The Musketeer's Apprentice

by Sarah D'Almeida and Sarah A. Hoyt

Book Overview

Next in the swashbuckling series featuring mystery-solving Musketeers. In a search for his apprentice's killer, Musketeer Porthos rallies his friends to discover who was responsible, pursuing the truth even as he puts his own life in danger.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425217698
• ISBN13: 9780425217696
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Another Hit for D'Almeida

Wow! What more is there to say? Once again, Sarah D'Almeida transports her readers to the Paris of Dumas. Richly crafted characters, a plot that twists and turns and keeps you guessing until the very end, fight scenes that would make Jackie Chan green with envy all fill this novel. More important than all that -- in my opinion -- is the way Ms. D'Almeida makes the Musketeers her own without betraying Dumas in the process. Unlike so many novels based on characters as well-known as the Musketeers, Ms. D'Almeida stays true to the original. Another strength is the way she interweaves historical events with her plotline, giving it a feel of realism. If you want a book that will keep you entertained and does not bend, much less break, your boundaries of disbelief, "The Musketeer's Apprentice" is a must-buy.

Wonderful take on Dumas

I've now read all three of the Musketeers mysteries, and Musketeer's Apprentice is another piece that's great fun. Ms D'Almeida does an excellent job of recreating the style of Dumas' originals without becoming too modern. An excellent and intriguing mystery is combined with adventure, high politics, and family tensions. I personally didn't have any issues with the copyediting glitches - while "peaked" instead of "piqued" is a glaring error, I have seen much, much worse and in any book it's almost guaranteed that something will slip through. It didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book in any way. I hope there'll be more of these, and I'm eagerly looking forward to the next Musketeers mystery.