The third volume of the collected works of R. Sabatini includes the novels “Love and Weapons” and “The Venetian Mask”. They take place at different times, but in the same country - Italy, which at that time was fragmented into many small states. The reader will find here all the attributes of a classic adventure novel - fights, travel, intrigue, betrayal, struggle for power and, of course, romantic love. The love affair in both novels is similar - the heroines are forced to marry people they hate for the highest political reasons, but in the end, after many twists and turns, as it should be according to the laws of the genre, true feeling triumphs. Both novels are based on genuine historical material, which The author speaks well. But this is a work of fiction, and along with real historical figures, the plot is also determined by fictional characters.