{"product_id":"dunnett-d-niccolo-rising-9780140113914","title":"Dunnett D Niccolo Rising","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett''s revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiccolo Rising\u003c\/i\u003e is Book One in The House of Niccolo series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-----------------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It began with sea, and September sunlight, and three young men lying stripped to their doublets in the Duke of Burgundy''s bath . . .''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough cunning, bravery, wit and an unexpected wisdom, Nicholas begins to lay the foundations for the House of Niccolo . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''As brilliant and interesting as Lymond. A generous feast'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A series that will give us our fill of high Renaissance adventure and espionage'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Dorothy Dunnett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- - * - *\u003cbr\u003eA storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, \u003cb\u003esuspense and imaginative invention\u003c\/b\u003e -- - * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarvellous, breathtaking  \u003c\/b\u003e -- - * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emasterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e of historical fiction -- - * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the\u003cb\u003e greatest tale-spinners\u003c\/b\u003e since Dumas -- - * Cleveland Plain Dealer *\u003cbr\u003eLashings of \u003cb\u003eexcitement, colour and subtlety\u003c\/b\u003e -- - * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivid, engaging, densely plotted\u003c\/b\u003e - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction -- - * New York Times *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732344484183,"sku":"9780140113914","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140113914.jpg?v=1719996498","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dunnett-d-niccolo-rising-9780140113914","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}