Checkmate

Lymond Chronicles, Book 6

Plot

For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.Sixth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles, Checkmate takes place in 1557, where Francis Crawford of Lymond is once again in France, leading an army against England. But even as the Scots adventurer succeeds brilliantly on the battlefield, his haunted past becomes a subject of intense interest to forces on both sides. The six novels in the series are as follows: The Game of Kings (1961) Queens' Play (1964) The Disorderly Knights (1966) Pawn in Frankincense (1969) The Ringed Castle (1971) Checkmate (1975) Checkmate (1975) Checkmate takes place in 1557, and Francis Crawford of Lymond and Sevigny is once again in France, leading an army against England. But even as the Scots adventurer succeeds brilliantly on the battlefield, his haunted past becomes a subject of intense interest to forces on both sides. Meanwhile, Mary Queen of Scots prepares to marry the French Dauphine.