Knight's Shadow

The Greatcoats Book 2 by the author of THE MALEVOLENT SEVEN

By: Sebastien de Castell

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

'One hell of a good book' Conn Iggulden

The Greatcoats have found the heir to the throne . . . but now they must keep her alive, against all the odds.

Falcio Val Mond has completed the final task given to him by the late King Paelis: he has found the King's Charoites (well, one at least). But his task isn't over, and now he, Kest and Brasti must protect the girl from those her want her dead.

That would be simple enough, if it weren't for the renegade Knights and legendary Dashini assassins, getting in their way, not to mention the Dukes, who are desperate to hold on to their power at any cost, or Trin, the merciless daughter of the ruthless Duke of Rijou and the cruel Duchess of Hervor, who is determined to be Queen of Tristia. Of course, the fact that the heir to the throne is thirteen years old doesn't help, nor the fact that every day brings Falcio closer to dying from the poison running through his veins.

And then there is the Greatcoats Lament . . .

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Critic reviews

An energetic, fun adventure that puts the "musk" back in "musketeer." Guaranteed to increase household swashbuckling by 100%.

Don't hesitate to buy this if you love a great hero and story . . . What a voice! What story-telling brio! If you love Dumas, or Game of Thrones or The False Prince this is the swashbuckling fantasy for you.

One hell of a good book

Fantastic from the first sentence to the last. Combining old-school swashbuckling action with contemporary characters and a good dose of grit, these books are the rarest of things, great rollicking fun combined with an emotional punch . . . Sebastien, write faster!

High energy, highly unique, swashbuckling-cop-epic-noir story. Buy it. BUY IT NOW.

Knight's Shadow is an excellent and engaging story, one of the best books I've read in a long time. 10/10

Excels at telling a fun, exciting adventure. . . Knight's Shadow is a strong tale in its own right

It's easy to love de Castell's work. Two books in and "Greatcoats" still remains approachable and readable fantasy at its finest

Sebastien De Castell manages to wring every heart wrenching moment and ounce of anticipation from every scene, his fight scenes contain dark humour, explosive action and a great awareness of the art of sword fighting, all of which has you hanging on the edge of every page. . . . This really is an exceptional book and series

Everything that de Castell did well in the first book - the action, the adventure, the high drama, the zinging character interaction and dialogue - is taken to a fresh level here . . . Knight's Shadow raises its own bar . . . This story is bigger, darker and full of more violence than its predecessor

Greatcoats is now up there on my list of favorite fantasy series

A breathless rollercoaster of a ride that will engage, fascinate and compel the reader ever onwards, there is a beauty to the tale that gets right to the heart of you . . . this is exactly how it should be done

The fantastic dialogue, the humor, the twists and the exhilarating action all make this a worthy sequel to Traitor's Blade

I would still very much recommend the series to anyone looking for a well-written fantasy series

Action, drama, betrayals, I do look forward to reading more

One of the best book's you'll read this year, coming highly recommended. 9.5/10

The best book I have read this year . . . I think everyone who enjoys a good story of adventure should pick up their copies of Traitor's Blade and Knight's Shadow first chance they get!

This ends on a satisfying conclusion that leaves room for the story to continue

It was what I was hoping for and I was not disappointed!

4.5 out of 5

Enough humor to lighten some dark things. Liked the character development, hated some characters, loved some.

Such a great story!

This book was fantastic and I cannot wait to start book three!!! I could not stop listening.

Loving this series.

Great plot, characters and humour. I was an avid reader as a kid and now 41. This helps me relax in the evenings.

The series could end here

What a great follow-up to a great first book. I'm stand by the title of this review that if no other Greatcoat book came out I'd be satisfied with the wholeness of the story. There is clearly more to do in the world, but the ending was so satisfying and I really hope books 3 and 4 live up to the first two.

The performance was brilliant!

The torture scenes were more graphic than I usually read.The characters' voices made the story even better.