The Gods Are Athirst (French: Les dieux ont soif, also translated as The Gods Are Thirsty or The Gods Will Have Blood) is a 1912 novel by Anatole France. It is set in Paris in 1793&ndash;1794, closely tied to specific events of the French Revolution.<br />Plot<br />The story of the rise of &Eacute;variste Gamelin, a young Parisian painter, involved in the local government for his neighborhood of Pont-Neuf, The Gods Are Athirst describes the dark years of the Reign of Terror in Paris, from Year II to Year III. Fiercely Jacobin, Marat and Robespierre&#39;s most faithful adherent, &Eacute;variste Gamelin becomes a juror on the Revolutionary Tribunal.<br />|Source Wikip&eacute;dia|