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| Dorothy Dunnett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dorothy Dunnett (1923-2001) was a phenomenal author of historical fiction who has attracted a legion of devoted fans and readers. The attention to detail in her writing extends even to the use of real historical figures as most of the secondary characters. As a result, the reader is immersed in an "authentic" setting, in which Lady Dunnett's complex plots play themselves out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My Dunnett Pages: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indices to the Dunnett Companion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other Dunnett pages -- coming soon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At least for now, these pages will focus predominantly on Dorothy Dunnett's two series of historical novels: The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccol�. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Lymond Chronicles follow the exploits of Francis Crawford of Lymond, younger son of a mid-16th-century Scottish noble family. When we first meet him, Lymond (as most call him) has just returned to his homeland, despite having been declared an outlaw and excommunicate. With the flair of a Robin Hood or a Zorro, he inserts himself and his band of mercenaries into the border war between England and Scotland � though on whose side, other than his own, it's difficult to tell. In subsequent volumes, he travels to France, to the Ottoman lands around the Mediterranean, and to Russia, alternately seeking and turnng away from what an astrologer calls the "two things you desire. The first you will have. The second you shall never have, nor would it be just that you should." Until the last pages of the last volume, the reader will be left wondering precisely what those two things are and especially which one is which. Published by Vintage Books. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 The Game of Kings (1961) 2 Queens' Play (1964) 3 The Disorderly Knights (1966) |
4 Pawn in Frankincense (1969) 5 The Ringed Castle (1971) 6 Checkmate (1975) |
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| The House of Niccol� traces the rise of Nicholas de Fleury (one of the many variations of his name) from a humble origin to a position influencing the financial, military and political affairs of 15th-century Europe. Dorothy Dunnett called him "the forerunner without whom Lymond would not have existed," and this series slowly reveals the parallels and connections between their two lives. Published by Vintage Books. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Niccol� Rising (1986) 2 The Spring of the Ram (1988) 3 Race of Scorpions (1989) 4 Scales of Gold (1992) |
5 The Unicorn Hunt (1994) 6 To Lie with Lions (1995) 7 Caprice and Rondo (1998) 8 Gemini (2000) |
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