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Book Review of Checkmate

Checkmate
Checkmate
Author: Dorothy Dunnett
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This last in the series The Lymond Chronicles is as marvelous as its five predecessors. Dunnett created an historical tapestry of an extravagant era: great excitement, political intrigues, romance, danger, sense of place, and humor. Characters are convincing and highly developed, and the interweaving of plot with historical fact is seamless. Best historical fiction of our age.