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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JoeBlack
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Hi Sebastien... I just finished Spellsinger (as here in the Czech Republic we have only the first one released so far, but the second book is going to be released in the coming weeks) and I was really amazed by the irony and fun when Ferius Parfax or Reichis are on the scene and talk. It is hilarious. Did you use somebody from a real life as a model for Ferius? Thanks. Oh and btw the covers are just magical...
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