These are my all time favorite books. Lymond is a totally compelling character. Half the time I was furious at him and half the time I was completely in love.
Dorothy Dunnett's writing style is dense and convoluted. At first I found it irritating, but by the time I finished the Chronicles the first time (at breakneck speed) I immediately started over again at he beginning, just to savor her way with words. Her characters are marvelouus - even the minor players are three dimensional. And her ability to write action sequences is unmatched. There is a swordfight in the first book that left me breathless.
I urge everyone to give these books a try. Give The Game of Kings 100 pages and you'll be hooked. I wasn't aware there was a fandom. I think it would take a lot of guts to write stories in this Universe that was created by Dorothy Dunnett's bravura story-telling.
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Dorothy Dunnett's writing style is dense and convoluted. At first I found it irritating, but by the time I finished the Chronicles the first time (at breakneck speed) I immediately started over again at he beginning, just to savor her way with words. Her characters are marvelouus - even the minor players are three dimensional. And her ability to write action sequences is unmatched. There is a swordfight in the first book that left me breathless.
I urge everyone to give these books a try. Give The Game of Kings 100 pages and you'll be hooked. I wasn't aware there was a fandom. I think it would take a lot of guts to write stories in this Universe that was created by Dorothy Dunnett's bravura story-telling.