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
