Abdul Malik

Abdul Malik asked 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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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)?

Nathan Riley

Nathan Riley asked Sebastien de Castell:

Also was Tristia once part of the Darome empire? it was mentioned that the stone that the castle was made of as well of some of the iron made certain types of magic difficult to use, this sounds similar to the old Trisitia mines to me and would kind of make sense if Darome was once one of the nations/ empires that the slaves of had to throw off resulting in Darome empire seeking a new continent to call home?

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