The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, his friend an
d mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Gra
nd Master of a secret society, who has half the aristocracy in thrall to him, an
d wants Yann dead. Yann is spirited away to London but three years later, when P
aris is gripped by the bloody horrors of the Revolution, he returns, charged wit
h two missions: to find out Kalliovski's darkest deeds and to save Sido from the
guillotine. With a tangle of secrets, a thread of magic and a touch of humour,
the follies of the aristocracy and the sufferings of ordinary people are unfolde
d as their lives move relentlessly towards the tragic and horrific days of the T
error.
