report}} It tells the story of a woman named [[Shai]], a thief and a [[Forger]]; aor person capable of rewriting the pasts of objects in order to change their present.