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Greatcoats #5.7
Duel with the Demon
There's more than one kind of demon...
King’s Magistrate Estevar Borros prefers investigating supernatural crimes to overseeing mundane trials, but when an inexplicable fight breaks out in his courtroom, he’s forced to duel a spirit viler than he’s ever known.
King’s Magistrate Estevar Borros prefers investigating supernatural crimes to overseeing mundane trials, but when an inexplicable fight breaks out in his courtroom, he’s forced to duel a spirit viler than he’s ever known.
30 pages, ebook
First published August 20, 2021
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About the author
Sebastien de Castell
54 books5,047 followersHi Folks!
My eighteenth novel, MALEVOLENT EIGHT is now available. Cade Ombra and his misfit band of mercenary war mages are determined to prevent a cataclysmic war between supernatural beings. But peace at any price might mean killing an awful lot of people. The Malevolent Seven might be heroes, but they'll be the good guys . . .
My seventeenth novel is titled PLAY OF SHADOWS. A swashbuckling fantasy set in the world of mystical theatre where exalted actors can channel the spirits of the historical figures they portray on stage. But Damelas Chademantaigne seems to be summoning the spirit of a notorious villain whose secrets could unleash a civil war!
My sixteenth novel is CRUCIBLE OF CHAOS. Estevar Borros is my favourite swashbuckling investigator of the supernatural, so come investigate alongside him and his dauntless mule, Imperious inside a mysterious abbey where the gods seem to be driving the monks mad!
My fifteenth novel is FATE OF THE ARGOSI. The Argosi series is one of my favourites and I hope you'll come along for Ferius Parfax's adventures!
You can get a pair of free stories here.
The best way to stay up to date is at www.decastell.com, but I'm also on that Facebook thing. Also that Twitter thing. One day I'll even remember to get on that Instagram thing.
As to who I am? Well . . .
Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in Archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realized how much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career as a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher, project manager, actor, and product strategist. His only defence against the charge of unbridled dilettantism is that he genuinely likes doing these things and that, in one way or another, each of these fields plays a role in his writing. He sternly resists the accusation of being a Renaissance Man in the hopes that more people will label him that way.
Sebastien's acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series, The Greatcoats. was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy. the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the Prix Imaginales for Best Foreign Work, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His YA fantasy series, Spellslinger, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and is published in more than a dozen languages.
Sebastien lives in Vancouver, Canada with his lovely wife and two belligerent cats. You can reach him at www.decastell.com
My eighteenth novel, MALEVOLENT EIGHT is now available. Cade Ombra and his misfit band of mercenary war mages are determined to prevent a cataclysmic war between supernatural beings. But peace at any price might mean killing an awful lot of people. The Malevolent Seven might be heroes, but they'll be the good guys . . .
My seventeenth novel is titled PLAY OF SHADOWS. A swashbuckling fantasy set in the world of mystical theatre where exalted actors can channel the spirits of the historical figures they portray on stage. But Damelas Chademantaigne seems to be summoning the spirit of a notorious villain whose secrets could unleash a civil war!
My sixteenth novel is CRUCIBLE OF CHAOS. Estevar Borros is my favourite swashbuckling investigator of the supernatural, so come investigate alongside him and his dauntless mule, Imperious inside a mysterious abbey where the gods seem to be driving the monks mad!
My fifteenth novel is FATE OF THE ARGOSI. The Argosi series is one of my favourites and I hope you'll come along for Ferius Parfax's adventures!
You can get a pair of free stories here.
The best way to stay up to date is at www.decastell.com, but I'm also on that Facebook thing. Also that Twitter thing. One day I'll even remember to get on that Instagram thing.
As to who I am? Well . . .
Sebastien de Castell had just finished a degree in Archaeology when he started work on his first dig. Four hours later he realized how much he actually hated archaeology and left to pursue a very focused career as a musician, ombudsman, interaction designer, fight choreographer, teacher, project manager, actor, and product strategist. His only defence against the charge of unbridled dilettantism is that he genuinely likes doing these things and that, in one way or another, each of these fields plays a role in his writing. He sternly resists the accusation of being a Renaissance Man in the hopes that more people will label him that way.
Sebastien's acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series, The Greatcoats. was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy. the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut, the Prix Imaginales for Best Foreign Work, and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His YA fantasy series, Spellslinger, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and is published in more than a dozen languages.
Sebastien lives in Vancouver, Canada with his lovely wife and two belligerent cats. You can reach him at www.decastell.com
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
June 12, 2022
Another fantastic short story from the brilliant Greatcoats series and a third adventure from the King’s Magistrate Estevar Borros. Estevar prefers investigating supernatural crimes to overseeing mundane trials, but when an inexplicable fight breaks out in his courtroom, he’s forced to duel a woman who's been terrorising the local village. To his surprise this is no ordinary woman and could be a spirit viler, worse than he has ever come across. Estevar must use all his cunning and skill if he is to beat this demon, absolutley brilliant storytelling at it finest. If you are big Greatcoats fan, then highly recommend...💙😁🗡🔥
January 1, 2022
I've been making my way through the Great Coat short stories and this so far has been my favorite. I'm always a fan when an author writes a story using a character outside of the main cast. That is what the author does here and I feel like it pays off in spades as we get to meet Estevar Valejan Duerisi Borros, The King's Crucible. Very fun story, not at all what I expected but totally what I realized I wanted.
September 8, 2021
Another brilliant story from Sebastien regarding Estevar and his way of dealing with Demons .This is a great short story that had me reading until the end.loved it.
October 16, 2023
4.5 stars
Oh my gosh a third Estevar story!?
Oh my gosh a third Estevar story!?
December 7, 2024
Solid short story but seems to be lacking a bit of the ‘spark’ in the writing that many of the other stories have.
May 2, 2025
4.1 stars.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews