Tag Archives: Dorothy Dunnett

Checkmate: Conclusion of the Lymond Saga

Posted on August 16, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I may risk ostracism from true Lymond fans for this kind of heresy, but it took me a while to get into Checkmate, the final installment in the series. This was at least partly because I kept getting distracted by … Continue reading →

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The Ringed Castle, Lymond Book 5

Posted on May 10, 2013 by forwardtranslations

I have just finished the fifth Lymond book by Dorothy Dunnett. I don’t know whether this makes it a good or a bad time to write about it, as it is still rattling rather noisily around inside my head. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Pawn in Frankincense (Lymond, Book 4)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by forwardtranslations

When I finished reading The Disorderly Knights, I mentioned that I was strangely reluctant to get reading Pawn in Frankincense (Dorothy Dunnett, 1969), despite having it lined up ready. This was because I had heard that it was heart-breaking – … Continue reading →

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The Disorderly Knights – Lymond, Part Three

Posted on January 28, 2013 by forwardtranslations

When I wrote about Queens’ Play by Dorothy Dunnett, I promised to let you know when I got to the next one. So here we are – I’ve just finished the third  Lymond book, The Disorderly Knights (warning – link … Continue reading →

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An Epic Undertaking – the Lymond Saga by Dorothy Dunnett

Posted on August 9, 2012 by forwardtranslations

I’ve just finished yet another fat book, this time Queens’ Play by Dorothy Dunnett (1964), the second in a series of six books telling the story of Francis Crawford of Lymond and published between 1961 and 1975. Everyone I know … Continue reading →

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