Sebastien_de_Castell

Sebastien de Castell

Sebastien de Castell

Canadian fantasy writer

Sebastien de Castell is a Canadian fantasy writer, mostly known for his Greatcoat series that has been described as "Three Musketeers meets high fantasy",[2] and which got him nominated several science fiction and fantasy awards, such as the Astounding Award for Best New Writer and the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy. His next series Spellslinger would see him nominated for Grand prix de l'Imaginaire and the Sunburst Award, as well as the winner of the Elbakin.net Award. De Castell has stated his interest in writing "optimistic but flawed heroes", saying that it was the type of heroes he enjoyed reading about as a kid, but placed "in an environment that had some of the depth and darkness".[3]

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

Both the Greatcoats and Spellslinger series are set in the same world,[4] as are their follow on series, The Court of Shadows and Argosi.

De Castell has at various times worked as a full-time musician, an interaction designer, teacher, project manager, fight choreographer, actor and more.[5] Before publishing his first novel, de Castell worked at the Vancouver Film School.[2]

Awards

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Bibliography

Novels

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Collections

  • Tales of the Greatcoats (2021)[13] (a collection of Greatcoats short stories, some previously published by Dashing Blades)
    • "Death of the Swashbuckler"
    • "A Study In Steel"
    • "Dance of the Chamberlain"
    • "Grave of Thorns"
    • "Memories of Flame"
    • "The Assassin's Heresy"
    • "The Wheelwright's Duel"
    • "Duel With the Demon"
    • "When the Sword Seems to Smile"

Short stories

  • "Firewood"[14] (a Spellslinger short story)
  • The Fox and the Bowman (2018)[15]
  • "The Kings Letters" (2018)[16] (a Greatcoats short story)
  • "The Dowager Magus" (2018)[17] (a Spellslinger short story)
  • "The Sword of Seven Tears" (2021)[18] (a Greatcoat short story)
  • "The Red Lily" (2021)[19] (a Spellslinger short story)
  • "The Obsidian Worm" (2021)[20] (a Spellslinger short story)
  • "Six-String Demon" (2021)[21]
  • "Collision" (2022)[22]
  • "Mister Farnsworth Versus the Alien Demons of Ancient Egypt" (2022)[23]
  • "Guide to the Greatcoats" (2023)[24] (Reference book to The Greatcoats series)

References

  1. [1]
    "Summary Bibliography: Sebastien de Castell".
  2. [2]
    "Author Sebastien de Castell on the low demand for Canadian science fiction and fantasy lit". 23 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Vancouver fantasy writer signs blockbuster book deal". 18 July 2015.
  4. [4]
    decastell (2020-08-19). "I'm Sebastien de Castell, author of the GREATCOATS and SPELLSLINGER series, and inventor of the squirrel cat. I'm here in support of The Pixel Project's work to End Violence Against Women. AMA!". r/Fantasy. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. [5]
    "An Interview with Sebastien de Castell". 12 February 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Fantasy!". Goodreads.
  7. [7]
    Glyer, Mike (June 1, 2015). "Voting Opens for 2015 David Gemmell Awards".
  8. [8]
    Says, Scryde ru (December 29, 2015). "2016 Hugo Awards".
  9. [9]
    "Prix Imaginales 2016" [2016 Imaginal Awards] (in French). 2 May 2016.
  10. [10]
    "Elbakin.net Association Présentation" [Elbakin.net Association Presentation] (in French).
  11. [11]
    "Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2019" [Grand Prix of the Imaginary 2019] (in French). 7 October 2019.
  12. [12]
    "2019 Sunburst Winners". 9 June 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Title: Tales of the Greatcoats". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  14. [14]
    "Firewood (Spellslinger, #2.1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  15. [15]
    "Title: The Fox and the Bowman". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  16. [16]
    "The King's Letters". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  17. [17]
    "The Dowager Magus (Spellslinger, #1.1)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  18. [18]
    "Title: The Sword of Seven Tears". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  19. [19]
    McClellan, Rob (2021-05-28). "The Red Lily | Sebastien de Castell". decastell.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  20. [20]
    McClellan, Rob (2021-08-18). "The Obsidian Worm | Sebastien de Castell". decastell.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  21. [21]
    "Title: Six-String Demon". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  22. [22]
    "Publication: Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, February 2022". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  23. [23]
    "Shapers of Worlds Volume III: Science fiction and fanta…". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  24. [24]
    "X". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-01.


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