The Pale Assassin
Pimpernelles Book 1
The turbulent French Revolution, a murderous spymaster, and the beautiful young aristocrat who must escape him
Eugénie de Boncoeur’s sheltered life changes for ever as revolution grips France and the hated aristocrats are hunted down. Eugénie tries desperately to help her brother Armand escape from death, but soon she must flee to save her own life. Who will find her first: the mob, the revolutionary guards, or, most terrifying of all, the sinister pale assassin himself?
A thrillingly exciting story, with an unforgettable heroine.
Why the French Revolution happened
Real people who appear in the book
Books about the French Revolution
My American publishers, Holiday House, have a page for The Pale Assassin
‘Highly suspenseful…Elliott steps from fantasy into historical fiction, and skilfully weaves the story of the revolution into the plot, illuminating the grim reality of class warfare while neither oversimplifying events nor overwhelming the narrative with information.’
Booklist (American Library Association) starred review
‘The strength of the novel is that it captures the mindset of a girl who has never considered the needs of others and the shock and fear the Revolution caused in the aristocracy.’
School Library Journal, U.S.A.
‘This is a thumping good tale, a taut, exciting thriller. It’ll make you forget your surroundings and keep you turning the pages until there are none left to turn.’
Leslie Wilson, Armadillo
‘Involving and well researched. (Eugenie’s) spirit wins the reader over and by the end of the story you are rooting for her. …Very convincing period detail.’
Write Away
‘Truthful, well-written and exciting. …Let us hope it is not too long before Book Two appears.’
Adele Geras, An Awfully Big Blog Adventure
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The Pale Assassin (Paperback)
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (July 2 2009)
ISBN-10: 0340956763
ISBN-13: 978-0340956762
