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Caprice And Rondo: The House of Niccolo 7
Dorothy Dunnett
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Description for Caprice And Rondo: The House of Niccolo 7
Paperback. The merchant Niccolo, soldier, banker to Kings; shunned by all who know him after revelations of his murderous mischief-making. But his talents are too great to be squandered, and a subtle political dance ensues as rivals in Poland, Venice, and Persia bid for his services in trade and war and diplomacy. He will discover a new purpose in life. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 592 pages, geneal. table, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 424.
The exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett's revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.
Caprice and Rondo is Book Seven in The House of Niccolo series.
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'A companionable fellow who now spends his time raising hell . . .'
Winter, 1473, and Nicholas de Fleury's schemes have at last caught up with him, costing everything - friends, family and firm. Losing himself in the icy port of Danzig, he drinks and fights, but most of all he forgets.
Meanwhile, his wife Gelis, bruised from their years ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
House of Niccolo
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140252309
SKU
V9780140252309
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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
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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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The New York Times
Marvellous, breathtaking
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The Times
A masterpiece of historical fiction
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Washington Post
Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety
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A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention
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The New York Times
Marvellous, breathtaking
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The Times
A masterpiece of historical fiction
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Washington Post
Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety
- ... Read more