Sebastien de Castell's Blog

Last year I was delighted to sign a three-book deal with the wonderful folks at aethon books . It’s been such a pleasure to create an entirely new world of fantasy that lurks in the shadows adjacent to our own with its own strange traditions and intricate swords-based magic system.

Never in my career have I been involved in so many writing projects – not only my own, but collaborative ones with brilliant writers scheming to take over the world! I can’t reveal too much yet, but expect some very cool announcements over the coming months. Here’s just a taste of what’s on my plate:    So, […]

My first time at the legendary Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia from August 29th to September 2nd! Oddly, I was just in Atlanta earlier this year, but I’ll be returning at the end of August as a guest. Not sure yet of my panels and such, but presumably those should appear on the website soon. […]

A fun and adventurous historical novel set in San Francisco in 1906.

Our Lady of Blades is, without doubt, the most intricate book I’ve ever written. In fact, it’s taken more passes than I can count to pull off the endless narrative magic tricks that make the story so compelling for me to write. Here’s the synopsis: Rijou’s notorious Court of Blades is as corrupt as it […]

An excellent, twisting fantasy novel full of intrigue and charm.

Fate of the Argosi is the third Ferius Parfax book, which is a prequel to Spellslinger. Without spoiling the premise too much, this instalment of young Ferius will see our beloved Path of the Wild Daisy return to her deck of disharmony cards to tackle her debts. But instead, she might just find more trouble […]

Writing experiments are always fun. Especially when they are coupled with friends like Miles Cameron, another Canadian novelist, and dear friend. During our last bout together, we tried to write a short story in an hour whilst in a hotel room in downtown Toronto. Suffice it to say, harsh deadlines aside, it was an amusing […]

So, my travels for the next several months include journeying to London for the launch of my latest book, The Malevolent Seven, in late May. I suspect the atmosphere of merry old London will be a little bit different this trip, in the wake of the new King’s Coronation, but it’s one of my favorite places […]

Most of my trip this summer will be done on bicycles, which have the dual virtues of being outdoors and of seeing things more closely and deeply than from cars or busses. I have a few upcoming novels and stories that need to feature some medieval-esque towns and castles, so France is always an excellent […]