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Scales of Gold
Dorothy Dunnett
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Description for Scales of Gold
paperback. The year 1464 finds our hero Nicholas in Venice. Plagued by enemies bent on dissolving his assets and smearing his character, he sets sail for Africa, legendary location of the Fountain of Youth and the source of gold in such abundance that men prefer to barter in shells. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 736 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 48. Weight in Grams: 522.
The exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett's revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.
Scales of Gold is Book Four in The House of Niccolo series.
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'You know what is drawing him? He is going to the market no white men attend. He is going to sail up the River of Gold.'
In the Spring of 1464 Nicholas vander Poele returns to Venice in time to witness a plot to wipe out Casa de Niccolo - his own bank. Near-ruined, he secures a ship, a crew and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Series
House of Niccolo
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140112665
SKU
V9780140112665
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About Dorothy Dunnett
Frequently described as the finest historical fiction writer of her time, Dorothy Dunnett earned worldwide acclaim for her blend of scholarship and imagination. She is best known for her two superb series of historical fiction - The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo - set in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and ranging across Europe and the Mediterranean, and ... Read more
Reviews for Scales of Gold
Praise for Dorothy Dunnett
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A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention
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New York Times
Marvellous, breathtaking
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The Times
A masterpiece of historical fiction
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Washington Post
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas
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A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention
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New York Times
Marvellous, breathtaking
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The Times
A masterpiece of historical fiction
-
Washington Post
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas
- ... Read more