The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 2: The Mesmerist's Victim


Read by John Van Stan

(4.6 stars; 23 reviews)

This 2nd volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness takes root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.” - Summary by jvanstan (10 hr 39 min)

Chapters

The Desperate Rescue 17:40 Read by John Van Stan
The Field of the Dead 17:05 Read by John Van Stan
The Restoration 10:35 Read by John Van Stan
An Aerial Journey 8:35 Read by John Van Stan
Suspicions 18:25 Read by John Van Stan
What Gilbert Expected 4:35 Read by John Van Stan
The Trap to Catch Philosophers 10:01 Read by John Van Stan
The Little Trianon 7:20 Read by John Van Stan
The Hunt 8:15 Read by John Van Stan
A Seance of Mesmerism 37:45 Read by John Van Stan
The Downfall and the Elevation 8:00 Read by John Van Stan
Andrea in Favor 16:15 Read by John Van Stan
Nicole is Valued Properly 18:00 Read by John Van Stan
One Man's Meat is Another's Poison 10:25 Read by John Van Stan
A Road to Premiership is not Strewn with Roses 16:45 Read by John Van Stan
The Endless Law Suit 22:30 Read by John Van Stan
The Secret Society Lodge 28:15 Read by John Van Stan
The Innermost Circle 23:10 Read by John Van Stan
Body and Soul 28:49 Read by John Van Stan
The Diamond Collar 20:50 Read by John Van Stan
The King's Private Supper-Party 16:25 Read by John Van Stan
Presentiments 18:05 Read by John Van Stan
Father and Daughter 10:55 Read by John Van Stan
The Richelieu Elixir 7:30 Read by John Van Stan
Second Sight 22:25 Read by John Van Stan
Sartines Believes Balsamo is a Magician 46:10 Read by John Van Stan
Love versus Science 17:05 Read by John Van Stan
The Ultimate Test 13:10 Read by John Van Stan
The Liquor of Beauty 7:50 Read by John Van Stan
The Blood 10:50 Read by John Van Stan
The Trial 10:35 Read by John Van Stan
Man and God 5:30 Read by John Van Stan
The Fainting Fits 9:00 Read by John Van Stan
The Avenger 10:45 Read by John Van Stan
The Misunderstanding 16:05 Read by John Van Stan
Two Sorrows 11:50 Read by John Van Stan
The Guilty One 16:15 Read by John Van Stan
Father and Son 7:25 Read by John Van Stan
Gilbert's Project 13:35 Read by John Van Stan
December the Fifteenth 6:05 Read by John Van Stan
The Kidnapping 10:15 Read by John Van Stan
A Strange Encounter 10:06 Read by John Van Stan
The Last Absolute King 8:30 Read by John Van Stan

Reviews

ENTERTAINING


(5 stars)

Even though we hear little of the namesake of the series, the story is very entertaining. The reader never ceases to amaze with his various voices.

hands down the absolute best


(5 stars)

what a great combination Dumas and Van Stan. love this author and Van Stan is amazing!

well read. wonderful tale


(5 stars)

a continuation of Balsamo and his friends gilbert andrea and the veiled histryvof the French Revolution.