consulate and first empire, 1799-1815

It's July 14th and the twins are on vacation at their grandfather's house watching the fireworks from the balcony of a neighbor who tells them the story of the French Revolution--the taking of the Bastille, the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the guillotine, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Relates a sailor's preparation for and execution of revenge against the three men responsible for his fifteen years in prison.

In this alternate history, Napoleon wins at Waterloo by unleashing a secret battlefield weapon--a legion of giant, carnivorous dinosaurs imported from the wilds of the Americas--and only fifteen-year-old Willem Verheyen stands in the way of the emperor's plan for world domination.

Josephine is witness to futher battles and scandal of the Revolution. Napoleon is victorious in his wars, and is elevated in popularity. Soon, after more scandal, the Directors of the Revolution are overcome and Josephine and Napoleon are the new leaders of France. This novel ends with the couple moving in to the palace.

Jacky Faber, forced to go behind enemy lines in Paris as an American dancer, seduces a French general to obtain military secrets and save her friends, then dresses in male clothing and penetrates the French army to fight with Napoleon.

Chronicles Napoleon's path to power in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France, discusses his ambition to conquer Europe, shares details of his personal life and military and political prowess, and includes a look at conditions in Imperial France, with excerpts from letters, diaries, and newspapers.