An exciting, romantic novel set against the feverish backdrop of the French Revolution. Clever and head-turningly attractive, fourteen-yearold Yann is an orphan who has been raised in Paris by TAatu, a dwarf with secrets he has yet to reveal to the gypsy boy. Itas the winter of 1789, and the duo have been working for a vain magician named Topolain. On the night when Topolainas vanity brings his own death, Yannas life truly begins. Thatas the night he meets shy Sido, an heiress with an ice-cold father, a young girl who has only known loneliness until now. Though they have the shortest of conversations, an attachment is born that will influence both their paths. And what paths those will be Revolution is afoot in France, and Sido is being used as a pawn. Only Yann will dare to rescue her, and heall be up against a fearful villain who goes by the name Count Kalliovski, but who has often been called the devil. Itall take all of Yannas newly discovered talent to unravel the mysteries of his past and Sidoas and to fight the devilish count. As in the award-winning "I, Coriander," Sally Gardner has masterfully combined the historical and the fantastical in this sumptuous, riveting adventure.