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The year is now 1648, twenty years since the close of the last story. Louis XIII has died, as has Cardinal Richelieu, and while the crown of France may sit upon the head of Anne of Austria as Regent for the young Louis XIV, the real power resides with the Cardinal Mazarin, her secret husband. D'Artagnan is now a lieutenant of musketeers, and his three friends have retired to private life. Athos turned out to be a nobleman, the Comte de la Fere, and has retired to his home with his son, Raoul de Bragelonne. Aramis, whose real name is D'Herblay, has followed his intention of shedding the musketeer's cassock for the priest's robes, and Porthos has married a wealthy woman, who left him her fortune upon her death. But trouble is stirring in both France and England. Cromwell menaces the institution of royalty itself while marching against Charles I, and at home the Fronde is threatening to tear France apart. D'Artagnan brings his friends out of retirement to save the threatened English monarch, but Mordaunt, the son of Milady, who seeks to avenge his mother's death at the musketeers' hands, thwarts their valiant efforts. Undaunted, our heroes return to France just in time to help save the young Louis XIV, quiet the Fronde, and tweak the nose of Cardinal Mazarin.

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Mordant

I finished Twenty Years After. I was curious about other people's reaction to Mordaunt. He did go to far with his desire for murder but, there were times I could feel sorry for the guy. Left an orphan at three. Losing his money and postion. I felt with a few twists and written from his point of view Mordaunt could make a case for himself like the Count of Monte Cristo. Sorry about the misspelling. The thoughts are faster then the spelling.

Posted By Pandora Eve at Thu 18 Oct 2007, 4:52 PM in Twenty Years After || 0 Replies

I love this continuance!!!

That book was really dazzling and exciting how all Dumas books are!!!:D I couldnt stop reading until I finished... Why he didnt write more continuance?! :bawling: I would like to read more of this brave hearts with so much tensions! Everybody should read this book :thumbs_up

Posted By Haidee at Sun 29 Jul 2007, 3:23 PM in Twenty Years After || 2 Replies

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After reading the The Three Musketeers, I decided I wanted to read all of the D'Artagnan romances. This book is the second in the series and takes places 20 years after the original. It is interesting to read an adventure story about men in their middle ages rather than seeing heros that are always young men. Although their lives have gone in completely separate directions, their friendship overcomes their differences. The Musketeer novels are not only entertaining but inspiring.

Posted By Unregistered at Tue 24 May 2005, 6:03 PM in Twenty Years After || 0 Replies

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