Sword of France

<p>'When such a comet travels through time we are transported higher into the realms of happiness... Yet are we also plunged into greater depths of gloom when the brilliant light extinguishes?'</p><p>Napoleon Bonaparte... a human 'comet' who rose to power in a France shattered by years of bloody revolution... a man whose genius and vision made him Emperor of the French Republic and led to his historic redrawing of Europe's very boundaries.</p><p>But genius has its price and Napoleon's would see him sink slowly into solitude and crazed megalomania finally betrayed by those who loved him most.</p><p>Sword of France is a compelling story about brilliance and frailty; the nature of heroism and the status of the tragic hero. It is a disturbing reminder that the destiny of the world so often lies in the hands of such leaders.</p>