{"product_id":"queens-play-the-lymond-chronicles-the-lymond-chronicles-book-two-the-lymond-chronicles-2-9780140282405","title":"Queens Play The Lymond Chronicles The Lymond","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore George R. R. Martin there was Dorothy Dunnett \u003ci\u003e. . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePERFECT for fans of \u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''She is a brilliant story teller, \u003ci\u003eThe Lymond Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003ewill keep you reading late into the night, desperate to know the fate of the characters you have come to care deeply about.'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen''s Play\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book in the series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-----------------------------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The crossroads may not be of your own seeking, but at least the road you choose will be your own''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1548 and seven-year-old Mary Queen of Scots, betrothed to her cousin the Dauphin, heir to the French throne, has been dispatched to France. But far from home and vulnerable, surrounded by the double-dealing and debauchery of a dangerous and unpredictable court, she suffers a series of ''accidents''. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer mother, Scotland''s Queen Dowager, orders Francis Crawford of Lymond \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Dorothy Dunnett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003eA storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about\u003cb\u003e pace, suspense 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\u003egreatest tale-spinners\u003c\/b\u003e since Dumas * Cleveland Plain Dealer *\u003cbr\u003eLashings of excitement, colour and subtlety * 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 *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732353757527,"sku":"9780140282405","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140282405.jpg?v=1719996533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/queens-play-the-lymond-chronicles-the-lymond-chronicles-book-two-the-lymond-chronicles-2-9780140282405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}