Rafael Sabatini 
Scaramouche the King-Maker 

Sabatini takes up the story of Scaramouche as the revolutionary leaders like Robespierre turn to terror to squelch any chance for royalist sympathizers or the remaining nobility to play a role in France’s political future. Scaramouche pursues a course that sets him in opposition to Robespierre while trying to secure the affections of his beloved Aline.