The Malevolent Eight, Sebastien de Castell
The Malevolent Eight, Sebastien de Castell
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The Malevolent Eight
The Explosive Sequel to the Massive Hit Fantasy Novel THE MALEVOLENT SEVEN

Author: Sebastien de Castell

Narrator: Joe Jameson

Unabridged: 12 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arcadia

Published: 05/22/2025

Synopsis

The stakes have never been higher.

The world is teetering on the brink of annihilation. The Lords Celestine and the Lords Devilish, celestial and infernal beings locked in an age-old enmity, have at last found the perfect battlefield for their apocalyptic Great Crusade: the mortal realm.

Cade Ombra, former Glorian Justiciar turned mercenary wonderist, leads a band of emotionally unstable mages in a desperate bid to prevent the impending clash of divine and diabolical titans. Failure will leave humanity to be conscripted into an eternal war, serving as foot soldiers doomed to oblivion.

The mission seems impossible, but Cade and the Malevolent Seven aren't exactly pacifists, so they're determined to bring peace no matter how many people they have to kill first. With wit as sharp as their blades and a moral compass that points only toward survival, they're ready to cut down anyone in their path to stop the war before it begins.

Prepare for a whirlwind of dark magic, irreverent humour and relentless action in The Malevolent Eight: The Bad, The Worse and The Wicked. The fate of the humanity hangs in the balance, and only the most malevolent can hope to save it.

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 Dom on May 05, 2025

This book is a seriously fun time. The world is a bit bonkers, and I say that even considering where we left off in the Malevolent Seven. The plot surprised me with the addition of a new character who added a completely different flavour to any I had been expecting, and I loved it. As much of a de C......more

Goodreads review by Terry on April 08, 2025

THIS!!!! Is exactly what I want from a SDC novel. I would actually say this straddles into grimdark a little, the fighting is brutal, there is gore, its bloody bleak, and frankly, the world has become a shit show. Against this backdrop, we have a sarcastic, witty, frustrating, and deeply conflicted ma......more

Goodreads review by liv ʚɞ on May 01, 2025

thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review! <3 ’Nobody’s suffering gives them a license to take away someone else’s freedom’ The Malevolent Eight is the equally hilarious, very well-written sequel to The Malevolent Seven, and one that brings even more explos......more

Goodreads review by Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative on June 10, 2025

Okay, if you ignore every other grimdark fantasy rec I’ve ever made, don’t ignore this one. I just finished this one and it was even better than the first—which is saying a lot because I loved book one. This series is peak grimdark: morally gray war mages, sarcastic banter, questionable choices,......more

Goodreads review by Robin on June 11, 2025

3.5 Ridiculous Vampire Kangaroo Stars I'm not even sure what I just read. This was a crazy ride and that is saying something after all the chaos of the first book. There is a section that I think would have made more sense if I read the Spellslinger series but I haven't so I'm not sure if it was rele......more

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Spectacularly clever, funny and violent. I puke-laughed so hard I broke my favourite coffee cup Anna Smith Spark, author of THE COURT OF BROKEN KNIVES

Absurdly entertaining yet extraordinary in its emotional complexity Andy Peloquin, author of BLACK TALON

The Malevolent Eight [is] not to be considered a good influence on children but undeniably good company, at least from a safe distance, [a] fool's errand of thwarting the angry gods and side quests of Oceans' Elevensing holy relics told with the gathering momentum and heft of an avalanche Geek Chocolate

[Filled with] chaotic energy SFX

A riotous, wildly inventive fantasy romp, The Malevolent Eight by is one hell of a good time. At this point in time, you know exactly what to expect from a Castell novel and, once again, he doesn't disappoint FanFiAddict

A compulsively readable story, full of de Castell's trademark humour . . . This book is completely wild and I had the best time reading it. If you're looking for a series that will have you entertained right to the very last page, this one is not to be missed The Bibliophile Chronicles

Uproariously irreverent . . . De Castell writes fantastic characters that you cannot help but love Fantasy Book Nerd

Compelling and impressive . . . an exceptional dark fantasy sequel that comes very highly recommended Unseen Library

More outlandish, more drama, and more chaos Just Geeking By

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