Report from Versailles: The Musketeer

by Vonda N. McIntyre

As folks who follow the BVC blog know, I’m having an adventure.

My novel The Moon and the Sun is being made into a movie. Producer Bill Mechanic invited me to visit the production while it filmed at Versailles, France, with unprecedented access to the chateau de Versailles.

The chateau was the site of the 17th-century court of the Sun King, Louis XIV. It’s designed to overwhelm visitors with the power and gloire of the king.

Hall of Mirrors. The Chapel. The gardens of the cha...