The Silver Blade

by Sally Gardner Book 2 in the French Revolution series.

First published 2009

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Paris, 1794. The Reign of Terror has made accusation, imprisonment and execution everyday political weapons. Yann Margoza, now operating as the Silver Blade, uses disguises, hidden routes and his unusual gifts to help people threatened by the guillotine, while Sido remains in England and their hope of a shared future is undermined by the continuing power of Count Kalliovski.

When Sido is kidnapped, Yann must return to the prisons and dangerous streets of revolutionary Paris and confront an enemy able to adapt to every change of regime. The novel continues the series’ mixture of magic, romance and adventure while giving greater weight to informers, rescue networks and rapidly shifting loyalties during the Terror. Its central question is how individuals can preserve courage and moral judgement when the law itself has become an instrument of fear.