This novel is the first of the Sainte Hermine Trilogy, also known as the Napoleon Romances. The action is set in the 1800s, and deals with the royalist and republican factions in France during Napoleon's rise to power. The main character of Republican side is Roland, the aide-de-camp of Napoleon and the main character of royalist faction is mysterious Morgan aka Count of Saint-Hermine, the leader of the Company of Jehu. This is a secret organisation of young aristocrats-turned-highwaymen that continuously steals the money of the Directoire in order to finance the restoration of monarchy. It has all the Dumas ingredients that we loved in The Musketeers or the Count of Monte-Cristo: duels, political intrigues, noble heroes and a tragic love store...