Gemini

The House Of Niccolo 8

By: Dorothy Dunnett

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Paperback | 7 November 2019 | Edition Number 1

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The exquisitely-researched standalone prequel series to Dorothy Dunnett''s revered Lymond Chronicles, following the ancestors of Francis Crawford of Lymond in Continental Europe.

Gemini is Book Eight in The House of Niccolo series.

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''Landing in Berwick that wild, February day, Nicholas de Fleury had known that he was mad to come back to Scotland, but that it had to be done.''

The winter of 1477 is coming to a close as Nicholas, his fortunes restored, returns to the country he nearly ruined to make amends and to settle old scores - and is immediately set upon by assassins.

Yet it is not long before he is established at the court of King James III, using his wits and wiles to help steer the kingdom through the storms of trade and war ravaging the continent.

With his wife Gelis once more by his side, Nicholas knows a reckoning must be made with his estranged family as the final loose strands of his story entwine together in the concluding volume of the House of Niccolo.

''An extraordinary achievement'' Daily Telegraph

Industry Reviews

With her much-acclaimed historical novels and storytelling gifts, Dorothy Dunnett has been a worldwide literary phenomenon since the 1960s saw the first of the six-volume Lymond series, which explored the 16th century through Francis Crawford, soldier of fortune, scholar and wit. She followed it with the Niccolo cycle, of which this book is the latest, which vividly recreates the 15th century world of banking, trade and war. It is four years since Nicholas de Fleury, banker and merchant, mysteriously disappeared; his return to a world threatened by war and revolt is regarded warily. He is still something of a mystery, and readers have to wait until the very end for the final mystery to be revealed. Both groups of novels are written with immense vigour, colour, dedicated research and a huge cast of characters. Over the decades, they have entranced a devoted readership which spans socially and spacially diverse literary groups both historical experts and those who enjoy a cracking read. (Kirkus UK)

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