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The Game Of Kings : The Lymond Chronicles Book One

by Dorothy Dunnett
$9.90 $5.90 40% off
The Game Of Kings : The Lymond Chronicles Book One - Thryft
The Game Of Kings : The Lymond Chronicles Book One - Thryft

Intriguing tale of a Scottish rebel's return.

With a complex protagonist and a tumultuous historical backdrop, readers who enjoy political intrigue and character-driven stories will savor The Game of Kings. The intricate plot is woven with romance and adventure, but the heart of the tale is the enigmatic Francis Crawford of Lymond, who grapples with his past deeds and navigates dangerous political waters to clear his name. Dunnett's vivid prose and meticulous research breathe life into the 16th century, making this an engrossing read for fans of historical fiction.

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The Game Of Kings : The Lymond Chronicles Book One

by Dorothy Dunnett
$9.90 $5.90 40% off
ISBN: 9780140282399
Authors: Dorothy Dunnett
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2020-10-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 9482 readers)

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'I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands'It is 1547 and, after five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland, Francis Crawford of Lymond - scholar, soldier, rebel, nobleman, outlaw - has at last come back to Edinburgh.But for many in an already divided Scotland, where conspiracies swarm around the infant Queen Mary like clouds of midges, he is not welcome.Lymond is wanted for treason and murder, and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strife.Is he back to foment rebellion? Does he seek revenge on those who banished him? Or has he returned to clear his name?No one but the enigmatic Lymond himself knows the truth - and no one will discover it until he is ready . . .'A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention'New York Times ' Melodrama of the most magnificent kind' The Guardian
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Intriguing tale of a Scottish rebel's return.

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