Reviews (6)
Stunning ending to great series.
I have read the entire six books in the Lymond Chronicles, but my sixth book, "Checkmate", disappeared. I still want my omplete set, so I orered this book to complete the set.
Five Stars
Prrfect
A satisfying conclusion to 6 six volumes of swashbuckling
I’ve delayed writing this review because I keep re-reading the last chapter s of this 6-volume saga hoping that somehow there will be more. I didn’t warm to Francis Crawford of Lymond at first, almost stopped reading after the 2nd volume, but the 3rd volume fell into my hands. Almost gave up mid-3rd volume, but plugged on to a smashing conclusion there, and by then the wonderful character of Philippa Somerville was coming into her own, and I was thoroughly hooked. The last volume has just as much swashbuckling and skullduggery as the others, plus a plethora of untranslated quotes in Latin, medieval Italian and French, and even a bit of Russian and Turkish here and there. But you can skip those bits if you don’t want to puzzle them out, and stick to the main line of the genealogical mystery which has been unfolding for several volumes, and comes in this one to be only a part of the smashing and satisfying conclusion.
Stunning ending to great series.
I have read the entire six books in the Lymond Chronicles, but my sixth book, "Checkmate", disappeared. I still want my omplete set, so I orered this book to complete the set.
Five Stars
Prrfect
A satisfying conclusion to 6 six volumes of swashbuckling
I’ve delayed writing this review because I keep re-reading the last chapter s of this 6-volume saga hoping that somehow there will be more. I didn’t warm to Francis Crawford of Lymond at first, almost stopped reading after the 2nd volume, but the 3rd volume fell into my hands. Almost gave up mid-3rd volume, but plugged on to a smashing conclusion there, and by then the wonderful character of Philippa Somerville was coming into her own, and I was thoroughly hooked. The last volume has just as much swashbuckling and skullduggery as the others, plus a plethora of untranslated quotes in Latin, medieval Italian and French, and even a bit of Russian and Turkish here and there. But you can skip those bits if you don’t want to puzzle them out, and stick to the main line of the genealogical mystery which has been unfolding for several volumes, and comes in this one to be only a part of the smashing and satisfying conclusion.
