Book description
There was once no greater advocate for revolution than Michel Wéry.
No voice spoke louder, was more impassioned, on the need for a new
order, for an end to disparity and injustice - not just in France but
throughout the continent. Strange, then, that such a man should find
himself in the employ of the Prince Bishop of Erzberg, as scout and
spymaster for a regime at absolute odds with his ideals.
But time has taught Wéry harsh lessons: the Terror, the endless
wrangling, the petty motivations of France's new ruling class, and the
atrocities carried out in freedom's name - all have left their mark.
Revolution has spawned a monster, and Wéry has vowed to thwart its march.
And with Paris' scheming now focused on the Prince Bishoprics, her
armies poised to strike, it seems fate has thrown Wéry his chance.
But just what is he prepared to sacrifice? Himself? surely. A city
state? Perhaps. The life of the sister of his one true friend? The
beautiful Maria Adelsheim who dances the Lightstep in mourning for a
brother, and for a man whom might yet be saved...
Set against a backdrop of political thrust and counter-thrust, of
lavish balls and shadowy cults, and to the rhythm of incessant
canon-fire, The Lightstep is an epic story of love and honour, and a
stunningly realised account of one of the defining moments in modern
European history.
John Dickinson worked for the Ministry of Defence before taking a
sabbatical to concentrate on writing. He's married with children and
lives near Exeter.
