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Come visit the exquisite Waterstones in Newcastle on May 3rd for the launch of Spellslinger!

Both Tyrant’s Throne, the final book in the Greatcoats series and Spellslinger, the first in my new YA fantasy series are coming out, so join me in Newcastle at the gorgeous Waterstones for all kinds of swashbuckling and magical fun.

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What’s better than helping an author celebrate the launch of latest novel? Helping him celebrate two novels!

On May 2nd, 2017 I’ll be in London at the fabulous Forbidden Planet bookstore for the launch of my new fantasy series, Spellslinger, as well as the release of the final Greatcoats book, Tyrant’s Throne.

Find out more here!

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Ever wanted to know more about the Greatcoats, Bardatti, Dashini and the other Orders of Tristia? Ever wondered what King Paelis’ last words were or the Tailor’s true name? Pre-order your copy of Tyrant’s Throne and you’ll get The Secrets of the Greatcoats free from Jo Fletcher Books.

Find out how to claim your copy!

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A lovely book site called Booknest.eu is running a giveaway on their Facebook page for the following signed hardcovers:

The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence

Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell

The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan (whoever he is)

Sebasten of Atlantis and the Forgotten Goddess by Olivier Delaye

All you have to do is like, comment or share for a chance to win.

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Saint’s Blood US Cover

Having trouble finding a copy of Saint’s Blood in Canada? Here are a few places rumoured to have copies:

Best choices:

White Dwarf Books (Vancouver)

Audreys Books (Edmonton)

Perfect Books (Ottawa)

Bakka-Phoenix (Toronto)

McNally Robinson (Winnipeg)

Other retailers:

Chapters/Indigo

Amazon.ca

If you’re a bookstore or fan of a particular bookstore who stocks the book and wants to be on this list, just contact me and I’ll update it.

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I’m planning on being at Nine Worlds in London again this year. No idea yet on panels and such but will update here when the time comes!

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When your next book is about to come out, there’s a certain trepidation about how it’s going to be received. It’s not a question of whether the book is any good or not (I have the inimitable Jo Fletcher to decide that for me) but rather whether it will live up to the hopes and expectations of people who have enjoyed the series thus far. It’s hard to describe just how much work went into Saint’s Blood, but suffice it to say, I spent more than three times as much tears, sweat, and, well, blood (though not saintly) on it than the first two in the series.

So, here are the first book blog reviews of Saint’s Blood:

Bibliosanctum

Draumrkopa

Jennifer Melzer

Liz Loves Books

The Book Plank

Accessories Not Included

Fantasy Smorgasbord

Over The Effing Rainbow

Parmenion Books

On Goodreads it’s averaging over 4.5 out of 5 stars and doing similarly well on Amazon.

That sound you’re hearing is me breathing a big sigh of relief.

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My first trip to the U.S. in ages is for the home of this year’s Hugo Awards (and that John W. Campbell Best New Writer award thing…) Really looking forward to meeting some of them American folks I’ve heard so much about.

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Goldsboro Books in the UK has released a signed and numbered special edition of Saint’s Blood. There are only 250 in total.

Here’s the cool part: Anyone that pre-orders this book is in with the chance to win one of three leather-bound, hand-stitched and handmade collections of writing from The Greatcoats world.

In the hours before his execution, King Paelis wrote down his final thoughts on the threats the country would face after his death. He made one copy each for Falcio, Kest, and Brasti, but the messenger sent to deliver them was killed and the books were lost.

Until now.

SECRETS OF THE GREATCOATS is an exclusive, handcrafted archive of a dying King’s final thoughts on the future of his endangered country. Only three copies exist, only at Goldsboro Books.

“Blackwell’s High Holborn are proud to be hosting yet another panel of fantastic fantasy authors. Join us for a discussion with Sebastien de Castell, author of the brilliant Greatcoats series, alongside Den Patrick, author of The Girl on the Liar’s Throne, and Rebecca Levene, author of the Hollow Gods series.”

On Sebastien’s latest book; How do you kill a Saint? Falcio, Kest, and Brasti are about to find out, because someone has figured out a way to do it and they’ve started with a friend. Falcio must find the murderer before the country descends into a theocracy. He has only one clue: a terrifying iron mask which makes the Saints vulnerable by driving them mad. But even if he can find the killer, he’ll still have to face him in battle. And that may be a duel that no swordsman, no matter how skilled, can hope to win.

WHEN
Thursday, 24 March 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30 (GMT) – Add to Calendar
WHERE
Blackwell’s Book Shop – 50-51 High Holborn, London WC1V 6EP, United Kingdom – View Map

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