Traitor’s Blade (The Greatcoats) by Sebastien de Castell just £1.39 on Kindle!

You may remember a few months back I was raving about Sebastien de Castell’s debut fantasy novel, Traitor’s Blade (Book one in The Greatcoats series). Well, I was checking out the Kindle monthly deals section on Amazon and I’ve just spotted it there for £1.39 if you are based in the UK. In my opinion this is the best debut of the year so far and is rivalling heavy for the best book so far (along with the likes of Trudi Canavan, Mark Lawrence, Doug Hulick and Brent Weeks).

Here’s the blurb for the book:

Falcio is the first Cantor of the Greatcoats. Trained in the fighting arts and the laws of Tristia, the Greatcoats are travelling Magisters upholding King’s Law. They are heroes. Or at least they were, until they stood aside while the Dukes took the kingdom, and impaled their King’s head on a spike. 

Now Tristia is on the verge of collapse and the barbarians are sniffing at the borders. The Dukes bring chaos to the land, while the Greatcoats are scattered far and wide, reviled as traitors, their legendary coats in tatters. All they have left are the promises they made to King Paelis, to carry out one final mission. 

But if they have any hope of fulfilling the King’s dream, the divided Greatcoats must reunite, or they will also have to stand aside as they watch their world burn…

And here’s the conclusion we wrote up as part of our review:

Besides complex characters, the book has a gripping plot. Flashbacks do not always work well in books like Traitor’s Blade, but Sebastien de Castell made the story more engrossing this way. His writing is terrific – the book is written with vivid narration and humour. It made me laugh out loud and it made me shed an occasional tear. It dragged me right in to the world of Tristia. Traitor’s Blade is a great book and I’m already looking forward to reading the next in the series.

And, finally, here’s the Amazon link:

Oh, and finally, finally, if you’re still not convinced you should give this one a shot then perhaps Sebastien’s very excellent article, BALANCING WIT & GRIT IN FANTASY FICTION, can convince you. Check it out here!

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