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Traitor's Blade
A Fantasy Novel by Sebastien de Castell
Book 1 of the Greatcoats Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Swashbuckling,
- Grimdark,
- Political Intrigue,
- Found Family
This book is for you if you're into...
- Fallen heroes fighting for justice in a corrupt kingdom
- Duelist magistrates clinging to lost ideals with sharp wit
- Grim conspiracies where every ally could be a traitor
From Little Stack
In a world where things seem bleak, where every day brings some new challenge or hardship, The Greatcoats is the perfect read. The series follows Falcio, a traveling duelist magistrate who is determined to uphold the laws of his dead king in a society that mocks what he stands for.
I love how he clings desperately to this impossible dream because he firmly believes it’s the path to shaping a better, kinder kingdom. We could all use a little more optimism—especially when it’s coupled with razor-sharp quips, flashing blades, and twists way darker than you might expect.
The Greatcoats are travelling magistrates bringing justice to all . . . or at least they were, before they watched the Dukes impale their King's head on a spike. Now the land's heroes are reviled as traitors, their Greatcoats in tatters.
Facio, Kest and Brasti have been reduced to working as mercenaries, but when they find their employer dead - and are forced to watch as the killer plants evidence framing them for the murder - they realise things are about to get even worse.
For the royal conspiracy that began with overthrowing an idealistic young king is spreading to Rijou, the most corrupt city in the land, and the life of a young girl hangs in the balance.
When every noble is a tyrant and every knight is a thug, the only thing you can really trust is a traitor's blade.
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