http://www.dmpibooks.com/author/ian-weir The latest from D&M Publishers author Ian Weir. © 2012 D&M Publishers en-ca D&M Publishers D&M Publishers customerservice@dmpibooks.com no http://www.dmpibooks.com/get/mp3/podcast/DMPODCAST_EPISODE2_FINAL_MIX.mp3 In this knock-out episode of Speakeasy, John Burns meets Ian Weir at Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market to talk about his debut novel <a href="http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/daniel-o-thunder">Daniel O'Thunder.</a> Set in Dickensian London, the story is one of faith, fighting and fine madness. Weir's superbly developed characters and impeccable sense of place during this dark era shine through in the prose. Here he explains, among other things, how his background as a screen writer helped him nail the period dialogue and how his passion for boxing helped fuel the climax of the book. Buy Daniel O'Thunder at <a target="_blank" title="Daniel O'Thunder at Amazon" href="http://www.amazon.ca/dp/1553654358/?tag=doumcipubgro-20" title="Daniel O'Thunder at Amazon">amazon.ca</a> or <a target="_blank" title="Daniel O'Thunder at Indigo" href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2718510-10437934?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chapters.indigo.ca%2Fbooks%2FDaniel-Othunder-Ian-Weir%2F9781553654353-item.html" title="Daniel O'Thunder at Amazon">indigo.ca.</a> http://www.dmpibooks.com/podcast/23 Thu, Sep 24 2009 12:00:00 PDT