{"id":3772,"date":"2015-02-22T05:56:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-22T09:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2015-02-22T05:56:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-22T09:56:42","slug":"book-review-traitors-blade-by-sebastian-de-castell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-traitors-blade-by-sebastian-de-castell\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastian De Castell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Traitor’s Blade<\/em><\/a> by Sebastien De Castell<\/p>\n

Jo Fletcher Books, 2014<\/p>\n

ISBN: 978-1-62365-809-0<\/p>\n

Available:\u00a0 Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition<\/p>\n

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The King is dead.\u00a0 The land is burning.\u00a0 The King’s Magisters, known as Greatcoats, have been disbanded and scattered to the winds.\u00a0 Their leader, Falcio, is trying to finish his dead King’s final secret order.\u00a0 With him are Kest and Brasti, his two best friends and also members of the now disbanded Greatcoats, reviled as traitors for stepping aside and letting their King be murdered by the Dukes.\u00a0 The resulting power vacuum has created chaos throughout the kingdom, as the Dukes fight for supremacy.\u00a0 The only hope is for the Greatcoats to reunite.\u00a0 Falcio, Kest and Bresti must restore order, or their Kingdom will be destroyed.<\/p>\n

Traitor’s Blade<\/em> was a fun, swashbuckling adventure to read.\u00a0 The three main characters brought to mind the Three Musketeers as they fought their way through the adventure.\u00a0 Each of the characters had distinctive voices and the dialog flowed very smoothly.\u00a0 The desciptions worked well and set the stage for the action without slowing it down.\u00a0 The action was great fun!\u00a0 The chases and sword fights kept the tension flowing.\u00a0 The plot twisted and turned and kept me guessing what would happen next.\u00a0 The political intrigue was enough to keep me wondering, without bogging it all down.\u00a0 All in all, great fun!\u00a0 Recommended for adult readers who enjoy swashbuckling fantasy.<\/p>\n

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Contains:\u00a0 Sexual situations, swearing<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Aaron Fletcher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien De Castell Jo Fletcher Books, 2014 ISBN: 978-1-62365-809-0 Available:\u00a0 Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition   The King is dead.\u00a0 The land is burning.\u00a0 The King’s Magisters, known as Greatcoats, have been disbanded and scattered to the winds.\u00a0 Their leader, Falcio, is trying to finish his dead King’s final secret order.\u00a0 With him<\/p>\n

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