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D.B. Jackson

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in New York, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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January 2011

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D.B. Jackson, author of historical fantasy

D.B. Jackson has been writing fantasy and science fiction under a different pen name for over fifteen years. He has published novels, short stories, and media tie-ins in more than a dozen languages. He also has a Ph.D. in American History, and now, for the first time in his career, he is combining his love of fantasy with his passion for history. His first historical fantasy series, The Thieftaker Chronicles, includes Thieftaker, Thieves' Quarry, A Plunder of Souls (to be released in July 2014), and Dead Man's Reach (due out in 2015). The Thieftaker novels, which combine elements of fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction, are published by Tor Books. He is also at work on a new contemporary urban fantasy series, The Weremyste Cycle (writte ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 6,534 ratings · 1,116 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thieftaker (Thieftaker Chronicles, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 2,448 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thieves' Quarry (Thieftaker Chronicles, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Plunder of Souls (Thieftaker Chronicles, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Man's Reach (Thieftaker Chronicles, #4) by D.B. Jackson (Goodreads Author), Chris McGrath (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Children (The Islevale Cycle #1) 3.96 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spell of Vengeance (Thieftaker Chronicles, #0.5) 3.79 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Demon (The Islevale Cycle #2) 4.10 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Price of Doing Business 3.78 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the Thieftaker 4.30 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch's Storm: A Thieftaker Novella 4.50 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Any noble cause will encounter its share of setbacks. The strength of that cause is measured in how the men who fight for it respond. We refuse to give up, which is why we will prevail eventually.”
― D.B. Jackson, Thieftaker

tags: cause, character, nobility, strength

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Blood Song by Anthony Ryan

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Discord's Apple by Carrie Vaughn

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Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson

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The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller

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Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

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