num_pages: 339
description: Revolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved.It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampiresusually rich and aristocratichave slaked the guillotines thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel a disguised British noble and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution both human and vampire. And soon they will have an ace up their Eleanor Dalton.Eleanor is working as a housemaid on the estate of a vampire Baroness. Her highest aspiration is to one day become a modiste. But when the Baroness hosts a mysterious noble and his wife they tell Eleanor she is the spitting image of a French aristocrat and they convince her to journey to France to aid them in a daring scheme. Soon Eleanor finds herself in Paris swept up in magic and intrigueand chaosbeyond her wildest dreams. But theres more to fear than ardent Revolutionaries. For Eleanor stumbles across a centuries-old war between vampires and their fiercest enemy. And theyre out for blood. . . . Scarlet is the first book in a wildly engaging new series from Genevieve Cogman which reinvents the beloved tale of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
language: English
title: Scarlet
publisher: Ace