Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 608 pages
- Published by: Vintage September 2, 1997
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0679777482
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0679777489
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Book Dimensions:
8 x 5.2 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Description
For the first time Dunnett's
Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.
Sixth in the legendary
Lymond Chronicles,
Checkmate takes place in 1557, where Francis Crawford of Lymond is once again in France, leading an army against England. But even as the Scots adventurer succeeds brilliantly on the battlefield, his haunted past becomes a subject of intense interest to forces on both sides.
From the Inside Flap
For the first time Dunnett's
Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.
Sixth in the legendary
Lymond Chronicles,
Checkmate takes place in 1557, where Francis Crawford of Lymond is once again in France, leading an army against England. But even as the Scots adventurer succeeds brilliantly on the battlefield, his haunted past becomes a subject of intense interest to forces on both sides.
Reader ReviewsThese are absolutely wonderful books -- erudite, witty, beautifully written, magnificently characterized and wonderfully plotted. They, and perhaps particularly this last installment, aren't going to be for everyone. Readers who dislike sentiment and who get bored with long expository passages won't find this is their favorite book. Even I, who love melodrama, found myself tempted at some points during CHECKMATE to shake the characters violently and yell, "Get over it!" But it's gorgeous stuff nonetheless. Dunnett's whole six-book series is the story of one outstanding character, only rarely told from his point of view, and aided by a vivid supporting cast. She spares him few agonies (even if at times one feels he overreacts just a tad) and gives him great beauty and great talents. Writing in impeccable omniscient point of view, she captures the 1500's beautifully with only a tiny hint of an anachronism here and there. I recommend these books to readers who enjoy character-driven historical fiction with considerable action as well as considerable emotion.
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