From Sebastien de Castell comes Crucible of Chaos, a novel of The Court of Shadows
From Sebastiende Castell, the author of the internationally acclaimed Greatcoats and Spellslingerseries CRUCIBLE OFCHAOS:
A NOVEL OF THECOURT OF SHADOWS
A mortally wounded magistrate faces his deadliest trial inside anancient abbey where the monks are going mad and the gods themselves may be toblame!
Estevar Borros, one of the legendarysword-fighting magistrates know as the Greatcoats and the king’s personalinvestigator of the supernatural, is no stranger to tales of ghosts anddemons. When the fractious monks of theabbey rumored to be the birthplace of the gods begin warring over claims of anew pantheon arising, the frantic abbot summons him to settle the dispute.
But Estevar has his own problems: anear-fatal sword wound from his last judicial duel, a sworn knight who claimshe has proof the monks are consorting with demons, a diabolical inquisitor withno love for the Greatcoats, and a mysterious young woman claiming to beEstevar’s ally but who may well be his deadliest enemy.
Armed only with his famedinvestigative talents, his faltering skill with a blade and Imperious, hisornery mule, Estevar must root out the source of the madness lurking inside theonce-sacred walls of Isola Sombra before its chaos spreads to the country he’ssworn to protect.
Investigate alongside Estevar andthe most heroic mule ever to appear in print in this thrilling swashbucklingfantasy mystery by Sebastien De Castell, author of the internationallyacclaimed Greatcoats and Spellslinger series!
Crucible of Chaos : de Castell, Sebastien: Amazon.ca: Books
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Praise For Sebastien:
“The Three Musketeers meets Joe Abercrombie via MarkLawrence: 'Guaranteed to increase household swashbuckling by 100%,”' says LibraryJournal
“Like the tremendousSpellslinger and Greatcoats series', THE MALEVOLENT SEVEN is another example ofthe brilliant and vivid world-building that Sebastien de Castell uniquelydelivers through his incredibly original characters and their rivetingadventures.—– Chad Stahelski, director of John Wick
“Malevolent Seven is amasterful blend of Sebastien de Castell’s unique brand of wry humour, elegantprose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book andloved every page”.—Nicholas Eames, bestselling author of Kings of theWyld
“With a contemporary style,relentless pace, and a unique and exciting magic system, the Malevolent Sevenis an action-packed adventure that not only questions the true nature of heroesbut the very meaning of good and evil”.—Michael J. Sullivan, bestsellingauthor of The Ryria Revelations
“Doesn't so much break thefourth wall as shatter it completely - A brutal and hilarious romp of rottersthat would make Deadpool proud.”—Peter Mclean, author of Priest of Bones
“Vigorous and action-packed. . . There is no way you can read this book without a grin on your face.”—–James Lovegrove, The Financial Times
About Sebastien:
Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree inArchaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realizedhow much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused careeras a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher,project manager, actor, and product strategist.
His only defenceagainst the charge of unbridled dilettantism is that he genuinely likes doingthese
things and that, in one way or another, each of these fieldsplays a role in his writing. He sternly resists the accusation of being aRenaissance Man in the hopes that more people will label him that way.Sebastien's acclaimed swashbuckling fantasyseries, The Greatcoats. was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads ChoiceAward for Best Fantasy. the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the PrixImaginales for Best Foreign Work, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best NewWriter. His YA fantasy series, Spellslinger, was nominated for the CarnegieMedal and is published in more than a dozen languages.
Sebastien lives in Vancouver, Canada with hislovely wife and two belligerent cats. You can reach him at www.decastell.com
Sebastien is available for interviews, mediaappearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests - please contact mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com by email or by phone at403.464.6925
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