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Daniel O'Thunder
Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and the Canadian Authors Association Fiction Award. Once a well-known prize-fighter with a terrifying right fist, Daniel O'Thunder has seen the light, and now the protection of the poor and the weak is his life's work. But an ancient evil is stalking the streets, and Daniel responds by issuing a breathtaking challenge to the Devil himself.
Book Details
- Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
- Publish Date: Apr 1st, 2011
- Pages: 390
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.45in - 5.56in - 1.02in - 1.15lb
- EAN: 9781553655640
- Categories: • Historical - General• Literary
About the Author
Ian Weir is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and novelist. His TV credits include the acclaimed crime thriller "Dragon Boys," "Flashpoint," "Cold Squad" and "Beachcombers." He has won two Geminis, four Leos, a Jessie and the Writers Guild of Canada Canadian Screenwriting Award.
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Praise for this book
"In this delicious jumble of a novel, Weir has created an epic hero ... Drenched in filthy Thames waters and coiffed in muttonchops, Weir's outlandish tale is a top-shelf page-turner"--"Publisher's Weekly"
"a triumph--a frightening, funny, moving, page-turning romp. Deserves to be shelved where they keep Charles Dickens and Robertson Davies and Sarah Waters. Ian Weir is a storyteller of extraordinary ability." --Steven Galloway, author, "The Cellist of Sarajevo"
"[Weir] takes us right to the centre of London in 1851 with as brilliantly constructed a band of reprobates as Dickens ever saw. Marvellous from the first paragraph." -"Globe and Mail"
" Weir's unique retelling of the Gospels, set in mid-19th-century London, is Charles Dickens meets Tom Jones... A knockout debut." --National Post
"Weir's plot steps smartly, and the language crackles with the immediacy of shifting first-person voices." -Quill & Quire
"I haven't a enjoyed a novel so much since Benioff's City of Thieves." --John Valliant, author of "The Tiger" and "The Golden Spruce"
"In this delicious jumble of a novel, Weir has created an epic hero ... Drenched in filthy Thames waters and coiffed in muttonchops, Weir's outlandish tale is a top-shelf page-turner"--"Publisher's Weekly"
"The battle between the great Hammer of Heaven and the evil stalking him climaxes in a fight that will leave readers breathless. This robust historical novel by an award-winning Canadian screenwriter will captivate fans of Sarah Waters and Charles Dickens.--"Library Journal"
"a triumph--a frightening, funny, moving, page-turning romp. Deserves to be shelved where they keep Charles Dickens and Robertson Davies and Sarah Waters. Ian Weir is a storyteller of extraordinary ability." --Steven Galloway, author, "The Cellist of Sarajevo"
"[Weir] takes us right to the centre of London in 1851 with as brilliantly constructed a band of reprobates as Dickens ever saw. Marvellous from the first paragraph." -"Globe and Mail"
" Weir's unique retelling of the Gospels, set in mid-19th-century London, is Charles Dickens meets Tom Jones... A knockout debut." --National Post
"Weir's plot steps smartly, and the language crackles with the immediacy of shifting first-person voices." -Quill & Quire
"In this delicious jumble of a novel, Weir has created an epic hero ... Drenched in filthy Thames waters and coiffed in muttonchops, Weir's outlandish tale is a top-shelf page-turner"--"Publisher's Weekly"
"The battle between the great Hammer of Heaven and the evil stalking him climaxes in a fight that will leave readers breathless. This robust historical novel by an award-winning Canadian screenwriter will captivate fans of Sarah Waters and Charles Dickens.--"Library Journal"
"a triumph--a frightening, funny, moving, page-turning romp. Deserves to be shelved where they keep Charles Dickens and Robertson Davies and Sarah Waters. Ian Weir is a storyteller of extraordinary ability." --Steven Galloway, author, "The Cellist of Sarajevo"
"[Weir] takes us right to the centre of London in 1851 with as brilliantly constructed a band of reprobates as Dickens ever saw. Marvellous from the first paragraph." -"Globe and Mail"
" Weir's unique retelling of the Gospels, set in mid-19th-century London, is Charles Dickens meets Tom Jones... A knockout debut." --National Post
"Weir's plot steps smartly, and the language crackles with the immediacy of shifting first-person voices." -Quill & Quire