Ethan Kaille is a thieftaker and also a spellcaster who  conjure spells that helps him solve crimes in Colonial Boston. Being a conjurer isn't something the law sees kindly on so he gets a bit taken back when the sheriff asks him to help two merchants who have trouble with a sea captain who is threatening their lives. But he soon finds out that the merchants have not told him everything...

I think I'm a tiny bit in love with Ethan Kaille, just look at the cover to this prequel to the first book and also the cover to the first book that I added *swoon*...I know, I know, looks isn't everything, thank heaven then that he is a really interesting character also!




I was glad to read this prequel  since that got me a chance to see if this series is any good, now I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on the first book...and the second and so on...

Thanks I for the link to the short story!  ( )

D.B. Jackson AKA David B. Coe is one of my favorite fantasy authors. A Spell of Vengeance is a stand alone story set before his new and awesome book Thieftaker. If you haven't read Thieftaker yet then do so immediately but read this one first. It's a great introduction to Ethan Kaille a Thieftaker set in the Pre-Revolutionary Boston era. On it's own it's a great story.

I believe it's much harder to write a great short story than a good novel and David B. Coe mastered this gift a long time ago. For those of you who have read Thieftaker then you're in for a treat with A Spell of Vengeance.

Up until the main villain in Thieftaker Ethan Kaille's hardest challenge had been a Speller named Nate Ramsey who you'll hear mention of a few times in Thieftaker. This tale is about their meeting when Ethan is hired by two merchants to protect them from a powerful conjurer. Also you get to see the beginning of Ethan and Kannice's romance start to bloom. Before the two of them were together they had a mutual attraction and Ethan spent a lot of time at her bar and in this story you get to see the exact moment when their relationship changes. A lot of things happen which is pretty awesome for a short story plus it's only a buck. For all the time and effort he spent writing this I sure hope more people will take notice and read this wonderful story, especially if they liked the Thieftaker. ( )