Name: The Court of Shadows
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Author: Víctor Dixen
ISBN: 9781662505690

Type

Physical Book

Author

Víctor Dixen

Translated by

Françoise Bui

Publisher

Amazon Crossing

Language

English

Pages

382

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.8 x 14.4 x 3.4 cm

Weight

0.52 kg.

ISBN13

9781662505690

Synopsis "The Court of Shadows"

"Dixen excels at concocting unexpected detours and jaw-dropping cliffhangers. Anne Rice fans will be especially enthralled." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)A fiery heroine seeks vengeance against a royal court of deadly vampires in this epic alternate history set in lavish Versailles.Louis XIV transformed from the Sun King into the King of Shadows when he embraced immortality and became the world's first vampire. For the last three centuries, he has been ruling the kingdom from the decadent Court of Shadows in Versailles, demanding the blood of his subjects to sate his nobles' thirst and maintain their loyalty.In the heart of rural France, commoner Jeanne Froidelac witnesses the king's soldiers murder her family and learns of her parents' role in a brewing rebellion involving the forbidden secrets of alchemy. To seek her revenge, Jeanne disguises herself as an aristocrat and enrolls in a prestigious school for aspiring courtiers. She soon finds herself at the doors of the palace of Versailles.But Jeanne, of course, is no aristocrat. She dreams not of court but of blood.The blood of a king.

Víctor Dixen

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Victor Dixen is one of the leading speculative fiction authors in France, twice awarded the prestigious Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. As a nomadic writer, he has lived in Paris, Dublin, Singapore, and New York. He draws inspiration from both the promises of the future and the ghosts of the past.

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