Saints Blood Sebastien De Castell – Blog tour review.

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Publication Date: Available Now from Jo Fletcher Books

Source: Review Copy

How do you kill a Saint?

Falcio, Kest, and Brasti are about to find out, because someone has figured out a way to do it and they’ve started with a friend.

The Dukes were already looking for ways out of their agreement to put Aline on the throne, but with the Saints turning up dead, rumours are spreading that the Gods themselves oppose her ascension. Now churches are looking to protect themselves by bringing back the military orders of religious soldiers, assassins, and (especially) Inquisitors – a move that could turn the country into a theocracy. The only way Falcio can put a stop to it is by finding the murderer. He has only one clue: a terrifying iron mask which makes the Saints vulnerable by driving them mad. But even if he can find the killer, he’ll still have to face him in battle.

And that may be a duel that no swordsman, no matter how skilled, can hope to win.

Man I love these books! They are just so beautifully escapist, I devour them usually in one sitting and boy was I happy to reimmerse myself into the world of Falcio and co and live an entirely different life for a while.

Swashbuckling good, the Greatcoats series from Sebastien De Castell just grows in stature with every passing novel, huge amounts of adventurous fun, witty and incisive dialogue, a set of characters to die for and layer upon layer of fantastic world building – with laugh out loud moments interspersed with dark and dastardly doings. Plus swordfights. What more could you ask for?

Sebastien De Castell manages to make these entirely character driven (Falcio especially is a highly intriguing and engaging character who the author puts through the wringer poor chap) whilst also making them chock full of action and suspense, as far as fantasy goes he is bang on the money. Saints Blood had the same emotional tug as the previous two books (and please, in this case, DO read in order or something will be lost) its hard sometimes to know whether to laugh or cry as you follow along on another rip roaring trail of mayhem,

The biggest strength lies in our central core – Falcio, Kest, Brasti – their relationship ebbs and flows, they are increasingly addictive to read about and realistically imagined even with the fantasty vibe. I love them all dearly. And jeez but the dialogue crackles, jumps off the page at you, not sure I’ve seen it done better anywhere else. Big love from me for these guys.

I make it sound entirely fun but the Greatcoats series has a deeply dark heart – the world these characters reside in is a broken one, the author explores the depths of human nature with a wry eye and an insightful clarity – you feel every moment, see every setting, a really incredible descriptive achievement that puts these right at the top of my pile when it comes to gorgeous, relatable storytelling.  Sebastien De Castell allows for escape from the real world whilst in a lot of ways shoving reality in your face and making you think about life, the universe and, well, everything. Thought provoking fantasy. **nods**

Anyway by now you’ve probably guessed that these come highly recommended from me. I can imagine any reader, no matter their reading preference, picking up this series and falling in love. As I’ve been saying a lot lately – banging! 2016 is really incredible for books and here is another one.

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Happy Reading Folks!

 

 

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