5/21/2023 0 Comments The Convent Horror by L.J. King![]() Meanwhile, Marie-Josephe is becoming increasingly convinced that the sea monster is in fact a sentient human, who needs to be protected from Yves's experiments, Louis's hunger, and, oh yes, the visiting Pope Innocent XI's determination to declare her a demon. ![]() Lucien, a dwarf and a courtier, is the closest thing the Sun King has to a best friend and trusted advisor, but repeatedly finds himself called upon to protect these newcome siblings from the various troubles they get into as they try to maneuver through the court of Versailles. Louis XIV believes the legends that say sea monsters (perhaps more recognizable to us as 'mermaids') can grant immortality to the person who eats them, and is determined for Yves to prove this to be so and figure out how to make the king immortal. ![]() Her brother, Yves, is a Jesuit and natural philosopher, particularly interested in dissecting and studying a 'sea monster' he's just been the first to successfully capture. ![]() Marie-Josephe is a naive, relatively poor, convent-educated young woman working as lady-in-waiting to the king's niece. An absolutely fantastic fantasy novel set in the court of Louis XIV. ![]()
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