Power or mercy in France in 17th century

The Man in the Iron Mask, is an interesting book, that will keep you entertained from start to finish, thanks to its variety in characters, or by the detailed and accurate description of its situations and sceneries where the story take place, the book is full of dangerous adventures which let the reader to enter the France of the 17th century.

It is important to add that, the reader does not have to face with a long and boring reading, by the contrary, with this recommendation it is pretended provide to the reader a pleasant reading. For these and other reasons that they will be described below is that we recommended widely to the people the reading of this book. Now let’s talk about the important facts in the story.

The plot is about how King Louis XIV through his poor money management led to the French people to the chaos and poverty, and he didn't care the lucky of men, women and children of his nation, they were starving, while he and his collaborators had plenty of food, jewelry, gold, expensive clothes, etc.

But then the Musketeers D'Artagnan, Aramis, Athos and Porthos choose to fight against the crown to help people and make a fairer distribution of wealth.

The musketeers thought the best option to save France was replaced by King Louis XIV by another king, the musketeers knew that Louis XIV had a twin brother who was born and raised outside the kingdom, in fact he was imprisoned in Saint Marguerite by Sir Fouquet, had already 29 years and for that its identity wasn't discovered, he was always wearing a huge iron mask.

Philippe was the twin brother and the musketeers rescued him from the prison, in the birthday party of the Louis XIV, the changed the brothers and Louis XIV was punished in the same jail as Philippe. At first, Phillipe was an unexperienced in the art of government and he was a very kind king. The musketeers taught him and showed him every art of the swords and the muskets, after some years, king Philippe had changed a lot.

He turned ruthless and heartless. King Philippe began to accumulate all the riches only for him and his family, but the musketeers couldn’t do anything, because they had gotten older, and one by one were dying.

D'Artagnan had been betrayed by his girlfriend, she had cheated him with the Philippe, he lived with a lot of sadness for that reason and suddenly, someone killed him with a knife. By other side, Porthos had died a cause of his excessive drinking and eating. Mary was his girlfriend but she left him soon. Aramis had gotten power as a priest, and Philippe wasn't agreed with such a power, Philippe made until impossible to finish with Aramis' power, until he was died. Athos missed a lot his friends until he became a crazy man of sadness and finally he died.

This was the sad version, but in my opinion I think it was the most realistic final to the story, because the book offers two alternative endings. The other one is a really, really pink ending, even full of happiness, and in my opinion this ending isn't going with the story was told, but you are the reader, and who will have the last word.

The Musketeers were only looking for a better life for his people, but his mistake was trusting in the wrong person, believed that the twin brother of King Louis XIV would be a better person with great feelings and justice. They chose the wrong person and the consequences were fatal. For my part is everything and I hope that you are interested to read this great story.

Finally, it is an audio book. It brings two compact discs for listening each chapter. The book has 10 chapters in all and by the way, It is beautifully illustrated the cover and the back cover as well as each of the ten chapters that comprise the book.