As Darren said in his round-up, the fantastic final volume of Pamela Freeman’s beautifully written Castings Trilogy is now here.  Full Circle (UK I ANZ I US) is a tremendous read, set in a troubled land of warlords and outcasts where the echoes of past atrocities taint the present. The Eleven Domains were forged in blood a thousand years ago and old wounds have been reopened as a ghost army marches to avenge ancient wrongs. But don’t just take our word for it, read a free extract HERE and check out just some of the praise we’ve had, below.

Plus, we have our fingers crossed for Pamela this weekend, as her illustrated children’s book Victor’s Challenge is on the shortlist for its category at the prestigious Australian Aurealis Awards.

PRAISE FOR THE CASTINGS TRILOGY

• ‘Lots of great ideas … A very effective fantasy debut’
  – BookGeeks.co.uk
  
• ‘Sometimes, a jewel rises to the top … I loved reading Blood Ties’
  – Grasping for the Wind
  
• ‘Freeman shies away from simplistic morality, building elegantly well-rounded characters’
  – Publishers Weekly
  
• ‘A rich and magical world where insurgency is definitely brewing’
  – Romantic Times
  
• ‘Blood Ties has the feel of Ursula le Guin’s fantasy novels … a wonderfully satisfying series’
  – Aurealis Xpress
  
• ‘An impressively different fantasy novel’
  – Sydney Morning Herald
  
• ‘There is nothing predictable about Freeman’s storytelling … I was completely hooked’
  – Good Reading Magazine

And see Blood Ties (bk 1, UK I ANZ I US) and Deep Water (bk 2, UK I ANZ I US) here too:

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