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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Vintage Books
Publication date
September 1, 1997
Pages
581
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679777489
ISBN-10
0679777482
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Original list price
$17.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Dorothy Dunnett Companion | The Game of Kings | Pawn in Frankincense | King Hereafter | Queens' Play | Niccolo Rising | The Ringed Castle | The Disorderly Knights | Scales of Gold
The Dorothy Dunnett Companion | The Game of Kings | Pawn in Frankincense | King Hereafter | Queens' Play | Niccolo Rising | The Ringed Castle | The Disorderly Knights | Scales of Gold
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Returning to France to take up arms against England, soldier-scholar Francis Crawford achieves great success on the battlefield, but the dark secrets of his past return to haunt him, in the epic conclusion of the Lymond Chronicles. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
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.
Editions
Hardcover
from Buccaneer Books (August 1, 1983)
9780899663197 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.85 lbs | List price $39.95
About: The grand finale to Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles, "Checkmate" finds Francis Crawford returning to France to lead an army against England.
About: The grand finale to Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles, "Checkmate" finds Francis Crawford returning to France to lead an army against England.
from Amereon Ltd (December 1, 1976)
9780848812928 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $40.95
About: The grand finale to Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles, "Checkmate" finds Francis Crawford returning to France to lead an army against England.
About: The grand finale to Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles, "Checkmate" finds Francis Crawford returning to France to lead an army against England.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (September 1, 1997)
9780679777489 | details & prices | 581 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Returning to France to take up arms against England, soldier-scholar Francis Crawford achieves great success on the battlefield, but the dark secrets of his past return to haunt him, in the epic conclusion of the Lymond Chronicles.
About: Returning to France to take up arms against England, soldier-scholar Francis Crawford achieves great success on the battlefield, but the dark secrets of his past return to haunt him, in the epic conclusion of the Lymond Chronicles.
Reprint edition from Grand Central Pub (August 1, 1984)
9780446313018 | details & prices | List price $4.95
About: Recounts the sixteenth-century adventures of Francis Crawford of Lymond as he battles physical and emotional weariness in his efforts to discover his heritage
About: Recounts the sixteenth-century adventures of Francis Crawford of Lymond as he battles physical and emotional weariness in his efforts to discover his heritage
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