The Cardinal's Blades

The Cardinal's Blades (Les Lames du Cardinal) is a 2007 fantasy novel by Pierre Pevel, set in seventeenth century France. It is the first novel in a trilogy of the same name, followed by The Alchemist in the Shadows (L'Alchimiste des ombres, 2009) and The Dragon Arcana (Le Dragon des Arcanes, 2010)


 * Casanova: Marciac.
 * The Cavalier Years: Set in seventeenth century France, contains Musketeers, dueling, etc.
 * Cult: The Black Claw.
 * Fake Defector:
 * Face Heel Turn: In the backstory,
 * The Mole:
 * Mystical Plague: The Rance.
 * Shoulder-Sized Dragon: The dragonnets.