{"product_id":"blood-royal-a-sequel-to-the-three-musketeers-hardcover","title":"Blood Royal: A Sequel to the Three Musketeers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Dumas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLawrence Ellsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest entry in this acclaimed series of new translations of the Musketeer novels, \u003ci\u003eBlood Royal\u003c\/i\u003e continues the adventures of the valiant d'Artagnan and his three loyal friends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe latest translation in Lawrence Ellsworth's acclaimed new series of Alexandre Dumas's greatest adventures is \u003ci\u003eBlood Royal, \u003c\/i\u003ethe second half of what Dumas originally published as \u003ci\u003eTwenty Years After. \u003c\/i\u003eIn this volume all the plots and schemes set up in the previous novel come to dramatic fruition in the kind of exciting thrill-ride Dumas is famous for--while at the same time introducing the characters and themes that form the foundation of the rest of the series, leading to its great climax in \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Iron Mask.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlood Royal, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Four Musketeers all venture to England on parallel missions to save King Charles I, pursued by the murderous and vengeful Mordaunt, the son of Milady de Winter, the great villain of \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers. \u003c\/i\u003eDespite all his experience, d'Artagnan is repeatedly foiled by the much-younger Mordaunt, who erupts out of the past to embody the strengths of audacity and cunning that were once d'Artagnan's hallmarks. Mordaunt has corrupted those youthful strengths, and the older d'Artagnan is no match for him until he is able to pull his former team together again. To do this d'Artagnan will have to become a true leader of men, leading not just by example but also by foresight, persuasion, and compromise. Only then can the team of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis be re-formed in all its might to defeat the specter of their past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Royal \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eunmatched\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein Dumas's oeuvre in its depictions of his most famous and beloved characters, and an unforgettable saga of swordplay, suspense, revenge, and ultimate triumph.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most famous French writers of the nineteenth century, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) first achieved success in the literary world a playwright, before turning his hand to writing novels. In two years from 1844 to 1845, he published two enormous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Count of Monte Cristo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers\u003c\/i\u003e. Both novels have sold millions of copies worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLawrence Ellsworth is the pen name of Lawrence Schick. An authority on historical adventure fiction, Ellsworth is the translator of Alexandre Dumas's \u003ci\u003eThe Three Musketeers, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Twenty Years After, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Sphinx, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Blood Royal. \u003c\/i\u003eLawrence was born in the United States and now lives in Dublin.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769014386976,"sku":"9781643135700","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fa13846bd1b909cf7e6fa5538a74619.webp?v=1780341133","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-royal-a-sequel-to-the-three-musketeers-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}