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Race of Scorpions: Book Three of the House of Niccolo
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Series: House of Niccolo, Book 3
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ISBN10: 0375704795
ISBN13: 9780375704796
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: Mar 30 1999
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.03
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.16 Depth: 8.08
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780375704796
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: Mar 30 1999
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.03
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.16 Depth: 8.08
Language: English
With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe. Among them, none is bolder or more cunning than Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire.
In 1462, Nicholas is a wealthy 21-year-old. His beloved wife has died. His stepchildren have locked him out of the family business. He and his private army are the target of multiple conspiracies. And both contenders for the throne of Cyprus, the brilliant Queen Carlotta and her charismatic, sexually ambivalent brother James, are demanding his support. Walking a tightrope of intrigue, Dunnett's hero juggles adversaries and allies, from the delectable courtesan Primaflora to the Mameluke commander Tzani-Bey al Ablak, a man of undiluted evil. Masterfully paced, alive with sensual delights, Race of Scorpions confirms Dorothy Dunnett as the grande dame of the genre.
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