We are excited to announce that we have signed a deal with Sebastien de Castell, award-winning and Astounding Award Nominated author of Spellslinger (Orbit) and Greatcoats (Jo Fletcher Books), to pen a Magic Academy Progression Fantasy series titled, ACADEMY OF BLADES!
A young fencer named Caleb finds himself in a strange fantasy world after a bout gone wrong, and must rise through a mysterious magic academy where students are pitted against one another. He has never been one to play by the rules, and now he’s determined to uncover the truth about himself and his shadowy opponents.
Expect to see ACADEMY OF BLADES release in all formats in Fall 2025 or early 2026! Sebastien is an expert at building complex worlds with unique magic systems and characters you’ll love to root for. His books have been translated into fifteen languages and optioned for film and television. We can’t wait to get this out there!
Sebastien de Castell is a Canadian fantasy writer, mostly known for his Greatcoat series that has been described as “Three Musketeers meets high fantasy”, and which got him nominated several science fiction and fantasy awards, such as the Astounding Award for Best New Writer and the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy.
His next series Spellslinger would see him nominated for Grand prix de l’Imaginaire and the Sunburst Award, as well as the winner of the Elbakin.net Award. De Castell has stated his interest in writing “optimistic but flawed heroes”, saying that it was the type of heroes he enjoyed reading about as a kid, but placed “in an environment that had some of the depth and darkness”.
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