The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1) | Dorothy Dunnett | The first of a wonderful historical...

The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1) | Dorothy Dunnett | Premeire of a Great Series

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	The Game of Kings (Lymond Chronicles, 1) Dorothy Dunnett Vintage Books, 1997 - 543 pages average customer review:based on 117 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.

The first book in the legendary Lymond Chronicles, Game of Kings takes place in 1547. Scotland has been humiliated by an English invasion and is threatened by machinations elsewhere beyond its borders, but it is still free. Paradoxically, her freedom may depend on a man who stands accused of treason: Francis Crawford of Lymond.

The first of a wonderful historical series

I have just finished the last of the six - Checkmate. I was gripped from the first - Game of Kings. The writing is stunning, the plots complex and very exciting and the hero, Francis Crawford, is mesmerising. I highly recommend all six to anyone who is fond of historical fiction. The stories are all set in amongst genuine characters and events over a period of 10 years in the middle of the 16th C starting in Scotland with the young Mary Queen of Scots but taking in history and politics during that same period in England, Russia, Malta, Turkey and France. The personal stories of Francis, his family and friends/enemies are twisted through the whole in a wonderfully witty, moving and fascinating manner. To start with I was slightly daunted by the detail but persist - the rewards are great.

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Premeire of a Great Series

The Lymond Chronicles are the most amazing series of historical fiction I've ever read. And I've read a lot of historical fiction. Dunnett does a brilliant job of developing a complex story line that you can read over and over and still discover links in the chain.

Game of Kings introduces us to Lymond, the brilliant young Renaissance man who is always trying to explain himself to people who not only don't understand him, but that don't understand how his mind works. But Dunnett does a masterful job of both keeping us in suspense about Lymond's motives while at the same time creating a sympathetic character.

Read this book--it won't disappoint. Then read the rest of the series--they won't disappoint either.

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Behind Every Great Man.......

Believe all the reviews that say that this is a difficult read. Unless you are an Oxford Scholar (which I am not), this is not an easy read. I had to read the first 100 pages twice before I could finally get into this book and somewhat understand what was going on but once I did, I must admit this was a delightful book. I have read tons and tons of books and there are very few that I could name that kept the adventure rolling. I devoured the pages quickly in order to see what trouble Lymond was getting himself into and how he was going to get himself out of them.

I really enjoyed Lymond as the anti-hero but I must secretly admit that my hero was his mother, Lady Sybilla. I guess the saying is true, BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN. You read this story and decide if this is true.

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