Vain & Valour - Justan Autor

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Résumé :
Suspense, Anti-heroism, and a Dash of Gruel.1791. Switzerland. Revolution roars at the borders. A fragile Confederacy trembles. Somewhere between the Alps and anarchy, a nameless fugitive races for his life - clutching a scroll that could stop it all.There's just one problem: a blow to the head erases his past, his purpose... and possibly his common sense. Now without his memory, our hero is convinced of one thing alone: he is a man of consequence, taste, and decidedly better breeding than his current company. And so, outwitted by peasants, undone by fowl, and pursued by enemies he can't even recall, he stumbles through a farce of mistaken identities, absurd intrigues, muddy battlefields, and the occasional duel to survive.Yet, with a nation sitting on a powder keg, and his amnesia a ticking clock, the questions only multiply: Will he recall who he is before it's too late? Or will Switzerland fall? Is he the traitor everyone seeks? Or simply history's hapless fool?Vain, blundering, bold, and probably the most WANTED man in the Confederacy, he might - just might - change the course of history... if he doesn't make matters worse.In vain doth valour bleed... - MiltonFor fans of rich historical, picaresque adventure served with the sharp wit and chaotic farce of the literary classics....

Biographie:
A BONA FIDE partisan to the picaresque and pastiche.Not for fans of simple sentences.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....

Sommaire:
Everyone's hunting him. He's hunting for answers. This is not yet the story of a spy - but of how one is made. 1791. Switzerland. As revolution roars across neighbouring France, a fragile Confederacy trembles. Suspicions fester between cantons. Alliances crumble. Foreign powers circle. An assassination attempt may have just ignited the powder keg. A nameless fugitive races for Z?rich with a war-averting scroll. There's just one problem. A blow to the head wipes his memory clean. Now, thrust into a world of eccentric peasants, dubious gruel, and pursued by enemies he can't even remember, he must navigate a comedy of errors to reclaim his past. With a nation on the brink, and his amnesia a ticking time bomb, the questions only multiply: Will he recall who he is before it's too late? Or will Switzerland fall? Is he the traitor everyone seeks? Or simply history's hapless fool? Vain, blundering, bold, and possibly the most wanted man in the Confederacy, he might - just might - change the course of history... if he doesn't trip over his own sword first. History, mystery, and misadventure collide. Start your journey today! In vain doth valour bleed... - Milton....