The Lymond Chronicles · Book 3 of 6
Dorothy Dunnett
1991 · Penguin Random House · 704 pages
Back in Scotland, Crawford establishes a trained force of mercenaries and encounters Joleta Malett, a beautiful and wilful teenager. Through her brother, Graham Reid Malett, a knight of St John of Jerusalem, (who will also be a central figure in the next book of the series, Pawn in Frankincense), Crawford is enticed to Malta to help the Order's defence against the Turkish forces of Suleiman. This section of the book (the defence of Mdina, Gozo and Malta in 1551) closely follows historical events. Back in Scotland,…
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A relentless, joke-a-page apocalyptic LitRPG that rewards readers who don't mind game mechanics on the page. The humour does the heavy lifting — if Hitchhiker's Guide meets a roguelike sounds appealing, you're the audience. Readers who bounce off it usually cite the stat blocks and the cat. Best read in long sittings; the pace assumes you're not putting it down.
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A character-driven with strong prose, tense and immersive read.
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