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In this thrilling adventure by bestselling author Oliver Pötzsch, thirteen-year-old Lukas has been trained as a swordsman by his father, a nobleman who was once a famed Musketeer. When the threat of war and accusations of witchcraft spread across the land, Lukas's life is forever changed. He flees his home and vows to find his missing sister. Surviving as an outcast, Lukas encounters thieves and mercenaries, a strange astrologer, and a master swordsman. He also meets three other show more fencers--Giovanni, Paulus, and Jerome. Each brings a special talent to their team that leads them to the Black Musketeers, the best fighters in the army. But living with the black-armored Musketeers is nothing like they imagined. In his quest to find his sister, Lukas learns of a legendary book that holds powerful magic. As he fights to keep the Book of the Night out of the hands of his greatest enemy, Lukas discovers the secrets of his own family and what it really means to be a Musketeer. show lessTags
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I gave it three stars as this book was certainly more suited to a young adult readership.
It is set in the midst of the Thirty Years' War - a period in which the famed Black Musketeers were active. Fredrich von Lohenfels recounts his days as one of the Musketeers to his young son Lukas, who has trained in the martial arts.
When the Inquisition arrives,Lukas' mother is taken by the Spanish allies of the Kaiser to Heidelberg as a suspected witch. What Lukas does not know, is that the Inquisitor - Waldemar von Schonborn - needs both Lukas and his sister Elsa to locate a mysterious Grimoire.
Following the death of both parents and the capture of his sister, Lukas flees his enemy and joins a band of urchins then a travelling troupe of show more entertainers before joining the army of General Wallenstein and his Black Musketeers in Bavaria. Here the story picks up and cannons towards its conclusion.
The author portrays the hardships and realities of war, the horror of battle, and the religious persecution of the times convincingly. Whilst a little slow in places - no doubt to add a little background to events - it does finish off nicely. show less
It is set in the midst of the Thirty Years' War - a period in which the famed Black Musketeers were active. Fredrich von Lohenfels recounts his days as one of the Musketeers to his young son Lukas, who has trained in the martial arts.
When the Inquisition arrives,Lukas' mother is taken by the Spanish allies of the Kaiser to Heidelberg as a suspected witch. What Lukas does not know, is that the Inquisitor - Waldemar von Schonborn - needs both Lukas and his sister Elsa to locate a mysterious Grimoire.
Following the death of both parents and the capture of his sister, Lukas flees his enemy and joins a band of urchins then a travelling troupe of show more entertainers before joining the army of General Wallenstein and his Black Musketeers in Bavaria. Here the story picks up and cannons towards its conclusion.
The author portrays the hardships and realities of war, the horror of battle, and the religious persecution of the times convincingly. Whilst a little slow in places - no doubt to add a little background to events - it does finish off nicely. show less
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- Canonical title
- Book of the Night
- Original title
- Das Buch der Nacht
- Original publication date
- 2015 (German edition) (German edition)
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