COMING SOON!
CruCible Of Chaos
Prelude For Court Of Shadows
A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside an ancient abbey where the monks are going mad and the gods themselves may be to blame!
Estevar Borros, one of the legendary sword-fighting magistrates known as the Greatcoats and the king’s personal investigator of the supernatural, is no stranger to tales of ghosts and demons. When the fractious monks of the abbey rumoured to be the birthplace of the gods begin warring over claims of a new pantheon arising, the frantic abbot summons him to settle the dispute.
But Estevar has his own problems: a near-fatal sword wound from his last judicial duel, a sworn knight who claims he has proof the monks are consorting with demons, a diabolical inquisitor with no love for the Greatcoats, and a mysterious young woman claiming to be Estevar’s ally but who may well be his deadliest enemy.
Armed only with his famed investigative talents, his faltering skill with a blade and Imperious, his ornery mule, Estevar must root out the source of the madness lurking inside the once-sacred walls of Isola Sombra before its chaos spreads to the country he’s sworn to protect.
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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
The Obsidian Worm
Dance of the Chamberlain
Memories of Flame
Duel With The Demon
The Red Lily
The Fox And The Bowman
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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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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