Vain & Valour: Volume 2 - Veracity: Volume 2 - Veracity: Volume 2 - Veracity - Softcover

Autor, Justan

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798894965826

Publisher: Staten House, 2024

Synopsis

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A Symphony of Peril, Parody, and Powdered Wigs.

1792. Switzerland. France and Austria rattle their sabres at the borders while eyeing Swiss territory. Within the Confederacy, sedition bubbles. For our hero, the forecast is just as grim — 100% chance of catastrophe.

The scroll was just the beginning: a conspiracy awaits, connected to his past, his present… and probably his own funeral. And though his memories are back, his return to the world is, well, far from triumphant: every shadow conceals a foe, every face a villain.

And so, pursued by assassins, hounded by Fortune, and played for a fool before all, he blunders through a gauntlet of humiliations, suffering aerial bombardments, vengeful piglets, even a helmet that refuses to let go.

Yet, with a shadowy cabal infiltrating the government, the questions only multiply: Will he outwit those who hold all the cards? Or will they destroy him first? Will he clear his name? Or will veracity prove the deadliest gamble of all?

Bold, betrayed, desperate, and possibly the UNLUCKIEST fellow in the Confederacy, he might — just might — survive the day... if his disguise holds and his sanity doesn’t snap first.

“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” — Shakespeare.

For seekers of high-stakes, conspiratorial drama laced with the biting irony and tragicomedy of a world unravelling.

“Full of suspense and mystery. A great read... Dramatic and emotional scenes take centre stage.” — Reader review

Themes & Tropes: The Mask Slips: The protagonist regains his memory, only to wish he hadn’t. The Prodigal Returns: Back from the dead, but distinctly unwelcome. The Wrong Man: The classic framed for murder, wrong-man-at-the-wrong-time. The Vipers’ nest: The Tatzelwurms are watching, and they are everywhere. The Eleventh Hour: A desperate race to unmask the conspiracy before the clock runs out. Machiavellian Madness: Spies, lies, and the chaos of 18th-century statecraft. The Gathering Storm: The looming threat of the French Revolution and Austrian/Prussian intervention. Bad Blood: Evil stepmothers, scheming brothers, and a legacy of betrayal. Dignity Under Fire: Slapstick peril involving helmets, butter, birds, and runaway pigs. Tragedy & Loss: The stakes are real, even if the hero is unprepared.

About this title

About the Author

Justan Autor came late to the wicked joy of novels, having first tried his hand at most of the civilised arts: he painted pictures, trimmed hedgerows into obedience, stitched respectable garments, and wooed a pianoforte into confessing melodies. Only thereafter did he discover that narrative mischief suited him best.A devotee of the 18th and 19th-century masters, he writes in a classical key with a modern tempo - history that crackles, characters with inconvenient desires, and a burlesque glint when daggers flash. His first novel ushers readers into 1790s Switzerland: mountains, intrigue, and a hero who frequently collides with his own better judgement.If you fancy Dumas for the dash, Fielding for the grin, Austen for the bite, and Dickens for the sweep - served with present-day verve - do make his acquaintance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Staten House
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798894965826
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 287