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Paperback. This is the third book in the "House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's apprentice, as he plays for the highest stakes with the greatest super-powers in Europe. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140112658
- ISBN
- 9780140112658
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.53
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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.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140252309
- ISBN
- 9780140252309
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.58
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Paperback. Francis Crawford of Lymond, and outlawed rebel, is in Edinburgh again ..and his arrival in Scotland ignites a series of explosive events. Against a background of political intrigue and violence, Lymond is tracking three men, one of whom holds the only answer he can give to the world, the parliaments and the men who condemned him. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140282399
- ISBN
- 9780140282399
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
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Paperback. Part of Dorothy Dunnett's series that explores the intricacies of 16th-century history through the exploits of the soldier Francis Crawford of Lymond. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 544 pages, map. BIC Classification: FRH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140282467
- ISBN
- 9780140282467
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Part of the "Lymond Chronicles", Dorothy Dunnett's series of six novels, this text explores the intricacies of 16th-century history through the exploits of the soldier Francis Crawford of Lymond. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140282382
- ISBN
- 9780140282382
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
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Paperback. From the silken palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the barbaric court of Ivan the Terrible: Lymond is bound for Russia, where he fights his way to a position second only to the young Tsar himself. It is a world away from his homeland, now sheltering Philippa Somerville, his wife in name only, and the child they rescued in Constantinople. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 126 x 44. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140279894
- ISBN
- 9780140279894
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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paperback. Malta, Summer 1551. Here, in a brilliant arena clouded by corruption and violence, Lymond is precipitated into an intricate and potentially lethal duel with a man famed for his leadership - Graham Reid Malett. Malett holds in his sway the hearts and minds of many men and so, in another fashion, does the dangerous child-woman, his sister. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 560 pages, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140282450
- ISBN
- 9780140282450
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint; First Printing
- SKU
- V9780140112665
- ISBN
- 9780140112665
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.34
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paperback. The final appearance of Nicholas de Fleury, who started in the first of the Niccolo series as an 18-year-old apprentice. Now in his 30s, his flair for numbers means he could find a place almost anywhere in 15th century Europe. But first he has to return to Scotland where men wait to kill him. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 768 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 45. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140252316
- ISBN
- 9780140252316
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.41
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Paperback. Menaced by England and riven by internal discord, Scotland in 1548 clung to a single hope of survival as a nation and an alliance with France to be sealed by the betrothal of the five-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Dauphin. But once in France, Mary suffers a series of ominous accidents. Series: The Lymond Chronicles. Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 37. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140282405
- ISBN
- 9780140282405
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
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Paperback. In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas' step-daughter has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas. Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140113594
- ISBN
- 9780140113594
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Condition: New
€ 10.32
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paperback. Merchant-banker Nicholas de Fleury, having wrested his infant son from the boy's formidable mother, pauses en route to the land of golden light to set in train a deception that will ensnare nations in the triumphant ruin of his enemies. This is volume six in the "House of Niccolo". Series: House of Niccolo. Num Pages: 656 pages, geneal. table, maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140112689
- ISBN
- 9780140112689
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.56
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Paperback. Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left. The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Nero calls on his 'Hero of Rome' to become a 'Defender of Rome'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552161343
- ISBN
- 9780552161343
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
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Paperback. AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome, but his grip on power grows increasingly fragile as economic disaster threatens. The enormous riches from his Judaean campaigns are all but spent, legions go unpaid, and the yields from Rome's vital Spanish goldfields have fallen dramatically since the civil war. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172288
- ISBN
- 9780552172288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
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Paperback. Summer, AD 69. Rome and its empire are in turmoil, caught in the coils of a desperate and destructive civil war. The emperor Otho is dead by his own hand and his rival, Aulus Vitellius, occupies the imperial throne. However, a new challenge has arisen in the East - the legions of Titus Flavius Vespasian have declared him their Emperor. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W maps. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 35. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167949
- ISBN
- 9780552167949
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening. In every shadow he sees an enemy and like a cornered animal he lashes out at every perceived threat. The Parthian King of Kings, Vologases, is marching to war and with such an army that if not stopped he might overwhelm the entire Roman east. Valerius marches at Corbulo's side. Num Pages: 512 pages, B&W map. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552161350
- ISBN
- 9780552161350
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552161336
- ISBN
- 9780552161336
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Valerius knows his only hope of long term survival and a restoration of his family's fortunes lie with his friend Titus, commander of the Army of Judaea and son of the newly crowned Emperor Vespasian. But when he reaches the ring of legionary camps around the seemingly impregnable city of Jerusalem he finds Titus a changed man. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 45. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167956
- ISBN
- 9780552167956
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Originally published: London: Bantam Press, an imprint of Transworld Publishers, 2013. Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552167918
- ISBN
- 9780552167918
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Emperor Claudius has unleashed the Roman legions against Britain. Caratacus, war chief of the Britons, must unite the tribes for a desperate last stand. Claudius desires total conquest. Caratacus will fight for freedom. An epic battle is coming. Heroes will be made and kings will fall in a struggle that will echo through the annals of history. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552162494
- ISBN
- 9780552162494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.60
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