The Elephant and Macaw Banner (Paperback or Softback)

An unlikely pair of brave adventurers - the Dutch explorer Gerard van Oost and the Yoruban warrior Oludara - travel the wilderness of sixteenth century Brazil. They aim to protect both the new colonies and the native inhabitants from dangers human and supernatural. Along the way, they encounter a host of creatures inspired by Brazilian folklore: from the brain-sucking Kalobo to the one-legged prankster Sacy-Perey.

This multi award-winning, Nebula-finalist series is now a novel - with new material, but the same mixture of action, adventure, humor, magic, and South American folklore that has won it fans the world over.

"A fantastic romp through the colonial era, with epic battles, creepy creatures and wonderful set pieces."

- Aliette de Bodard, Nebula and BSFA Award winner.

"A series that is quickly becoming my favorite in the genre of sword and sorcery."

- Elias F. Combarro, Sense of Wonder.

CHRISTOPHER KASTENSMIDT was born in Texas and now lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Christopher was a Nebula Award finalist and winner of the Realms of Fantasy Readers' Choice Award for his novelette "The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara". Christopher ran Brazilian video game developer Southlogic Studios for a decade before its sale to Ubisoft Brazil, where he served as Creative Director. He participated in the production of thirty internationally-published video games, totaling millions of units sold. Christopher has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University and a Master's degree in Social Communication from the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul. Besides writing, he lectures at UniRitter university on scriptwriting, game design and video game production. To learn more about The Elephant and Macaw Banner series, please visit www.eamb.org, where Christopher posts news, artwork, and in-depth explanations of historical and cultural references used in the stories.