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A review by krobart
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
5.0
If you love an authentic, well-researched, exciting historical novel that makes you almost feel like you are in the period, then I can’t recommend a better author than Dorothy Dunnett. I have been trying to get people to read her for years with the caveat that her books are challenging, not for the reader of light romantic history. In among the action of cattle raids, impersonations, intrigues, duels, and archery contests, you actually learn a lot about Scottish history and politics.
Game of Kings is Dunnett’s first book, and my only criticism of it is that Francis Crawford of Lymond is a bit too fond of quoting poetry in antique languages. Most of it is incomprehensible unless you are a medieval scholar, but skipping over it does not hurt your understanding of the novel.
See my complete review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/the-game-of-kings/
Game of Kings is Dunnett’s first book, and my only criticism of it is that Francis Crawford of Lymond is a bit too fond of quoting poetry in antique languages. Most of it is incomprehensible unless you are a medieval scholar, but skipping over it does not hurt your understanding of the novel.
See my complete review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/the-game-of-kings/