Amazon:With swashbuckling action that recalls Dumas's Three Musketeers, Sebastien de Castell has created a dynamic new fantasy series. In Traitor's Blade, a disgraced swordsman struggles to redeem himself by protecting a young girl caught in the web of a royal conspiracy.

Me:Dumas meets Joe Abercrombie. Fast-paced adventure-fantasy with dark threads punctuated by laugh-out-loud humour. Wonderful characters, spot-on dialogue, and spectacular fight scenes.

4.5 stars

I took a half-star off because I think somewhere at the beginning I found some portion of the writing to be choppy. I am now totally over that, but it only seems fair to mention it in passing. For a debut novel, this is outstanding, and it was one hell of an adventure.

It's not a high-fantasy, there is no epic description of the settings and I'm perfectly fine with that. I don't need it. I make it up in my head.

I love the MC. I love the main trio. I had a visceral hate for the villain. I loved the dialogue; I loved the banter; I loved the basic magic; I loved the hide-and-seek; I loved the interwoven past/present stories. I loved the 'woven threads' of the tailor.

I LOVED the laugh-out-loud humour.

I LOVED the adventure.

I LOVED the fight scenes.

I cannot wait to grab the next book.

Interested in buying this? Support Writing.Com by making your purchase of Traitor's Blade (The Greatcoats Book 1)   from Amazon.Com!

Created May 06, 2019 at 10:58pm • Submit your own review...