Niccolò Rising: The First Book of The House of Niccolò

Niccolò Rising: The First Book of The House of Niccolò

In this first book of The House ofÂ NiccolÃ² series, the author of the Lymond Chronicles introduces a new hero,Â Nicholas vander Poele of Bruges, the good-natured dyer's apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire.

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 NiccolÃ² 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.

NiccolÃ² Rising, Book One of the series, finds us in Bruges, 1460. Jousting is the genteel pastime, and successful merchants are, of necessity, polyglot. Street smart, brilliant at figures, adept at the subtleties of diplomacy and the well-timed untruth, Dunnett's hero rises from wastrel to prodigy in a breathless adventure that wins him the hand of the strongest woman in Bruges and the hatred of two powerful enemies. From a riotous and potentially murderous carnival in Flanders, to an avalanche in the Alps and a pitched battle on the outskirts of Naples, NiccolÃ² Rising combines history, adventure, and high romance in the tradition stretching from Alexandre Dumas to Mary Renault.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_0375704779
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1999-03-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780375704772

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_0375704779
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1999-03-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780375704772

Niccolò Rising: The First Book of The House of Niccolò

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