Kris asked Sebastien de Castell:

Finished Saint's Blood. I cannot wait to see what happens next. I definitely did not see The Blacksmith coming. Great stuff. I did have one question though. The types of dueling styles you described (Avertiere, etc), are those actual historical styles or just literary devices? I was on our High School fencing team long long ago so it piqued my interest and I couldn't find anything about them on the net

Sebastien de Castell All the duelling styles were invented for the book to reflect the mindset that would suit those engaged in trials by combat within that society. To my knowledge there's no comparable list of duelling styles in our own world, which tended to focus on specific fencing styles as taught by particular masters (Capo Ferro, Fabris...etc.)

Thanks for the great question!

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