PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realised how much he hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career as a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher, project manager, actor and product strategist. After a year in the Netherlands, he has recently returned to Vancouver, Canada, where he lives with his wife and two belligerent cats. Traitor's Blade, his award-winning debut novel, the first in his bestselling series The Greatcoats, is followed by Knight's Shadow, Saint's Blood and Tyrant's Throne. He is also writing a YA series, starting with Spellslinger.
These books are just joyous . . .This is first-rate fiction, first rate adventure, first rate full stop * CONN IGGULDEN on THE GREATCOATS * Fantastic from the first sentence to the last. Combining old-school swashbuckling action with contemporary characters and a good dose of grit, these books are the rarest of things, great rollicking fun combined with an emotional punch . . . Sebastien, write faster! * JOHN GWYNNE, Author of the Faithful and the Fallen on The Greatcoats series * Guaranteed to increase household swashbuckling by 100% * Library Journal on Traitor’s Blade * These are not the kinds of books you forget. They are the kind you remember and recommend * Ageless Pages * Highly recommended, as is the GREATCOATS series as a whole * Fantasy Literature * The Greatcoats is now up there on my list of favourite fantasy series * Bibliosanctum * A page-turner in the true sense of the phrase . . . Witty, romantic and atmospheric in the way of great adventure stories * British Fantasy Society on the Greatcoats series * A bunch of fun from one cover to the other * Tor.com on Traitor's Blade * Don't hesitate to buy this if you love a great hero and story . . . What a voice! What story-telling brio! If you love Dumas, or Game of Thrones or The False Prince this is the swashbuckling fantasy for you * AMANDA CRAIG, author of Hearts And Minds * Traitor's Blade provides swashbuckling fan service, and has fun along the way, but it also packs a sneaky emotional punch as well. Dumas would be proud * Pornokitsch * The Three Musketeers meets Game of Thrones, Traitor's Blade is the most delightful fun . . . [should] be high up on anyone's list * smorgasbord * An absolute stunner that you can't afford to miss * The Founding Fields on Traitor’s Blade * I want to join the Greatcoats! * Parmenionbooks * Every so often, a debut novel comes along that knocks your expectations out of the park. Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora is one of those novels. Peter V. Brett's The Painted Man is another. Sebastien de Castell's Traitor's Blade needs to be added to that list. I loved this * Civilian Reader *
