Race Of Scorpions

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What to expect

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.

This is the third book in the "House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's apprentice, as he plays for the highest stakes with the greatest super-powers in Europe.

Critics Review

  • Praise for Dorothy Dunnett

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  • A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention

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  • Marvellous, breathtaking

    The Times

  • A masterpiece of historical fiction

    Washington Post

  • One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

  • Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety

    The Times

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