Jeff Granger
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Sebastien de Castell:
Hello- one of my friends recommended your book to me and actually bought me a copy. I look forward to reading it, but I need to finish another series first. In the mean time, I was wondering if it would be appropriate for my 12-year old son? I'm not worried about his reading level (he's a voracious reader and loves fantasy), but rather his maturity level. Thanks!
Sebastien de Castell
Hi Jeff,
That's a difficult one for me to answer. As a general rule I don't recommend the series for readers under 15 or so, but that entirely depends on the individual's reading experience. If someone has read a book like The Handmaid's Tale (as an example), then they've got a context within which to interpret issues of violence (including sexual violence) and oppression. If their primary exposure to those issues is exclusively through super hero movies (which I adore, but which don't tend to give one the tools for interpretation of potentially distressing scenes or the broader questions they evoke), then I wouldn't yet recommend the Greatcoats books to them.
Hope that helps!
Sebastien
That's a difficult one for me to answer. As a general rule I don't recommend the series for readers under 15 or so, but that entirely depends on the individual's reading experience. If someone has read a book like The Handmaid's Tale (as an example), then they've got a context within which to interpret issues of violence (including sexual violence) and oppression. If their primary exposure to those issues is exclusively through super hero movies (which I adore, but which don't tend to give one the tools for interpretation of potentially distressing scenes or the broader questions they evoke), then I wouldn't yet recommend the Greatcoats books to them.
Hope that helps!
Sebastien
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I finished Spellslinger a couple of days ago and I absolutely loved it! The magic, the action and all the characters were awesome (after all, it's not every day you get to read about a talking squirrel cat). My question: Pretend you are a powerful Jan'Tep mage, but for some reason you can only spark a single band. If the choice was yours, which would you choose (including shadow) and why? Thank you!
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