This one's the 5th book in the saga of the Three Musketeers--or, technically, the 3.3rd.

Apparently the
3rd book published was a massive novel titled Le Vicomte de Bragelonne. Some English translations of
that book, for whatever reason, were split into three novels. Anyway, in ignorance I picked up this
volume, thinking it the next installment, and continued to read it after discovering my error. It didn't
suffer too much for the loss, as M. Dumas gave enough backstory that I could follow along. It's the
final tale of d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis and their capers and intrigues with French royalty.
The story was typical Dumas, with enjoyable characters and meandering plotlines. It was a bit of a
downer since it was the final book of the saga. I also found the ending a bit unsatisfying--there was no
"happily ever after", nor any great tragedy to wrap up the saga. It was still enjoyable reading, of
course, but I kept thinking that next time I should just pick up The Three Musketeers.