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Niccolo Rising
- The House of Niccolo 1
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Niccolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.
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, the good-natured dyers apprentice who schemes and swashbuckles his way to the helm of a mercantile empire.
Niccolo Rising, book one of the series, finds us in Bruges, 1460. 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 love of the strongest woman in Bruges and the hatred of two powerful enemies.
Niccolo Rising combines history, adventure and high romance in the tradition stretching from Alexandre Dumas to Mary Renault.
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- Roslyn Jane
- 06-01-23
Brilliant
Terrific start to a great series. Dorothy Dunnett never fails to entertain, educate and please.
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- helen
- 10-08-20
Excellent
Having listened to The Lymond Chronicles (6 books ) by Dorothy Dunnett ( which are excellent) I thought I would give this series a try. I am not disappointed. This series precedes the Lymond Chronicles, although it was written after them. As before, Dorothy Dunnett weaves a fully loaded story with twists and turns most certainly not expected.
I shall continue with the whole series ( 8 books) as I am totally hooked.
John Banks is superb as the narrator. One of the best.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-09-19
brilliant
Well written to evoke the time with excellent performance and characters well represented and sympathetically portrayed.
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- S. Woods
- 01-01-20
Live this book.
Look forward to the rest of the series and re listening to get even more of the subtilises of the plot. Amazing.
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- The Curator
- 11-03-22
Enough for now thanks
Not unenjoyable but somehow this tale of rags to riches rise just didn’t grab me enough to want to read the others on the series. I wasn’t grabbed by the reason given for a series of unexplained deaths. I’m really not sure why!
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- M
- 12-08-22
Very detailed high medieval romp
So you thought the birth of banking and textiles would dull. Think again, good characters, good story, surprises galore. Buying the next volume now
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- Mair
- 10-05-22
The very best historical fiction
Dorothy Dunnett is the doyen of superb historical fiction. Her characters are fascinating, leaping fully formed from the page. Her research is immaculate, and she teases with it rather than force feeds. I first read this when it was published and loved it then. Revisiting I was a little worried it would be dated, or not live up to the memory of 30 odd years ago. Instead this listening far surpassed my original memory. Better than Mantel, she takes the reader gently by the hand and leads them off to a past, so real, so beautifully described, it steals away reason and breath.
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- Elizabeth James
- 27-02-23
Brilliant
I have enjoyed listening to many books on Audible however Niccolo Rising has been absolutely brilliant. The history, adventure, intrigue, romance, exotic locations and much more to come in the series. Next book already in my library! Excellent Dorothy Dunnett and narrator too.
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