California bones (2014)

Daniel is asked to recover his father's sword from a ruler's storehouse, recruiting old criminal friends with talents in illusion, survival and other useful arts. Their familiarity gives the operation an emotional history, while a newcomer brings a less settled element. The Los Angeles setting runs on magic gained from consuming extraordinary bones, so the prize is painfully personal. Choose this series opener for close teamwork in a brutally material magical world, including cannibalism.