The Cardinals Blades

The Cardinal's Blades is a fantasy novel by Pierre Pevel, set in seventeenth century France.

Tropes present in the novel:

 * Casanova: Marciac.
 * The Cavalier Years: Set in seventeenth century France, contains Musketeers, dueling, etc.
 * Cult: The Black Claw.
 * Fake Defector:
 * Face Heel Turn: In the backstory,
 * The Mole:
 * Mystical Plague: The Rance.
 * Shoulder-Sized Dragon: The dragonnets.