false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171655532m/112074.jpg 112074 13 For the first time Dunnett's <i>Lymond Chronicles</i> are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.<br><br>Sixth in the legendary <i>Lymond Chronicles</i>, <b>Checkmate</b> 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. 5879157 book 1975 Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) total:403|5:305|4:80|3:14|2:3|1:1| 403 1894 549 39 5 2 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Apr 18 14:48:07 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 12:05:48 -0700 2007
The story follow Fr...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 18:41:50 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 18:45:10 -0700 2007 Read 8/30/06-2/11/07, 2/16-2/20/05
Checkmate finishes the amazing tale of Francis Crawford
of Lymond in breath-taking, stunning and wonderous fashion.
The book is set in France and almost anything else I could
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It was too pathetic for the feelings of Sophia and myself—we fainted alternately upon a sofa.

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This is Lymond and Phillipa's love story. It is also Lymond's redemption and the resolution of the question of his parentage and issues with his mother. He is a man with more burdens...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:58:49 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 01:02:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 04 08:07:06 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 08:54:33 -0700 2008 Set in 16th century Europe - particularly Scotland and France - the Lymond Chronicles (which start wi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 00:29:53 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 07:51:14 -0700 2008
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