The Son of Monte-Cristo Vol 2 Author:Alexandre Dumas Sequel to The Count of Monte-Cristo. In 1865, General Gurko Lanen is dictator of Lichtenburg in the Balkans. Rightful ruler Zona hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France. The visiting Count of Monte Cristo falls for Zona and undertakes to help her, masquerading as a foppish banker and a masked freedom fighter. The rest is rapid-fire... more » intrigue and derring-do.« less