by Dorothy Dunnett · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780375704796
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«Race of Scorpions» is the historical novel by Dorothy Dunnett, published by Vintage in paperback (560 pages, in English).
In 1462, Nicholas vander Poele, a young merchant who has grown rich and been recently widowed, finds himself excluded from the family business and surrounded by conspiracies. Queen Carlotta and her brother James, rivals for the throne of Cyprus, claim his support, while Nicholas tries to maintain a balance between allies and enemies with his private army.
Third instalment of the The House of Niccolò saga; the work was originally published in 1989 and this edition dates from 1999.
For readers of fifteenth-century historical fiction and sagas with political intrigue and adventure.
Dorothy, Lady Dunnett OBE FRSA was a Scottish novelist best known for her historical fiction. Dunnett is most famous for her six novel series set during the 16th century, which concern the fictitious adventurer Francis Crawford of Lymond. This was followed by the eight novel prequel series The House of Niccolò. Her other works include a novel concerning the historical Macbeth called King Hereafter (1982), and a series of mystery novels centred upon Johnson Johnson, a portrait painter and spy.
