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The Silver Blade ReviewIn this sequel to The Red Necklace, the love story of young noblewoman Sido and magician's apprentice/Gypsy Yann continues. At this point, the French Revolution has reached its most turbulent time known as "The Terror." A time when French nobles were executed left and right by the commoner revolutionaries simply because they were aristocrats, order has turned to complete chaos, the ruling figures of the revolution turn on one another in a counter-revolution and Madame de Guillotine is the only law of the land.
Against this backdrop, Yann emerges as "The Silver Blade," a near-literal copy of The Scarlet Pimpernel, a man who helps French nobles escape to England with their heads while working in a theater and practicing magic. When his love, Sido, is kidnapped, he must balance the need to find her with protecting his identity from the revolutionary authorities. As the story unfolds, Sido is faced with trials of her own, young Yann learns the secrets of his origins and the pair must find a way to be together.
While The Silver Blade does switch between the viewpoints of Yann and Sido -this really is Yann's story. Sido fades into the background completely.
As in The Red Necklace, Sally Gardner demonstrates fabulous writing skills and a great ability to paint a compelling historical novel. The French Revolution is a perfect backdrop, though I could have done without the Scarlet Pimpernel rip-off. Plus, while I did enjoy the interesting approach to magic, etc. because of the Gypsy influence, at times it seemed to move the story onto a level of unbelievability.
I'm also a little surprised at some of the items that were included here. While I understand that this was a very violent time in the French Revolution, there were some things that felt like they were described a little too much or just went a little too far -or had no real reason to be included other than for the shock factor. There was even one moment when I thought I would lose my lunch -while I'm sure this is a tribute to Gardner's writing skills, I still doubt if this is appropriate for a YA novel.
Filled with great action, some interesting thrills and sprinkled with romance, The Silver Blade is a fun historical novel set during one of the most fascinating times in European history. I'd recommend it to older teens and adults interested in historical fiction.
Not sure if there will be a third novel or not. The ending leaves it open, but also ties up the story into a satisfying ending.The Silver Blade OverviewA stirring tale of magic and revolution- fans of The Red Necklace won't want to miss it.
The year is 1794. With his beloved Sido safely in England and the Reign of Terror at its height, mysterious Yann returns to revolutionary France to smuggle out aristocratic refugees who will otherwise face the guillotine. But while the two are apart, YannÂ's Gypsy origins prejudice SidoÂ's guardian against their marriage, thwarting their longed-for reunion. When Sido is kidnapped under strange circumstances, however, Yann must use all his strength and courage to outwit the evil Count Kalliovski, rescue Sido, and help save all of France.
As she did in The Red Necklace and the award-winning I, Coriander, Sally Gardner spins an epic tale that combines a vivid sense of history, characters full of Dickensian drama and fascination, and a sizzling adventure with touches of magic and romance.


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