by Dorothy Dunnett · Random House UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099949503
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«Game of Kings» is the historical novel by Dorothy Dunnett, published by Random House UK in paperback (640 pages, in English).
The action takes place in Scotland in 1547, when the nobleman Francis Crawford of Lymond returns to his homeland under the threat of English invasion. Branded a traitor, he organizes a band of outlaws in a desperate attempt to clear his name and protect the kingdom, in a story of intrigue, broken loyalties and power games.
First installment of the The Lymond Chronicles saga; «Game of Kings» was originally published in 1961 and this edition is from 1992.
Recommended for readers of period fiction, with political intrigue and adventures in sixteenth-century Scotland.
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.
