A series of books written by Anton Ulrich is dedicated to the seven deadly sins. Before you is the first book revealing the theme of sin: gluttony. A shocking historical thriller. The main character is Antoine, an heir of the Medici family. A briserian by birth (someone who feeds on air), he becomes a avenger who is satisfied only with blood. His life is full of horrors of the Great French Revolution—tortures, executions, trials, and fateful passions. But revolutionary terror pales before the elaborate cruelty of the Medici heir. “The Gourmand” is a spectacular and terrifying adventure novel written in the classic tradition—yet in a modern, high-stakes, and physiological style.