Description
Book SynopsisThe exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett''s revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.
Niccolo Rising is Book One in The House of Niccolo series.
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''It began with sea, and September sunlight, and three young men lying stripped to their doublets in the Duke of Burgundy''s bath . . .''
Meet Caes - Nicholas vander Poele - an eighteen-year-old orphan and dyer apprentice''s working for the widow Marian de Charetty in Bruges. After fetching up in jail for accidentally sinking a lighter and breaking the leg of a nobleman, his young life seems over before it is even begun.
However, fate and the fifteenth century have great expectations for Nicholas and he soon finds himself leading the Charetty company into adventures and intrigues both mercantile and military, even as enemies plot their downfall.
Through cunning, bravery, wit and an unexpected wisdom, Nicholas begins to lay the foundations for the House of Niccolo . . .
''As brilliant and interesting as Lymond. A generous feast'' Daily Telegraph
''A series that will give us our fill of high Renaissance adventure and espionage'' Guardian
Trade ReviewPraise for Dorothy Dunnett
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A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace,
suspense and imaginative invention -- - * New York Times *
Marvellous, breathtaking -- - * The Times *
A
masterpiece of historical fiction -- - * Washington Post *
One of the
greatest tale-spinners since Dumas -- - * Cleveland Plain Dealer *
Lashings of
excitement, colour and subtlety -- - * The Times *
Vivid, engaging, densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction -- - * New York Times *
