Sebastien de Castell

South Dakota Festival of Books
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-28 | South Dakota Festival of Books, Spearfish, SD, United States
I’m honoured to be a guest of the wonderful South Dakota Festival of Books! Come see me at my various panels and events during the festival and check out the incredible number of outstanding authors this year!

Indigo Park Royal (Vancouver)
2025-09-20 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Indigo Park Royal, 900 Park Royal S., West Vancouver, BC, Canada
I’ll be chatting with readers, signing books and giving away beautiful swag at Chapters/Indigo stores across Canada during the book tour for Malevolent Eight. Come down and say hello!

Second Time Books (Mount Laurel, NJ)
2025-09-11 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Second Time Books, 114 Creek Rd, Mount Laurel, NJ, United States
Come visit me at Second Time Books where I’ll be signing books, meeting fantasy readers and talking magic and mayhem!

Dungeon Books (Jersey City)
2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Dungeon Books, 115 Brunswick St, Jersey City, NJ, United States
Come meet Sebastien de Castell, author of the popular Malevolent fantasy series! Sebastien will be visiting Dungeon Books to discuss his newest release The Malevolent Eight: The Bad, The Worse and The Wicked. This sequel to The Malevolent Seventakes us on a ride of dark magic, irreverent humor, and relentless action.

Joie de Livres (Montreal)
2025-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Joie de Livres, 1700-2001 boul Robert-Bourassa, Montreal, PQ, Canada
Join me at this lovely Montreal bookstore for a talk about fantasy anti-heroes, strange magic and vampire kangaroos!

Argo Books (Montreal)
2025-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Argo Books, SUITE - 1915 Catherine O, Montreal, PQ, Canada
My first ever author appearance in the city of my birth, Montréal. It’s going to be a fabulous event as we talk fantasy, magic systems and vampire dragon kangaroos. Join me at the beautiful Argo Books!

Indigo Bay and Bloor (Toronto)
2025-09-07 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Indigo Bay & Bloor, 55 Bloor Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Bakka-Phoenix Books (Toronto)
2025-09-06 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Bakka-Phoenix, 84 Harbord St, Toronto, ON, M5S 1G5, Canada
One of my absolute favourite places to visit in Toronto is the wonderful Bakka-Phoenix Books. Join myself and a very special author guest as we talk magic and mayhem in fantasy!

Indigo Sherway Gardens (Toronto)
2025-09-06 12:30 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Indigo Sherway Gardens, 25 The West Mall, Toronto, ON, Canada

Saskatoon Public Library
2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Regina) | Saskatoon Public Library, 311 23rd St E, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Join me at the fabulous Saskatoon Public Library at their Rusty Macdonald Library Meeting Space for an exploration of all the strange adventures, misadventures and side-quests that professional fantasy novelists encounter. We’ll talk about how my debut novel was banned by an American prison, how a YA novel with a talking squirrel cat became a hit after being censored in Russia, what happens when books get optioned for film and television and much, much more!

McNally Robinson (Saskatoon)
2025-09-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Regina) | McNally Robinson Saskatoon, 3130 8th Street East, Saskatoon, SK, S7H 0W2, Canada
This event will be held live in the Travel Alcove and also available as a simultaneous YouTube stream.
The world is teetering on the brink of annihilation. The Lords Celestine and the Lords Devilish, celestial and infernal beings locked in an age-old enmity, have at last found the perfect battlefield for their apocalyptic Great Crusade: the mortal realm. Cade Ombra, former Glorian Justiciar turned mercenary wonderist, leads a band of emotionally unstable mages in a desperate bid to prevent the impending clash of divine and diabolical titans. Failure will leave humanity to be conscripted into an eternal war, serving as foot soldiers doomed to oblivion…

Audrey's Books (Edmonton)
2025-09-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Audrey’s Bookstore, 10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5J 3J5, Canada
Prepare for a whirlwind of dark magic, irreverent humour and relentless action in ‘The Malevolent Eight: The Bad, The Worse and The Wicked’. The fate of the humanity hangs in the balance, and only the most malevolent can hope to save it.

Chapters St. Albert (Edmonton)
2025-09-02 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Indigo St. Albert, 445 St. Albert Trail, Unit 10, St. Albert, AB, T8N 6T9, Canada

Indigo South Common (Edmonton)
2025-09-01 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Indigo South Common, 1837 99th Street NW, Edmonton, AB, T6T 0T5, Canada

Indigo Signal Hill (Calgary)
2025-08-31 15:30 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton) | Indigo Signal Hill, 5570 Signal Hill Centre SW, Calgary, AB, T3H 3P8, Canada

Indigo Shawnessy (Calgary)
2025-08-31 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Indigo Shawnessy, 16061 Macleod Trail S.E., 16061 Macleod Trail S.E., AB, T2Y 3S5, Canada

Indigo Chinook (Calgary)
2025-08-30 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Indigo Chinook, 6455 Macleod Trail SW, Suite L1, Calgary, AB, T2H 0K9, Canada

Music Box Books – Calgary
2025-08-30 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Music Box Books, 134 3rd Avenue, Strathmore, AB, Canada
I’ll be at the beautiful Music Box Books in Strathmore near Calgary, meeting readers, signing books, and talking all things Malevolent Eight!

Third Place Books Ravenna - Seattle
2025-08-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | Third Place Books – Ravenna, 6504 20th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join me at the Third Place Books Ravenna store for a conversation about his new book, The Malevolent Eight —a high-stakes fantasy adventure featuring irreverent humour, dark magic, and an unforgettable band of anti-heroes.
This event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. You can help them sustain their author series by purchasing a copy of the book!

Edmonton Public Library: Conjuring Magic Systems
2025-08-27 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Event
Bestselling author Sebastien de Castell, known for his Spellslinger series and the darker, irreverent Malevolent Seven novels, has crafted nearly eighteen distinct magic systems across his books. In this engaging talk, he examines how fantasy authors create magic that feels authentic, and what the types of powers we wish for reveal about us. Through insights from his own work and the broader fantasy genre, de Castell unpacks the art and mechanics of building compelling magic systems.
This is an online program. To receive a link and passcode to the online class, register free here: https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/689d0b71d234473d002ae913

White Dwarf Books
2025-08-26 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | White Dwarf Books, 3715 W 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6R 2G5, Canada
Join me at one of the oldest and most beloved fantasy bookstores in Canada where we’ll talk magic, tell stories, sign your hardback of Malevolent 8 (and any other books you’d like signed) and give away limited edition bookmarks!

The Malevolent Eight Tour of Mayhem and Magic
2025-08-26 - 2025-09-30 | Canada, Canada
Despite being Canadian, I’ve never actually done a book tour in my home country. This August and September, I’m rectifying that big time! I’ll be in cities across Canada, with a few stops in the USA as well. Check the listings below for dates and cities. And please, come by to say hello!
