Dorothy Dunnett
Paperback | Pages: 496 pages Rating: 4.4 | 2453 Users | 107 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Spring of the Ram (The House of Niccolò #2) |
| Author | : | Dorothy Dunnett |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 496 pages |
| Published | : | March 30th 1999 by Vintage (first published October 12th 1987) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Cultural. Italy |
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With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe. Among them, none is bolder or more cunning than Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire.In 1461, Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's stepdaughter -- at the tender age of thirteen -- has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall to the Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, The Spring of the Ram is a pyrotechnic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors, and combustible emotions of the 15th century.
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| Original Title: | The Spring of the Ram |
| ISBN: | 0375704787 (ISBN13: 9780375704789) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The House of Niccolò #2 |
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Ratings: 4.4 From 2453 Users | 107 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books The Spring of the Ram (The House of Niccolò #2)
Loved it. Learned a lot. Nicholas fascinates me. Gotta go, the next in the series is calling me....3rd reread of this series: Even better! So interesting.Another chewy outing for Claes / Nicholas; a complicated plot set in and around Trebizond and the last desperate outpost of Byzantium. But as ever Nicholas is beguiling, the setting is interesting and the plot is hooking and complex. I don't think anyone writes novels that are this complex anymore, it requires attention to get the best from it but it repays the effort; brings the late medieval world to life.
The second in the Niccolo series and just as compelling as the Lymond series in it's own right. I love the way the author allows the reader to become so invested in the characters. All of the characters from the central ones right down to the peripheral characters, all make their presence felt.There is far more to the young Claes, dye apprentice turned world worldy adventurer then was first apparent and I'm enjoying seeing more and more of the machinations of Claes being revealed. A word of
Listening to this book is a very different proposition than reading it. While I might be tempted to skip the exposition while reading, the narration means the full book is presented. This is a reread, but it's been more than four years since I last read the series. So I remembered the gist of the story and wasn't listening as much for plot. As a result, while listening I was much more aware of Dunnett's word choice, and found myself paying more attention to the detail. I'm still amazed at how
As with most of Dunnett's books, the more involved details of the plot flew right over my head--I can tell you that there were political machinations involving the Emperor of Trebizond and the Turkish Sultan, but that's about it. Oh, and some rather amusing and engaging scenes involving the plague, bath houses, intimations of sodomy and camels (not all at once). I think Dunnett is also somehow managing to tell this series much more from the point of view of her protagonist, while at the same
Seriously give this book to the showrunners of Game of Thrones--I've found their next series.
Niccolo/Nicholas, a brilliant young man rapidly rising on the European business stage, is invited to establish a trading station at Trebizond, the last remnant of the Byzantine empire. His rival is Pagano Doria, deliberate mischief-maker, who has seduced and carried off Niccolo's very young stepdaughter. Representing respectively Florence and Genoa, Niccolo and Pagano conduct an escalating business war with the advance of the Sultan's armies as a backdrop to high adventure.In NICCOLO RISING,
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