What can come of a descendant of a noble family if, from the age of three, he is raised not in a count’s castle surrounded by caring nannies and tutors, but on the thieves’ raspberries of Arkanar? Of course, only a thief. But not simple, but Arkanarsky. The highest title of the thieves guild of the Kingdom of Hyperia is not so easy to win, but for Archibald of Arlia, a young, cheerful, noble and in his own way an honest swindler, this is a piece of cake. Such talents, plus a penchant for adventure, are capable of putting on the ears not only the royal palace with all its inhabitants, not only the Hyperian state, but also the Academy of Witchcraft, Witchcraft and Nastiness, where, by pure misunderstanding, Archibald and his faithful friends Dunyashka and Difinbachius were brought. And when the mysterious Prince Florizel appeared in the distant northern kingdom, in whose presence the silverware disappeared no less mysteriously, poor Brighania also began to shake... Contents: Fortune Catcher Academy of Witchcraft Joker