The Three Musketeers
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It's the classic tale - but not exactly the way you remember it... Paris¸ France. 1625.
A young woman named d'Artagnan bears the heart and the blade of a musketeer¸ but must prove herself before she can earn her rank and uniform.
The spy and assassin Milord de Winter advances an agenda of villainy and unbridled ambition¸ and will destroy anyone who gets in his way.
The so-called 'three inseparables' of the queens' musketeers - the noble Athos ¸ the forthright Porthos ¸ and the gentle Aramis - bond in friendship and love with d'Artagnan. But for all three¸ that love will be tested by fate and the unforgiving past.
The Queen Louise and the Queen Anne rule a France besieged by enemies - and threatened by Anne's affair of the heart with the Duke of Buckingham .
Monsieur de Treville ¸ the captain of the musketeers¸ inspires the adulation of the soldiers who serve under him¸ and sees in the young d'Artagnan the potential for greatness.
The Count de Rochefort ¸ killer and kidnapper¸ shows off his villainy with a cool demeanor and a well-shaped mustache.
Kitty ¸ the young valet of Milord de Winter¸ quietly collects intelligence on the malign deeds of her employer but knows she dare not threaten his power - until meeting d'Artagnan gives her a cause worth fighting for.
The young tailor Constance ¸ agent of the Queen Anne¸ must navigate the dangerous ground of the queen's forbidden romance - even as she navigates an unexpected romance of her own when d'Artagnan falls head over heels in love with her.
And in the shadows¸ the Cardinal de Richelieu pulls the strings that control the fates of royals and assassins¸ lovers and soldiers¸ as their eminence seeks to control the future of France at any cost...
The full William Robson translation of the classic novel of romance¸ intrigue¸ and adventure by Alexandre Dumas¸ pere ¸ and Auguste Maquet .
Edited and updated by Scott Fitzgerald Gray . Illustrated by Aviv Or .
Scott Fitzgerald Gray (he/him; 9th-level layabout¸ vindictive good) is a writer of fantasy and speculative fiction¸ a fiction editor¸ a story editor¸ and an editor and designer of roleplaying games - all of which means he finally has the job he really wanted when he was sixteen. He shares his life in the Canadian hinterland with a schoolteacher¸ two itinerant daughters¸ and a number of animal companions. More info on him and his work (some of it occasionally truthful) can be found by reading between the lines at insaneangel.com.
Aviv Or (she/her) is a UK-based freelance illustrator with a passion for character art. Her work in the tabletop game industry includes titles like Thornwatch¸ Acquisitions Incorporated¸ and the Jane Austen roleplaying game Good Society¸ and she is the co-creator of the webcomic and RPG Crystal Heart. She doesn't know much about nineteenth-century literature¸ but enjoys a good swashing of buckles. You can see her work at www.avivor.com¸ and at the webcomic uptofourplayers.com.
It's the classic tale - but not exactly the way you remember it... Paris¸ France. 1625.
A young woman named d'Artagnan bears the heart and the blade of a musketeer¸ but must prove herself before she can earn her rank and uniform.
The spy and assassin Milord de Winter advances an agenda of villainy and unbridled ambition¸ and will destroy anyone who gets in his way.
The so-called 'three inseparables' of the queens' musketeers - the noble Athos¸ the forthright Porthos¸ and the gentle Aramis - bond in friendship and love with d'Artagnan. But for all three¸ that love will be tested by fate and the unforgiving past.
The Queen Louise and the Queen Anne rule a France besieged by enemies - and threatened by Anne's affair of the heart with the Duke of Buckingham.
Monsieur de Treville¸ the captain of the musketeers¸ inspires the adulation of the soldiers who serve under him¸ and sees in the young d'Artagnan the potential for greatness.
The Count de Rochefort¸ killer and kidnapper¸ shows off his villainy with a cool demeanor and a well-shaped mustache.
Kitty¸ the young valet of Milord de Winter¸ quietly collects intelligence on the malign deeds of her employer but knows she dare not threaten his power - until meeting d'Artagnan gives her a cause worth fighting for.
The young tailor Constance¸ agent of the Queen Anne¸ must navigate the dangerous ground of the queen's forbidden romance - even as she navigates an unexpected romance of her own when d'Artagnan falls head over heels in love with her.
And in the shadows¸ the Cardinal de Richelieu pulls the strings that control the fates of royals and assassins¸ lovers and soldiers¸ as their eminence seeks to control the future of France at any cost...
The full William Robson translation of the classic novel of romance¸ intrigue¸ and adventure by Alexandre Dumas¸ pere¸ and Auguste Maquet.
Edited and updated by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. Illustrated by Aviv Or.
Scott Fitzgerald Gray (he/him; 9th-level layabout¸ vindictive good) is a writer of fantasy and speculative fiction¸ a fiction editor¸ a story editor¸ and an editor and designer of roleplaying games - all of which means he finally has the job he really wanted when he was sixteen. He shares his life in the Canadian hinterland with a schoolteacher¸ two itinerant daughters¸ and a number of animal companions. More info on him and his work (some of it occasionally truthful) can be found by reading between the lines at insaneangel.com.
Aviv Or (she/her) is a UK-based freelance illustrator with a passion for character art. Her work in the tabletop game industry includes titles like Thornwatch¸ Acquisitions Incorporated¸ and the Jane Austen roleplaying game Good Society¸ and she is the co-creator of the webcomic and RPG Crystal Heart. She doesn't know much about nineteenth-century literature¸ but enjoys a good swashing of buckles. You can see her work at www.avivor.com¸ and at the webcomic uptofourplayers.com.