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The Man in the Iron Mask
Classic fiction
The Man in the Iron Mask
Book 4 of the Le vicomte de Bragelonne series
383 pages · First published 1850
Years after the adventures of the original musketeers, France is ruled by Louis XIV while old loyalties among Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d’Artagnan have fractured. A mysterious prisoner whose face is hidden behind an iron mask becomes central to a conspiracy capable of overturning the throne. Aramis’s political ambitions collide with d’Artagnan’s loyalty to the king, placing former comrades on opposing sides of a dangerous secret. The concluding portion of Alexandre Dumas’s d’Artagnan saga combines court intrigue, imprisonment, friendship, betrayal, and melancholy as legendary adventurers confront age and the consequences of their final choices.
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Kidnapping/captivity · Violence, weapons, and peril
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