But whatever great intentions Damasco might have are about to be tested to their limits, as the utmost valuable – and dangerous – object in the land comes within his light-fingered knowledge. Add some suicidally persistent giants, an old enemy with dreams of empire, and the deadliest killer in two kingdoms on his pumps, and Easie’s likelihood of staying honest – or even simply surviving – are receiving slimmer by the hour. “Damasco resembles a landlocked edition of Jack Sparrow… The atypical backdrop, self-aware design and downplaying of magics bring to mind the contemporary fantasies of Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie.” SFX Magazine