pierre pevel

The Cardinal’s Blades Pierre Pevel PYR, Oct 5 2010, $16.00 ISBN: 9781616142452 In 1633 in Paris, Cardinal Richelieu as the first minister of France diligently works at insuring the French King Louis XIII is kept safe from his enemies in and out of the country. He especially fears the avarice...

The Alchemist in the Shadows Pierre Pevel PYR, Apr 26 2011, $16.00 ISBN 9781616143657 French Cardinal Richelieu knows his country’s greatest threat does not come from other nations though he does not ignore their danger. The biggest risk to France’s current sovereignty is the Black Claw, a...

I know that someone (Werthead?) reviewed these books a while ago, but has anyone else read them? Having just finished the second one in the last couple of weeks, I found these great fun. Lots of swashbuckling adventure and intrigue in the style of Dumas père or Rafael Sabatini but with a large...

France, 1633. A secretive female agent, known as La Donna, is wanted for crimes across Europe. When she stumbles across a draconic conspiracy aimed at the French throne, she asks for a pardon from Cardinal Richelieu in return for the disclosure of her intelligence. Whilst Richelieu's agents and...

France, 1633. Cardinal Richelieu is the most powerful and feared man in France, overseeing the affairs of the kingdom from Paris. His current priority is to prevent war from breaking out between France and Spain whilst France is militarily distracted in the Low Countries. To this end, at the...