Description
In 1793 Paris, a mysterious personage nicknamed the Reaper leads a vast network of men and women royalist conspirators who are determined to undo the French Revolution. Among its many members are a knife-wielding seamstress, a cunning financier, and a young noblewoman of proverbial beauty. When the conspirators' attempt to rescue King Louis XVI from execution fails, their mission becomes to avenge their monarch's death by slaughtering Robespierre and the Revolution's other leading regicides. But with the Reign of Terror intensifying and an adept police spy on their trail, will their eighteen-month quest succeed, or will they, like their king, go to the guillotine?
An epic novel inspired by real persons and events, The Avengers of the King is noted French author Jean Drault's literary masterpiece of royalist intrigue, heroic self-sacrifice, and bold counter-revolutionary vengeance, a pleasureful read weaving wit with suspense and tragedy with triumph.
Author: Jean Drault
Publisher: Lambfount
Published: 05/02/2022
Pages: 354
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d
ISBN13: 9781732873421
ISBN10: 1732873429
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | World Literature | France | General
- Fiction | Classics
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