The Spring of the Ram [Import] [Hardcover]

Dorothy Dunnett (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Michael Joseph; New Ed Collector's Ed edition (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718136098
• ISBN-13: 978-0718136093
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,655,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Where better than Trebizond?', December 21, 2007

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J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" (ACT, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spring of the Ram: The Second Book of The House of Niccolo (Paperback)

This is the second book in the House of Niccolo series, and sees our hero Nicholas journeying to the fabled city of Trebizond, the last outpost of the Byzantium empire.

Nicholas has become an influential trader and has the backing of the Medici. The Charetty company is becoming increasingly powerful, and Nicholas sees opportunities for trading with the East. As we travel with him we are treated to a first class ride through Renaissance trade, politics, espionage and intrigue.

The affairs of Nicholas are never straightforward and as he continues to grow more powerful he attracts more enemies. This is both a wonderful adventure story and a beautifully drawn fiction in an historical setting.

'Let all stand still, for the master of the house has come'

Highly recommended to those who love intricately plotted historical fiction and especially to those with an interest in this period of history.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dunnett never fails to disappoint, September 9, 1999

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This review is from: The Spring of the Ram: The Second Book of The House of Niccolo (Paperback)

After being completely entranced by Dunnett's Lymond chronicles, I eagerly picked up her Niccolo books. This is book two, and is everything I could have hoped for, with plot twists, uncertain loyalties and a rich historical landscape. Encore!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get any better than this., March 21, 2006

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Leslie Ross (Prescott, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spring of the Ram: The Second Book of The House of Niccolo (Paperback)

Don't walk, run. Go buy the first of this series, and then the second, and then the third. But read them slowly, not only for the richness of the content, but because you will only get one chance to read them for the first time. The entire "House of Niccolo"series is unique and priceless and should be read by anyone who loves historical novels. .