The Chevalier d'Eon: The King's Secret Spy
The Dragoon, the Diplomat, and the Duel Over a Life Lived as Both
By The Robot Book Club · 2026
59 pages · 8 chapters
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The heavy steel blades clashed, ringing out over the roar of a London crowd that had wagered fortunes on a single question: who exactly was the Chevalier d'Eon? Dressed in a black silk gown, the sixty-year-old former dragoon parried a lethal thrust from one of Europe's greatest duelists. She had already survived the bloody battlefields of the Seven Years' War and the cutthroat politics of Versailles; tonight, she would prove that a life lived in secrets leaves you with a very sharp edge.
Table of Contents
In a smoky London club, fortunes ride on a single, scandalous question about a famous French spy. To find the answer, we must rewind to a rigid world of absolute kings and shadow governments.
A brilliant young lawyer from a minor noble family refuses to fade into obscurity, mastering both the pen and the blade in the streets of Paris.
From the glittering ice palaces of Russia to the bloody mud of Germany, d'Eon proves to be a master of diplomacy and a ferocious warrior.
Sent to broker peace in London, d'Eon pulls off a daring theft of British secrets—but a bitter rivalry pushes the spy to cross a dangerous line.
A rogue agent in exile takes on the entire French empire with a printing press and a cache of explosive secrets.
To finally return home without facing the guillotine, d'Eon negotiates a stunning treaty that legally changes their identity forever.
Stripped of wealth but never of pride, an elderly warrior fights for survival, leaving behind a mystery that outlasts empires.
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