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Lymond Chronicles, 1
Vintage Books
May 1997
On Sale: April 29, 1997
543 pages ISBN: 0679777431 EAN: 9780679777434 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In 1547, as the Scots prepare for war against England, a
ship arrives from Campvere with an illicit cargo and Francis
Crawford of Lymond, a dangerous nobleman, accused of treason
and hunted by friend and foe alike, who leads a company of
outlaws in his struggle to redeem his reputation. Reprint.
20,000 first printing.
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