When the smiles vanished, the city changed forever.What was once a place of laughter and light now bends under silent laws no one remembers writing.Riven, a lowly clerk with ink-stained hands, never expected to stand against the darkness. But when a forgotten ledger awakens in his care-its pages whispering rules that shift reality itself-he's pulled into a mystery older than the city's stones.Shadows move through courtrooms and alleyways. Guilds plot in secret. Every law has a price, and every smile lost carries a weight. To survive, Riven must learn the true power of names, symbols, and the hidden law that binds them all.The first volume in a sweeping new fantasy saga, The Law of Lost Smiles weaves together mystery, magic, and the dangerous question: what happens when justice itself turns against you?