Louis XIII died, Cardinal Richelieu died, and Louis XIV— the future Sun King—was still a child. All power is in the hands of Cardinal Mazarin, who is only a pale shadow of the great Richelieu. The Fronde, an opposition movement that united common people and nobles, stands against the cardinal. In England, things are tense—Parliament has overthrown King Charles I and plans to execute him...
The four musketeers from the first book were scattered in different directions by a stormy fate. By the will of fate, D’Artagnan and Porthos are on Mazarin’s side, while Aramis and Athos are on the side of the Fronde…