d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 3: The Man in the Iron Mask (version 2)
d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 3: The Man in the Iron Mask (version 2)
The iron mask conceals a face that could topple a kingdom. In this grand finale of Dumas's epic, d'Artagnan stands as Captain of the Musketeers, guardian of young Louis XIV, but the greatest threat to the Sun King wears no crown. It wears chains. Deep in the Bastille, a prisoner rots in anonymity, his identity stolen, his existence a royal secret so dangerous it could reshape France. Aramis, now the shadow pope of the Jesuits, has orchestrated a daring gambit: replace the king with his forgotten twin. But schemes this vast devour those who build them. When d'Artagnan discovers the plot, he faces an impossible choice, loyalty to a king who never trusted him, or justice for a brother the world was taught to forget. Porthos, that gallant fool, has been tricked into the conspiracy. Athos, the truest soul of all, knows nothing. As the masked man glimpses freedom at last, the Musketeers themselves ride toward destruction. This is Dumas at his operatic best: adventure that bleeds into tragedy, friendship shattered on the altar of ambition.
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