French Revolution help

[paranoid marvin]

You guys are great, and I'm sure one of you can help me.

Of the many , many books I've read over the years , one is set on another planet but the storyline is very similar to that of the French Revolution, with all the upper classes being caught and a 'device' being used to deipatch them in much the same way as the guillotine did. It's quite a high-tech civilisation, and if I recall there were magical sentinels guarding the exits to the city.

Only real memories are that the novel revolves around the first-person story of a young (teenage?) girl being seperated from her captured family and trying to get to them/rescue them.

*Edit* -May have been called something like 'The Terror'?

Thankyou for reading.

 

[beenorthern]

I think this is *Illusion* by Paula Volsky.

 

[paranoid marvin]

I think this is *Illusion* by Paula Volsky.

Wow , that is the one! I had NO idea it was called that. Thankyou SO much!!

 

[beenorthern]

Glad to help! I always enjoyed Paula Volsky but hadn't seen anything from her in a while ... Wiki'd her and found she has a new trilogy as Paula Brandon. Irksome how publishers just change the writing name when an author hasn't had a hit for some time.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I've enjoyed some of her books quite a bit. Thank you for the information on the name change. I'll look out for the new trilogy.