Summary: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tyrants-Throne-Greatcoats-Sebastien-Castell/dp/1681441950"></a>In episode 325 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome <a href="http://decastell.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sebastien de Castell</a>, author of Tyrant’s Throne (The Greatcoats book 4)!<br> About Sebastien: 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.<br> Sebastien is the author of the acclaimed swashbuckling fantasy series, The Greatcoats. His debut novel, Traitor’s Blade, was shortlisted for both the 2014 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy and the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut. He lives in Vancouver, Canada with his lovely wife and two belligerent cats.<br> This week’s picks:<br> <br> * Sebastien:<br> <br> * <a href="https://standardebooks.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">StandardEbooks.com</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spoonbenders-novel-Daryl-Gregory/dp/152473182X" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spoonbenders: A novel</a> by Darryl Gregory<br> <br> <br> * John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rush-Album-Martin-Popoff/dp/0760352208" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rush: Album by Album</a> by Martin Popoff<br> * Patrick: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80044950" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The OA</a><br> <br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/decastell" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sebastien de Castell on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> * Patrick’s New Book: <a href="http://www.atfmb.com/samantha-kane-book-one-into-the-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Into the Fire (available everywhere)</a><br> <br> © 2017 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br> We’ll be taking a break for the July 4th holiday – look for a new episode the following week
