Giant Thief (Tales of Easie Damasco)

David Tallerman is the author of the fantasy adventure novel Giant Thief - described by Fantasy Faction as "one of the finest debuts of 2012" - and its sequel Crown Thief, both published through Angry Robot. He's also written around a hundred Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror short stories, comic and film scripts, poems, and countless reviews and articles. Many of these have been released in one form or another, and others are on their way over the next few months.

���Breathless pace��� Damasco resembles a landlocked version of Jack Sparrow��� The atypical backdrop,self-aware style and downplaying of magics bring to mind the contemporary fantasies of Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie.��� - SFX Magazine - ���A fast-paced, witty and original fantasy, reminiscent of Scott Lynch and Fritz Leiber.��� - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Shadows of the Apt series - ���David Tallerman's first novel is a gripping yarn, one that is difficult to put down once started, and this reviewer is eagerly awaiting the next tale of Easie Damasco.��� - Starburst Magazine - ���If you're up for a fun, fast-paced adventure featuring rogues, giants and lots of fighting, you won't want to miss it!��� - A Fantastical Librarian - ���Fast-paced, quick-witted, engaging; as apt a description of Easie Damasco, reluctant hero, as of the novel itself.��� - Juliet E. McKenna, author of The Tales of Einarinn - ���Best known for an eclectic variety of short stories, Tallerman debuts with a breezy novel of a man with his eye on the prize ��� Tallerman's charming, devil-may-care hero has plenty of swashbuckling roguishness to carry him through the planned sequels.��� - Publishers Weekly - ���This really is a fun read. Saltlick is adorable, I want one! It's straightforward, linear, smack down the middle fast-paced goodness.��� - Fantasy Nibbles - ���...a wryly amusing and entertaining read that also proves to be more thought provoking than might originally seem to be the case.��� - Morpheus Tales