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Christopher Kastensmidt

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Born

Houston, The United States

Website

http://www.eamb.org/

Twitter

elephantmacaw

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Comics

Influences

J.R.R. Tolkien, Fritz Leiber, Jorge Luis Borges, Arthur Conan Doyle, K ...more

Member Since

April 2011

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Christopher Kastensmidt was born in Texas but has lived in Porto Alegre, Brazil since 2001.

Christopher was a Nebula Award finalist and winner of the Realms of Fantasy Readers' Choice Awards for his novelette "The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara." This story was the first in The Elephant and Macaw Banner fantasy series, which has since been published in six countries and adapted to comics and games. These stories feature a Dutch explorer and Yoruban slave who meet in sixteenth-century Brazil and begin a series of adventures together, harkening to old Sword & Sorcery heroes like Fritz Leiber´s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser and Charles R. Saunder's Imaro.

Christopher ran Brazilian video game developer Southlogic Studios for a dec ...more

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Elephant and Macaw Banner Fantasy Series Now Available for IP Licensing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Elephant and Macaw Banner Fantasy Series Now Available for IP Licensing

[PORTO ALEGRE, April 29th, 2024] – The acclaimed Elephant and Macaw Banner fantasy series, a captivating journey through Brazilian history and folklore, is now open to intellectual property (IP) licensing. With a rich tapestry of storytelling, over 350 vibrant characters and twenty-five award nominations an

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Christopher Kastensmidt’s books

Average rating: 3.95 · 528 ratings · 136 reviews · 37 distinct works

	The Fortuitous Meeting (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confrontación Peligrosa (La enseña del elefante y el guacamayo, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Discommodious Wedding (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series, #7) 4.09 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Inauspicious Visit (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Preposterous Plight (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tumultuous Convergence (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series, #5) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elephant and Macaw Banner 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Belleza, misterio y magia (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series #1-6) by Christopher Kastensmidt (Goodreads Author), Rodolfo Martínez (Goodreads Author) (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Torrential Complication (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Minacious Appearance (The Elephant and Macaw Banner - Novelette Series Book 8) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars