false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171655533m/112077.jpg 112077 19 2219130 book 1961 The Game of Kings total:677|5:387|4:185|3:71|2:19|1:15| 677 2941 1187 163 5 16 false false Tue Jan 01 21:44:35 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 20 03:38:27 -0700 2008 Attention: Please ignore the word romance in the goodreads description. I would argue that classification.

I spent years trying to get anyone I knew to read this book just so I could talk about it with someone other than myself. I've even given it as a gift half a dozen times or so. Usele...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 03 07:45:21 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 29 07:28:33 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jul 28 10:55:22 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 10:55:22 -0700 2008
I love Lymond. He is my all-time favorite hero. He’s a 16th century polyglot scholar, soldier-for-hire, poet, musician, nobleman, and treasonous outlaw. He’s trying to clear his name (as a trait...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 07:40:04 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 13:21:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:40:57 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:41:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 05 17:29:06 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 17:30:29 -0700 2007 Dorothy Dunnett – 1st of series
In 1547 Francis Crawford of Lymond returns to his native Scotland, which is threatened by an English invasion and the bloody rivalries of its nobles. Accused of treason, hunted by friend and enemy...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jun 30 10:01:09 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 04 11:48:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1968 Thu Jun 28 20:43:20 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 20:59:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Apr 18 14:37:12 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 12:02:56 -0700 2007
The story follow Fr...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Jul 01 10:27:35 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 11:26:35 -0700 2007 The Game of Kings is the first book of the Lymond Chronicles, named after her anti-hero Frances Crawford of Lymond. With consummate skill, Dunnett has created a fiercely intelligent, complex,...more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 13:18:26 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 08:20:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Sep 29 00:21:58 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 00:31:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon May 28 09:54:48 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 18:05:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:38:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 12:23:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 16:11:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 14:35:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jun 25 09:45:46 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 13:38:16 -0700 2009 They are not for reading "on the by", but those who commits to Francis Crawford of Lymond, enjoy surprising plot twists and inv...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:54:37 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 13:01:22 -0700 2009
It's really well done. The characters have depth. The st...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 11:30:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 20:22:39 -0700 2009
I was fascinated by Lymond from the start--who wouldn't be about a polyglot who burns his family's house, steals the silver, and is constantly spouting off poetry? He's...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 13:08:53 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 18:38:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 17:38:09 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 08:48:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=112077