The Dragon Arcana - Tapa blanda

The swashbuckling adventure, perfect for fans of THE THREE MUSKETEERS continues!

This is Paris. This is 1633. This is a world under attack from dragons.

Cardinal Richelieu is on his guard against the greatest danger he, or France, has faced. A secret society known as the Black Claw is plotting in the shadows. They have already struck twice, and with their third blow they mean to finish their task. Unless the Cardinal's Blades can stop them. They are all prepared to risk their lives for the Crown, this time the question is not whether they will need to ... it's whether or not they will survive.

Who are the Dragon Arcana, what secret are the Chatelaine nuns trying so hard to protect, and if an ancient dragon is unleashed on Paris will the Blades really stand a chance against it ... ?

This is Paris. This is 1633. This is a world under attack from dragons.

Cardinal Richelieu is on his guard against the greatest danger he, or France, has faced. A secret society known as the Black Claw is plotting in the shadows. They have already struck twice, and with their third blow they mean to finish their task. Unless the Cardinal's Blades can stop them. They are all prepared to risk their lives for the Crown, this time the question is not whether they will need to . . . it's whether or not they will survive.

Their path begins with a mystery; a soldier, and a friend, who has gone missing. But when the mystery leads to jealously guarded secrets, one of the Blades being imprisoned, and a vision of Paris in flames the scale of the danger begins to become clear. If the Blades fail, thousands of people will die.

Who are the Dragon Arcana, what secret are the Chatelaine nuns trying so hard to protect, and if an ancient dragon is unleashed on Paris will the Blades really stand a chance against it . . . ?

The Cardinal's Blades won the David Gemmell Legend Award for best newcomer, and The Alchemist in the Shadows was shortlisted for best novel of the year.

'A rollicking good book, full of action, adventure, mystery and some quite delicious intrigue' The Wertzone

978 0 575 10794 6
£7.99