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PLay of Shadows
Court Of Shadows: Book 1
IF YOU COULD SEE INTO THE PAST, WOULD YOU REVEAL THE TRUTHS THAT WOULD SHAKE YOUR SOCIETY TO THE CORE?
When the grandson of two famous sword-wielding Greatcoats flees a duel to hide out in a theatre, he unwittingly becomes a conduit for the spirit of a legendary Archduke portrayed as a villain on the stage. But as Damelas begins to learn the truth of what happened in the past, his life in the present becomes more and more dangerous, and soon he’ll have to find a way to fight back against those who would kill to keep the country’s darkest secrets buried.
Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuckling fantasy series by the bestselling author of The Greatcoats.
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Short fiction and audiobooks available exclusively from the author.
A Knight of Five Souls
The Sword of Seven Tears
Six-String Demon
Nobody’s God
Collision
Mister Farnsworth vs the Alien Demons of Egypt
Grave of Thorns
The Wheelwright’s Duel
A Study in Steel
Tales of the Greatcoats Vol. 1
Death of the Swashbuckler
When The Sword Seems To Smile
About Sebastien
TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, WRITING, AND READING
Sebastien de Castell is the multi-award nominated author of the acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series, The Greatcoats. His new series is the YA fantasy Spellslinger. Sebastien’s books are published in fourteen languages and counting.
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JOIN THE GREATCOATS OR BECOME A SPELLSLINGER!
LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE GREATCOATS FROM THE KING’S FINAL LETTERS, SENT IN SECRET TO FALCIO, KEST, AND BRASTI JUST BEFORE THE HEADSMAN CAME FOR HIM AND THE NATION OF TRISTIA WAS SENT INTO CHAOS.
SET DURING THE EVENTS OF THE FIRST SPELLSLINGER BOOK, MER’ESSAN, A DOWAGER MAGUS OF THE JAN’TEP FINDS HER CONTEMPLATIONS INTERRUPTED BY A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER WHO BRINGS UNEXPECTED DANGER INTO MER’ESSAN’S LIFE.
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Spellslinger
MAGIC, INTRIGUE, AND A MURDEROUS TALKING SQUIRREL CAT
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO WIN BACK YOUR MAGIC?
Kellen is moments away from facing his first mage’s duel and the start of four trials that will make him a spellcaster. There’s just one problem: his magic is gone . . .
“A tremendously fun read full of wit and action.”– James Islington
“An intriguing system of magic, wry humor, and a twisting plot make for an entertaining series debut.”– Kirkus
The Greatcoats
THE ACCLAIMED SWASHBUCKLING FANTASY SERIES
THE GREATCOATS: LEGENDARY HEROES, ARBITERS OF JUSTICE, OR NOTORIOUS TRAITORS?
The King is dead, the Greatcoats have been disbanded and Falcio Val Mond and fellow magistrates Kest and Brasti have been reduced to working as bodyguards for a nobleman who refuses to pay them. Things could be worse – their employer could be lying dead on the floor while the three of them are forced to watch as the killer plants evidence framing them for the murder. Oh wait, that’s exactly what’s happening.
“Fantastic from the first sentence to the last.” – John Gwynne
“An energetic, fun adventure that puts the ‘musk’ back in ‘musketeer.’ Guaranteed to increase household swashbuckling by 100%!“ – Kirkus
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I slammed down my copy of George R. R. Martin’s Storm of Swords on top…
By far the most common question you get asked as an author is “where do…
Les vieux maîtres de sort aiment raconter que la magie a un goût. Les sorts de braise ressemblent à une épice qui vous brûle le bout de la langue. La magie du souf e est subtile, presque rafraîchissante, un peu comme si vous teniez une feuille de menthe entre vos lèvres. Le sable, la soie, le sang, le fer… cha- cune de ces magies a son parfum. Un véritable adepte, autre- ment dit un mage capable de jeter un sort même à l’extérieur d’une oasis, les connaît tous.
'I totally saw this coming,’ Reichis growled, leaping onto my shoulder as lightning scorched the sand barely ten feet from us. The squirrel cat’s claws pierced my sweat-soaked shirt and dug into my skin.
The way of the Argosi is the way of water. Water never seeks to block another’s path, nor does it permit impediments to its own. It moves freely, slipping past those who would capture it, taking nothing that belongs to others. To forget this is to stray from the path, for despite the rumours one sometimes hears, an Argosi never, ever steals.