Tyrant's Throne

An energetic, fun adventure that puts the “musk” back in “musketeer.” Guaranteed to increase household swashbuckling by 100%. - Library Journal

One hell of a good book - Conn Iggulden on Traitor’s Blade

Combining old-school swashbuckling action with contemporary characters and a good dose of grit, these books are the rarest of things, great rollicking fun combined with an emotional punch … Sebastien, write faster! - John Gwynne, author of The Faithless and the Fallen

With the close of Tyrant’s Throne, The Greatcoats has cemented its place in my tier one recommendations forever - The Quill to Live, ‘The Best of 2017’

This is a one in a million series. Each book is fantastic yet manages to be better than the last and with Saint’s Blood Castell takes the characters and readers into some hugely unexpected and exciting places with the consummate precision and skill of a master dueller - Fantasy Faction

Each bloody encounter [is] described with meticulous detail … Traitor’s Blade is the entertaining story of how the greatcoats rose and fell, and how they could rise again - SFX

Brilliantly conceived, cleverly executed and a whole bucket of fun, this will be one of the most entertaining novels you read this year - Liz Loves Books

Every time I open one of these books, I have to make sure I have a clear schedule for at least the rest of that day, because putting the book down again is damn near impossible … There’s just something about these stories that yanks [you] right in and doesn’t let go - Over the Effing Rainbow

Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in Archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realised how much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career as a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher, project manager, actor and product strategist. His only defence against the charge of unbridled dilettantism is that he genuinely likes doing these things and that, in one way or another, each of these fields plays a role in his writing. He sternly resists the accusation of being a Renaissance Man in the hopes that more people will label him that way.

Sebastien’s acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series The Greatcoats was shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy, the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the Prix Imaginales for Best Foreign Work and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His YA fantasy series Spellslinger was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and is published in more than a dozen languages.

Sebastien lives in Vancouver, Canada with his lovely wife and two belligerent cats.