false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171655533m/112078.jpg 112078 16 With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed <i>Lymond Chronicles</i>, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents <i>The House of Niccolò</i> 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.<br>     <i>Niccolò Rising</i>, Book One of the series, finds us in Bruges, 1460. Jousting is the genteel pastime, and successful merchants are, of necessity, polyglot. Street smart, brilliant at figures, adept at the subtleties of diplomacy and the well-timed untruth, Dunnett's hero rises from wastrel to prodigy in a breathless adventure that wins him the hand of the strongest woman in Bruges and the hatred of two powerful enemies. From a riotous and potentially murderous carnival in Flanders, to an avalanche in the Alps and a pitched battle on the outskirts of Naples, <i>Niccolò Rising</i> combines history, adventure, and high romance in the tradition stretching from Alexandre Dumas to Mary Renault. 1936313 book 1986 Niccolo Rising (The House of Niccolo, #1) total:417|5:196|4:133|3:64|2:22|1:2| 417 1750 615 54 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 28 17:37:39 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:38:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 20 16:11:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 15:15:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 04:06:48 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 12:30:19 -0700 2007 The House of Niccolo still thinking "Wait... but... he did that? Really? And......more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Jan 09 23:58:18 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 23:58:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Aug 03 10:38:16 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 18 10:11:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 21:22:22 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 19:35:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 true false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 06:25:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:01:18 -0700 2009 3 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue May 05 09:53:31 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:57:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Mar 22 14:21:11 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 14:24:47 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 03 09:01:49 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 09:02:59 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 19:03:24 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 19:30:32 -0700 2007 Niccolo Rising is the first book in the eight book House of Niccolo series.Set in Bruges, in the mid 1400's, Niccolo Rising begins the story of the ever fascinating Nicholas de Fleury, first known as Claes, an apprentice
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