Charley Robson

Charley Robson asked Sebastien de Castell:

Hello! I've just started reading 'Traitor's Blade' and I just wanted to say thank you for writing exactly the book I need right now. I love the fight scenes in particular - where did you get the inspiration for the Greatcoats' fighting style from?

Sebastien de Castell Thanks so much for the kind words about Traitor's Blade! As for the fight scenes, I spent a couple of years doing fight choreography for the theatre, and that's a world in which each character's way of fighting has to communicate aspects of their character that have nothing to do with combat itself (for example, Brasti's poor fencing skills reflect a generally lackadaisical approach to the world, Falcio's style reflects how he sees people and situations as puzzles . . . etc).

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The Ghoul in the Attic

The Ghoul in the Attic asked Sebastien de Castell:

Hi, Sebastien! The Greatcoats tetralogy has often been discussed as part of the grimdark subgenre. Do you consider those books as grimdark and do you think there's something about "The Greatcoats" that makes it different from the classics (say, Abercrombie's First Law series)?

Tallianna Vanamee

Tallianna Vanamee asked Sebastien de Castell:

Do you have any idea to when the next german book will be released? So far the first two books are translated (the second splitted up) but I can find no releasing date for the next book. I tried contacting Piper several times but I get no answer :(.

Nuxyr

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