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Race Of Scorpions

The House of Niccolo 3

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Race Of Scorpions

By: Dorothy Dunnett
Narrated by: John Banks
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.

This is the third book in the "House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's apprentice, as he plays for the highest stakes with the greatest super-powers in Europe.

 Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Political Fiction Middle Ages Romance

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A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention (-)

Marvellous, breathtaking

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A masterpiece of historical fiction
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas (-)
Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety (1)
Vivid, engaging, densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction (-)
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