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Swordsman's Legacy
by
Alex Archer
It is part of the Rogue Angel #15 series and is a magical realism in a paperback edition that was published by Gold Eagle Books on November 11, 2008 and has 317 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include The Soul Stealer, Gabriel's Horn, The Golden Elephant, Polar Quest, Eternal Journey, Sacrifice, Seeker's Curse, Footprints, Paradox, The Spirit Banner, Sacred Ground, The Bone Conjurer, Phantom Prospect, Restless Soul, False Horizon, The Other Crowd, Tear of the Gods, The Oracle's Message, Cradle of Solitude, Labyrinth, Fury's Goddess, Magic Lantern, Library of Gold, Matador's Crown, City of Swords, The Third Caliph, The Babel Codex, Sunken Pyramid, Staff of Judea
Fifteenth in the Rogue Angel urban fantasy series revolving around Annja Creed, an archeologist and TV show host for Chasing History’s Monsters. And she wields an unrelenting sword.
My Take
Wow…the three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas, and a treasure hunt mixed in with an illegal cloning lab in Paris. Annja joins in an amateur dig with Ascher, a hunky fencing instructor, in France to find the presentation sword given to D’Artagnan by Queen Anne which turns out to have a hidden treasure map. Unfortunately, a biopirate wants their find badly enough to kill.
Annja and Ascher combine their skills to track down the clues left by Dumas and his ghostwriter, Maquet, which leads them into the tunnels under Paris. And in the background, Roux takes advantage of a genetics lab interested in historical figures to learn something about Annja’s heritage.
I really enjoyed the literary inclusion…I’m tempted to re-read Dumas’ Three Musketeers as well as a biography on Dumas to find out how accurately Archer portrayed both. I also enjoyed the peek into French history, a much more personal take than most history classes!
