Tag Archives: Francis Crawford of Lymond

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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