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|title=Queen's Play

|author=Dorothy Dunnett

|genre=Historical Fiction

|summary=Queen's Play is the second in the series of books by Dorothy Dunnett about Francis Crawford. The series is of high quality and this particular instalment adds a dense whodunnit subplot to the mix. It paints a vivid picture of the debauchery of the French court in the sixteenth century and sets out the political situation well. The chess motif is fascinating. However, the main thrust of the book will be confusing unless you have already read the first in the series, The Game Of Kings.

|rating=4

|buy=Maybe

|borrow=Yes

|pages=432

|publisher=Arrow

|date=December 1986

|isbn=0099489503

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Queen's Play is the second volume in Dorothy Dunnett's series about one Francis Crawford of Lymond. It's set in the sixteenth century; a time of political intrigue, religious reformation, intellectual debate and scientific discovery. The first book - The Game of Kings - introduced Lymond, second son of a (fictional) Scottish noble family inserted into the (real) events of the time. Lymond is highly intelligent, skilled in verse and music, but in diplomacy and warfare too. He declaims like a dream, he fights like a demon, and he is, of course, a man of honour. And of course too, he is a man of honour which is called into question. The Game of Kings sees him return to Scotland from exile in order to clear his name and save the child Queen Mary from a plot against her.

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