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The Alchemist in the Shadows

Pierre Pevel, pevel-pierre (2010)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages336 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16+
Goodreads3.78/5 (679)
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolencePolitical ViolenceConspiracyBlood

Positive tags

AdventureQuestHigh AngstProtector

Hero archetypes

Spy / OperativeMercenarySoldier Returned

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Tropes

Political IntrigueCourt IntrigueFound FamilyFellowshipDragon CompanionSecret SocietyHistorical FantasyConspiracyMorally Gray ProtagonistMentor Figure

Themes

Power and CorruptionLoyalty and BetrayalPolitical IntrigueConspiracyDutyHistorical FantasyDragons as Political Force

Synopsis

Welcome to Paris, 1633, where dragons menace the realm. Cardinal Richelieu, the most powerful and most feared man in France, is on his guard. He knows France is under threat, and that a secret society known as the Black Claw is conspiring against him from the heart of the greatest courts in Europe.

Tags

Historical FantasySwashbucklingPolitical ThrillerSpy Fiction