Knights Shadow, Sebastien de Castell
Knights Shadow, Sebastien de Castell
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Knight's Shadow
The Greatcoats Book 2 by the author of THE MALEVOLENT SEVEN

Author: Sebastien de Castell

Narrator: Joe Jameson

Unabridged: 20 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arcadia

Published: 11/16/2017

Synopsis

'One hell of a good book' Conn Iggulden

The Greatcoats have found the heir to the throne . . . but now they must keep her alive, against all the odds.

Falcio Val Mond has completed the final task given to him by the late King Paelis: he has found the King's Charoites (well, one at least). But his task isn't over, and now he, Kest and Brasti must protect the girl from those her want her dead.

That would be simple enough, if it weren't for the renegade Knights and legendary Dashini assassins, getting in their way, not to mention the Dukes, who are desperate to hold on to their power at any cost, or Trin, the merciless daughter of the ruthless Duke of Rijou and the cruel Duchess of Hervor, who is determined to be Queen of Tristia. Of course, the fact that the heir to the throne is thirteen years old doesn't help, nor the fact that every day brings Falcio closer to dying from the poison running through his veins.

And then there is the Greatcoats Lament . . .

(P)2017 Quercus Editions Limited

About Sebastien de Castell

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on May 20, 2017

Buddy read with my lovely Greatcoat: Sarah Gripping, gritty and fast paced, Knight’s Shadow is a splendid sequel that’s better than its predecessor in every way. I stated before in my Traitor’s Blade review that the book is a combination of 'The First Law' series by Joe Abercrombie and 'The Three Musk......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on May 22, 2017

1.) Traitor's Blade ★★★★★ “My name is Falcio val Mond, one of the last of the King's Greatcoats, and if you listen very carefully you might still be able to hear me screaming.” I mean, this is probably the greatest line in any prologue, ever. And if this doesn't make you want to read this......more

Goodreads review by Luna. ✨ on May 23, 2017

4/5 Buddy read with the Kings heart; Petrik. "To mayhem and fighting". I'm really struggling to write this review, due to the complexity of the plot and of course how SPOILERISH my draft review was, so I'm just going to just write a short spoiler free review. Okay so despite feeling 'meh......more

Goodreads review by Orient on April 30, 2017

An amazing BR with my fellow Greatcoats Craig, Emelia and Samir. “What people remember about us? That matters. What are we, really, but acts of courage or cowardice, generosity or greed?” I was intrigued by “Traitor’s Blade” and really waited my playdate with greatcoats in the second book. There......more

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on June 05, 2018

Mini Review: [4.5/5 stars] Considering how polarized my opinion was for Traitor’s Blade, it’s surprising even to me how thoroughly I enjoyed Knight’s Shadow. It must have been the perfect combination of elements to satisfy my mood because even while reading it I couldn’t put my finger on exactly why......more

Quotes

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

Don't hesitate to buy this if you love a great hero and story . . . What a voice! What story-telling brio! If you love Dumas, or Game of Thrones or The False Prince this is the swashbuckling fantasy for you. Amanda Craig, author of Hearts And Minds

One hell of a good book Conn Iggulden

Fantastic from the first sentence to the last. 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 Faithful and the Fallen

High energy, highly unique, swashbuckling-cop-epic-noir story. Buy it. BUY IT NOW. Sam Sykes, author of The City Stained Red

Knight's Shadow is an excellent and engaging story, one of the best books I've read in a long time. 10/10 Fantasy-Faction

Excels at telling a fun, exciting adventure. . . Knight's Shadow is a strong tale in its own right Fanboy Comics

It's easy to love de Castell's work. Two books in and "Greatcoats" still remains approachable and readable fantasy at its finest Upcoming4.me

Sebastien De Castell manages to wring every heart wrenching moment and ounce of anticipation from every scene, his fight scenes contain dark humour, explosive action and a great awareness of the art of sword fighting, all of which has you hanging on the edge of every page. . . . This really is an exceptional book and series Parmenion Books

Everything that de Castell did well in the first book - the action, the adventure, the high drama, the zinging character interaction and dialogue - is taken to a fresh level here . . . Knight's Shadow raises its own bar . . . This story is bigger, darker and full of more violence than its predecessor Over the Effing Rainbow

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