false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174086784m/360455.jpg 360455 15 For the first time Dunnett's <i>Lymond Chronicles</i> are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.<br><br><b>Pawn in Frankincense</b> is the fourth in the legendary <i>Lymond Chronicles</i>. Somewhere within the bejeweled labyrinth of the Ottoman empire, a child is hidden. Now his father, Francis Crawford of Lymond, soldier of fortune and the exiled heir of Scottish nobility, is searching for him while ostensibly engaged on a mission to the Turkish Sultan. At stake is a pawn in a cutthroat game whose gambits include treason, enslavement, and murder. With a Foreword by the author. 5879171 book 1969 Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) total:395|5:271|4:90|3:28|2:4|1:2| 395 1809 531 25 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 20 11:33:19 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 16 15:07:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false true Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 06:08:37 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 04:29:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 21 19:57:34 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 08 18:51:16 -0700 2008
In this book, Lymond finally squares off with Gabriel. Of course, there are plenty of enigmas, traps, and red herrings along the way, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Apr 18 14:44:35 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 12:05:02 -0700 2007
The story follow Fr...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 04 14:12:54 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 14:13:05 -0700 2007 ill, as happened in this case: that long, intense rollercoaster of a buildup to a denouement, which, well. Let's just say that even though I finished the book hours ago, I st...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 02:45:51 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 04:12:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jul 05 18:49:08 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 18:51:06 -0700 2007 Pawn in Frankincense sees Francis Crawford of Lymond on a
desperate quest in North Africa and Turkey at the height of
the Ottoman Empire. As I was warned, these books just keep
getting better. Dunnett does a stunning job of revealing the layers in her...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 28 10:56:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 10:56:03 -0700 2008
I did have to say that the end of this book is the most disturbing scene I have ever read. But not disturbing in terms of gore or fear. Not that, but rather disturbing ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 25 22:33:46 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 22:33:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:04:06 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 06:42:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 17:19:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 11:37:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 00:29:04 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 05:53:26 -0700 2008
I adore Philippa; such a sensible girl.

But ouch. Parts in this one just tore my heart out an...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970 Fri Jan 18 12:41:11 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 12:50:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 14 15:53:33 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 15:55:20 -0700 2007 still sweating. This is the best th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 22 17:16:24 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 17:18:19 -0700 2008 Disorderly Knights but much easier to read than the first two books in the Lymond series -- I think Dorothy Dunnett was coming down off her high horse. As with all the Lymond books: very painful but worth it.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jul 06 22:10:10 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 22:15:02 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 19 08:59:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 09:22:11 -0700 2008 dorothy dunnett are my absolute favorite. nothing different to say about them; together, they will take you off the planet for a full summer and just might re-direct your life, as they did mine.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 16 13:55:34 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 13:57:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Mar 04 16:39:18 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 12 14:18:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 22:43:09 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 16:41:48 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=360455