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With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett presents The House of Niccolo series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe. Among them, none is bolder or more cunning than Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire.
In 1462, Nicholas is a wealthy 21-year-old. His beloved wife has died. His stepchildren have locked him out of the family business. He and his private army are the target of multiple conspiracies. And both contenders for the throne of Cyprus, the brilliant Queen Carlotta and her charismatic, sexually ambivalent brother James, are demanding his support. Walking a tightrope of intrigue, Dunnett's hero juggles adversaries and allies, from the delectable courtesan Primaflora to the Mameluke commander Tzani-Bey al Ablak, a man of undiluted evil. Masterfully paced, alive with sensual delights, Race of Scorpions confirms Dorothy Dunnett as the grande dame of the genre.
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In 1462, Nicholas is a wealthy 21-year-old. His beloved wife has died. His stepchildren have locked him out of the family business. He and his private army are the target of multiple conspiracies. And both contenders for the throne of Cyprus, the brilliant Queen Carlotta and her charismatic, sexually ambivalent brother James, are demanding his support. Walking a tightrope of intrigue, Dunnett's hero juggles adversaries and allies, from the delectable courtesan Primaflora to the Mameluke commander Tzani-Bey al Ablak, a man of undiluted evil. Masterfully paced, alive with sensual delights, Race of Scorpions confirms Dorothy Dunnett as the grande dame of the genre.
"Dunnett's exhaustively researched 15th-century characters and settings prove excitingly real. . . .Fabulous fare for all lovers of historical intrigue." --Kirkus Reviews
"Barbed with wit, elegant and sensuous . . . . The book yields many of the delights we've come to expect from Dunnett." --The Washington Post Book World
"The finest living writer of historical fiction"--The Washington Post Book World
"Barbed with wit, elegant and sensuous . . . . The book yields many of the delights we've come to expect from Dunnett." --The Washington Post Book World
"The finest living writer of historical fiction"--The Washington Post Book World
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- PublisherPenguin UK
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0140128212
- ISBN 13 9780140128215
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages560
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Book Description Pbk. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Volume Three of the House of Niccolo series Charting the attempt of a dyer's apprentice from Bruges to better himself in the mercantile world of the Italian Renaissance. Niccolo has turned his back on his friends and the bank he has founded because he feels compelled to seek freedom. But he is not to find it as the Queen of Cyprus needs his skills against a dangerous rival. Seller Inventory # 043253
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