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Dorothy Dunnett - The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo - 9780140113594 - 9780140113594
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The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo

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Description for The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo 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.

The exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett's revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.

Spring of the Ram is Book Two in The House of Niccolo series.

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'Catherine de Charetty, having chosen a lover just after the Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross, was much put out to learn that, at nearly thirteen, she did not possess all the required qualifications . . .'

Yet her secret suitor, Pagano Doria, claims he will wait and spirits her away from Bruges, first to Florence and then ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Series
House of Niccolo
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140113594
SKU
9780140113594
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

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 The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo
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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Goodreads reviews for The Spring of the Ram: The House of Niccolo


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