The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. A quote from author Tamora Pierce reads “There are no limits to the will- and the strength- of this unique female hero.” in small white writing at the top of the cover. At the bottom, the title “One For All” in large silver caps. “For” is slightly smaller than “One” and “All”. Immediately below this, the author’s name “Lillie Lainoff” in smaller yellow caps. The background shows art of a young woman standing in front of a wall. To her left, an archway. She is wearing a long red 17th century dress, has brown hair tied back into a mid-sized updo and is holding a rapier in her right hand. Ten swords are pointed at her. /end]

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Content Warnings:

• Abelism
• Violence
• Death of a Parent
• Sexual Assault
• Blood

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Summary:

An OwnVoices, gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love.

Tania de Batz is most herself with a sword in her hand. Everyone in town thinks her near-constant dizziness makes her weak, nothing but “a sick girl”; even her mother is desperate to marry her off for security. But Tania wants to be strong, independent, a fencer like her father—a former Musketeer and her greatest champion.

Then Papa is brutally, mysteriously murdered. His dying wish? For Tania to attend finishing school. But L’Académie des Mariées, Tania realizes, is no finishing school. It’s a secret training ground for a new kind of Musketeer: women who are socialites on the surface, but strap daggers under their skirts, seduce men into giving up dangerous secrets, and protect France from downfall. And they don’t shy away from a swordfight.

With her newfound sisters at her side, Tania feels for the first time like she has a purpose, like she belongs. But then she meets Étienne, her first target in uncovering a potential assassination plot. He’s kind, charming, and breathlessly attractive—and he might have information about what really happened to her father. Torn between duty and dizzying emotion, Tania will have to lean on her friends, listen to her own body, and decide where her loyalties lie…or risk losing everything she’s ever wanted.

This debut novel is a fierce, whirlwind adventure about the depth of found family, the strength that goes beyond the body, and the determination it takes to fight for what you love.

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Notes:

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

In the UK and European territories, this may be the cover design:

[ID: A book cover. A quote from author Tamora Pierce reads “There are no limits to the will- and the strength- of this unique female hero.” in small yellow writing at the top of the cover. The title “One For All” is directly below this in large silver caps. The author’s name “Lillie Lainoff” is written at the bottom of the cover in slightly smaller silver caps. The background is a dark red with some gold damask patterning along the edges. It shows art of a young woman holding a rapier by the blade with her left hand in front of her, with the sword point down. Her hair is long, light brown and down, she is wearing a white dress with a brown corset and has a black glove on her hand. Her face cannot be seen as she is looking down. /end]

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Archivist Comments:

This book made me go down a rabbit hole of 17th century French fashion and I still didn’t get the answers I was looking for. 

I’m also not entirely sure that is damask on the second cover but it’s the closest answer I got after looking up “fancy patterns”. I’m willing to be educated. 

Oh and before I forget, follow this link to find the author’s website.

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