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David Tallerman (b. 1977) is an English science fiction, fantasy and horror author. His fantasy series The Tales of Easie Damasco was published by Angry Robot and consists of Giant Thief, Crown Thief and Prince Thief. The first in the series, Giant Thief was described by Fantasy Faction as "one of the finest débuts of 2012". He's also written around a hundred short stories that have appeared in numerous markets, including Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Bull Spec, Redstone Science Fiction and John Joseph Adams's zombie best-of The Living Dead. and in 2013 published his first comic book series, Endangered Weapon B, Mechanimal Science.

Biography
David Tallerman was born in Hull and studied English language and literature at York University. He lives in Leeds and London. He is represented by Zeno Literary Agency and published by Angry Robot and Markosia.

Novels
'Giant Thief' (2012) ISBN: 978-0857662101

Meet Easie Damasco, rogue, thieving swine and total charmer. Yet even the wicked can't rest when a vicious warlord and the force of enslaved giants he commands invade their homeland. Even then, Damasco might get away in one piece - if he'd only stop at stealing a giant and keep his hands off the warlord's treasure. Damasco's spent his whole life on the run, living by his wits. But can even he outwit an enemy who'll stop at absolutely nothing to regain the priceless artificact he's stolen from the warlord?

'Crown Thief' (2012) ISBN: 978-0857662507

Meet Easie Damasco: Thief, swindler and lately, reluctant hero. But whatever good intentions Damasco may have are about to be tested to their limits, as the most valuable - and dangerous - object in the land comes within his light-fingered grasp. Add in some suicidally stubborn giants, an old enemy with dreams of empire and the deadliest killers in two kingdoms on his heels, and Damasco's chances of staying honest - or even just surviving - are getting slimmer by the hour.

'Prince Thief' (2013) ISBN: 978-0857662682

Altapasaeda, capital of the Castoval, is about to be besieged by its own king - and where else would luckless, somewhat reformed thief Easie Damasco be but trapped within the city's walls? Faced with a war they can't win and a populace too busy fighting amongst itself to even try, the Castovalian defenders are left with one desperate option. Far in the northern lands of Shoan, rebels have set up the young prince Malekrin as a figurehead in their own quest to throw off the king's tyrannical rule. One way or another, the prince must be persuaded to join forces. Once again, all hope lies with Damasco and his sticky-fingered approach to problem solving, along with his long suffering partner, the gentle giant Saltlick. But this time it's a human being that needs stealing, with his own desires and opinions, and events only grow more complicated as Damasco realises that he and the rebellious young prince have more in common that either would admit.

Short Fiction, Online Magazines
My Friend Fishfinger, by Daisy Aged 7 - Whispers From the Abyss anthology, NYK Too Regular