The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1) by Dorothy Dunnett (ISBN:0679777431)

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		The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1)
	
				(37 reviews)			
(395 Readers)

			Dorothy Dunnett		
	
In 1547, as the Scots prepare for war against England, a ship   arrives from Campvere with an illicit cargo and Francis Crawford of   Lymond, a...more
 In 1547, as the Scots prepare for war against England, a ship   arrives from Campvere with an illicit cargo and Francis Crawford of   Lymond, a dangerous nobleman, accused of treason and hunted by friend   and foe alike, who leads a company of outlaws in his struggle to redeem   his reputation. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.   less

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							Susan
						
							few weeks ago						
Hard to get into, but becomes a real page-turner by the end.  I need to go back and re-read the beginning now that I understand what was going on.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Oh, what a joy. I want to grab a horse and a sword and become a rogue in Scotland hundreds of years ago. Then I want to transport back to my hot shower and curl up with this book under a blanket, over and over. Fabulous.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
The beginning of a wild, intellectual jaunt around the 15th Century world with an anti-hero, James Bond-ian traiter/soldier/spy named Francis Crawford of Lymond

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
if you want to cleanse your reading palate after pillars of the earth-read this and the other 5 in this more than historical saga- it is good penance.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Best historical fiction ever written. Very dense, researched and scholarly style.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
My favorite book!

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Of the genre, none better.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Once you get past page 50, the entire series is riveting

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
The writing style can be daunting initially but it is well worth a little perseverence

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
An astonishing series, possibly the very best the 20th century English-speaking world produced. 
A deep and potent tale of the growth of a man to true understanding, it is also a series filled with powerfully-drawn characters, almost unequalled research, and intense plotting. The writing itself is exquisite.
While arguably not as accomplished technically as the Niccolo series DD wrote, this...more
 An astonishing series, possibly the very best the 20th century English-speaking world produced. 
A deep and potent tale of the growth of a man to true understanding, it is also a series filled with powerfully-drawn characters, almost unequalled research, and intense plotting. The writing itself is exquisite.
While arguably not as accomplished technically as the Niccolo series DD wrote, this series has in my opinion a sharper reflection of the human condition.   hide

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