The resourceful Camille and her girlfriend Ada attempt to survive both revolutionaries and royalists' * i newspaper * 'The deadly world of the French Revolution gets a fantastical twist in the first of a new series following a diverse band of fearless rebels. A thrilling adventure set in a lavish but ruthless world, with a spirited cast of characters you will root for instantly' - Bex Hogan, author of Viper 'Dunn's delightful French Revolution-set debut pays homage to The Scarlet Pimpernel. There's a neat denouement and the promise of sequels' * Guardian * 'Dark, deadly and delicious. An enthralling, fast-paced adventure with a cast of likeable characters Camille's relationship with her lover Ada is particularly well drawn. 'Kat Dunn's captivating debut is part steampunk adventure, part historical thriller. Perfect for fans of Netflix's Shadow and Bone series. As Camille learns the truth, she's forced to choose between loyalty to those she loves and the future. But who and what is she? In a fast and furious story full of the glamour and excesses, intrigue and deception of these dangerous days, no one can be trusted, everyone is to be feared. The girl's no aristocrat, but her dark and disturbing powers means both the Royalists and the Revolutionaries want her.

But their latest rescue is not what she seems. As the Battalion des Morts they cheat death, saving those about to meet a bloody end at the blade of Madame La Guillotine.

Camille, a revolutionary's daughter, leads a band of outcasts - a runaway girl, a deserter, an aristocrat in hiding. A whirlwind of action, science and magic reveals, with a diverse cast of fearless heroines, a band of rebels like no other. The first in a dazzling, commercial, historical adventure series set in the extravagant and deadly world of the French Revolution.

Dangerous remedy by kat dunn