Dorothy Dunnett Libri

Avevamo lasciato Francis Crawford di Lymond, soldato di ventura, spadaccino e poeta, alla corte della zar di Russia, mentre nella madrepatria si tramava contro di lui. Anno 1557, Lymond è costretto a prestare servizio presso il Re di Francia per un anno prima di poter tornare al Cremlino, dove lui crede risieda il suo destino, anche se l'astrologo John Dee gli ha predetto: "Non è una sola cosa quella che cerchi; e il luogo dove si trova non è la Russia". Lymond non se ne cura, pensa solo a combattere gli inglesi con successo, ma Philippa, sua moglie, è determinata a svelare il mistero della profezia e a cercare la verità sul passato e sul futuro del misterioso Lymond.

Il XV secolo volge ormai al termine e Niccolo, a soli ventun anni, è diventato uno dei più ricchi mercanti delle Fiandre e uno stratega d'incomparabile talento. La fama che si è conquistato, grazie alle sue straordinarie doti militari e al valore del suo esercito, è cresciuta al punto tale da essere conteso fra i reali di Cipro, la regina Carlotta e il fratello James, in lotta fra loro per il possesso dell'isola, ultimo avamposto contro la dilagante potenza ottomana. E così Niccolo, non pago del suo recente trionfo a Trebisonda, parte insaziabile d'avventura alla volta di Cipro. Lì, sulla splendida isola, avvelenata dalla guerra civile, ci sono gloria, ricchezza e amore che lo attendono, ma solo se sarà disposto a rischiare tutto ciò che possiede, persino la vita, e a gettarsi nella mischia.

Quinto libro delle leggendarie "Cronache di Lymond", Assalto alla torre è ambientato nella Russia barbarica di Ivan il Terribile. Francis Crawford di Lymond, soldato di ventura, erede esiliato della nobiltà scozzese, abile spadaccino e raffinato poeta, è tornato dalla magica e crudele Istanbul di Solimano il Magnifico, pronto ad affrontare nuove sfide in luoghi ancora meno conosciuti. Abbandonata l'Inghilterra di Maria Tudor, Lymond approda, infatti, a Mosca dove diventa consigliere e generale del folle zar e cerca di ingentilire i costumi di una corte rimasta al Medioevo più oscuro, un'impresa assai ardua, ma non quanto quella di scoprirsi finalmente e per la prima volta innamorato… In Inghilterra, intanto, tramano alle sue spalle e Lymond sarà costretto a rientrare precipitosamente.

Part of Dorothy Dunnett's series that explores the intricacies of 16th-century history through the exploits of the soldier Francis Crawford of Lymond.

In this conclusion to the House of Niccolò series, Nicholas de Fleury reappears in Scotland, "and as the secrets of his birth and heritage come to light, Nicholas has to decide whether he desires to establish a future in Scotland for himself and his family, and a home for his descendants."--Jacket

'A glorious panorama of medieval times ... The historical research is impeccable' Sunday Express The year 1464 finds our hero Nicholas in Venice. Plagued by enemies bent on dissolving his assets and smearing his character, he sets sail for Africa, legendary location of the Fountain of Youth and the source of gold in such abundance that men prefer to barter in shells. He will discover the charms of the beautiful Gelis - a woman whose passion for Nicholas is rivalled only by her desire to punish him for his role in her sister's death. Erotic and lush with detail, SCALES OF GOLD embraces the complexity of the Renaissance, where mercantile adventure couples with more personal quests behind the silkeb curtains of the Age of Discovery.

Menaced by England and riven by internal discord, Scotland in 1548 clung to a single hope of survival as a nation and an alliance with France to be sealed by the betrothal of the five-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Dauphin. But once in France, Mary suffers a series of ominous accidents.

Combining all the political intrigue of Game of Thrones with the sweeping romanticism of Outlander, Dorothy Dunnett’s legendary Lymond Chronicles have enthralled readers for decades and amassed legions of devoted fans. In this third volume of the series, Francis Crawford of Lymond is dispatched to embattled Malta to assist an order of crusading knights in defending the island against the Turks—only to discover that the greatest threat to the knights may lie within their own ranks. Having refused a commission from the dowager queen of Scotland, Lymond turns mercenary, heading to Malta to observe the Crusading Order of Knights Hospitaller of St. John, a brotherhood of monks sworn to defend Christendom with swords instead of sermons. The Knights’ beloved leader, Sir Graham Reid Malett, is devout and charming, and openly declares it his mission to turn Lymond from his mercenary ways and bring him into the order. But as the Turkish fleet launches a series of devastating attacks, Lymond comes to realize that there may be a much deadlier enemy closer at hand: an adversary who is as subtle as he is savage, and whose piety conceals an absolute genius for evil.

With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, 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.Winter 1474 finds Nicholas exiled in the frozen port of Danzig, Poland. His Machiavellian exploits in Scotland have cost him friends and family--not to mention countless riches. As the ice melts, temptations arise. Will he assist the Muslim Prince Uzum Hasan against the Turks? Will he lose himself among the secret, scented gardens of the Crimea in the arms of a close friend's bride? As Nicholas pursues his future, his estranged wife, Gelis, seeks the truth about his past, only to discover the secret identity of his latest comrade in arms--a tantalizing ghost from the past poised to deal him the crowning death blow.Shimmering with detail, alive with intrigue, Caprice and Rondo is Dorothy Dunnett's quicksilver evocation of a world where joy is fleeting, love is unexpected, and truth the rarest commodity of all.