Twenty Years After I

It' s time for heroes. But the Musketeers are no more. As Dumas' " Twenty Years Later" begins, only D' Artagnan still serves in the Queen' s guard. Porthos, Aramis, and Athos are living comfortable lives, their fighting days long behind them. But all that' s about to change. With the country on the brink of civil war, D' Artagnan is given a dangerous new mission, and he knows he' ll need his old friends by his side. Expanding upon the mythology of " The Three Musketeers", the sequel is just as packed with sword fights, conspiracies, and political double dealings. And a very hateable new villain in Cardinal Mazarin. This first part of the novel sets the scene for the adventure that follows.