Race of Scorpions : Book Three of the House of Niccolo Dorothy Dunnett

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Author: Dorothy Dunnett
Date: 01 Apr 1999
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Paperback::560 pages
ISBN10: 0375704795
ISBN13: 9780375704796
File size: 14 Mb
Dimension: 131x 205x 25mm::467g
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From the glassworks of Murano to the commercial hub of Timbuktu -and through fearsome peril on land and sea -entrepreneurship, religion, gold fever, friendship and revenge fuel this rich historical romance from a masterful raconteur. Once again Dunnett covers locations and events not often seen in historical fiction, brilliantly mixing fictional and real characters: the first book, Niccolò Rising, was mainly set in Flanders; the wonder that’s The Spring of the Ram takes us to Trebizond, last strong-hold of the zantine Empire, and Race of Scorpions is about the battle