"You look at me too deeply, Damelas Chademantaigne.
That is neither polite nor wise.”
— The Black Amaranth
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#playofshadows #characterquote #fantasy

"Doesn’t change my contract, which means you pay me whether I play the lead or stand at the back of the chorus farting all night."
~ Abastrini
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#characterquote #humour #playofshadows

"What? You’re telling me that what happens on our stage isn’t real? That it’s some kind of . . . theatrical performance? Come, noble comrade – we must alert the authorities at once!"
~Beretto
#playofshadows #characterhumour #fantasy #writer

The Fantastical Magic of the Ordinary World - GUEST POST by Sebastien de Castell (PLAY OF SHADOWS) | Fantasy-Hive To celebrate the release of his first book in a brand new series, PLAY OF SHADOWS, Sebastien de Castell joins us and explores the process behind creating magic systems

I had such a fun time with @thefantasyhive.bsky.social talking about "The Fantastical Magic of the Ordinary World."
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#playofshadows #bookchat #fantasybooks

I always have a great time talking about Play of Shadows. Thank you so much Track of Words.
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#author #interview #playofshadows

#Kindle / #Amazon says the following...which I believe is a misprint.

#PlayofShadows is being published on June 29th 2050? Really. @decastell.bsky.social is playing the loooooonnnnnggggg game.

Finally got some very special bookmail🥳
The @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social special editions of @richardswanauthor.bsky.social ‘ #GraveEmpire and Brian McClellan’s #PowdermageTrilogy , joining #PlayofShadows and #TheSilverbloodPromise 🔥