Abdul Malik
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Sebastien de Castell:
What Genre would you consider "The Greatcoats" to be? Or well maybe should I say sub-genre (for example Grimdark etc) I have read quite a few books after finishing the Greatcoats saga, but I haven't found a series like this. Its really hard to explain but this series in general had a very special feel to it. Hope triumphing over despair?
Sebastien de Castell
I always think of it as "Swashbuckling Fantasy". Alas, I haven't found anyone else I'd put into that genre. There's plenty of heroic fantasy out there (which is the sub-genre the Greatcoats would technically fit into, I suspect), but it never quite grabs me. There's lots of roguish stories but they tend not to have the idealistic bent that informs my writing. So I can't really tell you what would fill in as a substitute. On the other hand, I am writing a new series in the Greatcoats world as we speak, so there will be more to come, I promise!
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Patricio Danos
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Sebastien de Castell:
I've just finished your last Greatcoats book. I gotta say, I feel like I miss those guys already, and I can wait for your next book about them. Do you have a draft or something already planned for them? And if so, will it continue where this book left off, or would it be a story as a spin-off or prequel?
Beverly
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Sebastien de Castell:
Thank you! I found an online retailer where I can purchase the US hardbacks of all the books, even Traitor's Blade! Keeping my fingers crossed for you to get the audio rights. Whoever is holding them hostage probably know that audio books have become extremely popular and the profit ratio for producing and selling them is very lucrative. PS This is not a ? but I have to insert a ? to have this accepted!? :-)
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