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After the events of checkmate, jerott is waiting for the mysteriously delayed danny hislop to finally make his way to scotland so they can go to malta together because this is jerott and he thinks running away to malta is the only way to deal with his problems. Adventure, cultural, fantasy, fiction, historical, historical fiction. Combining all the political intrigue of game of thrones with the sweeping romanticism of outlander, dorothy dunnetts legendary lymond chronicles. The authors purpose in writing the lymond chronicles, and in particular the first book, the game of kings, was to write a fictional account of a heroic character. Their relationship is a major part of this sixth book, as is the final revelation of the secret of lymonds birth. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Original title isbn 9780679777434 published on 1961. News is just appearing tonight of the planned reissue in the uk of all dorothy dunnetts historical fiction books the lymond chronicles, the house of niccolo, and even, praise be, king hereafter. Set in mid16thcentury europe and the mediterranean area, the series tells the story of a young scottish nobleman, francis crawford of lymond. She began her career working for the scottish government departments as a press officer. The game of kings is the first novel in an epic series written by dorothy dunnett. Dorothy dunnett 19232001 was a scottish novelist of historical fiction and mystery novels. She is a brilliant story teller, the lymond chronicles will keep you reading late into the night, desperate to know the fate of the characters you have come to care deeply about. Dorothy dunnett books list of books by author dorothy.
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