Discover the compelling and addictive adventure from one of the nation's favourite historical writers,perfect for fans of Game of Thrones'A brilliant storyteller,The Lymond Chronicles will keep you reading late into the night'The Times Literary Supplement ___'I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands' 1547. After five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland,Francis Crawford of Lymond - scholar,soldier,rebel,nobleman,outlaw - returns to Edinburgh. But for many in an already divided Scotland,where conspiracies swarm around the infant Queen Mary,he is not welcome. Lymond is wanted for treason and murder,and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strife. Is he back to foment rebellion Does he seek revenge on those who banished him Or has he returned to clear his nameNo one but the enigmatic Lymond himself knows the truth - and no one will discover it until he is ready...___'A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace,suspense and imaginative invention'New York Times 'Melodrama of the most magnificent kind' Guardian VOTED ONE OF BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE HISTORICAL NOVELS
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140282399Number of pages: 528Weight: 362 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 31 mm
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Praise for Dorothy DunnettA storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace,suspense and imaginative inventionMarvellous,breathtakingA masterpiece of historical fictionOne of the greatest tale-spinners since DumasLashings of excitement,colour and subtletyVivid,engaging,densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction
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