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Title: The Game of Kings
Author: Dorothy Dunnett
Narrator: Samuel Gillies
Format: Unabridged
Length: 24 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-07-13
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 166 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The Game of Kings: First in The Lymond Saga. It's August 1547, and unrest in Europe is rife. Scotland, nominally ruled by 4 year old Queen Mary, is heaving with intrigue - and hot gossip. The notorious rebel, Crawford of Lymond, is rumoured to be back in Edinburgh.
The city is sealed, but such things never worry 'Lymond'. As usual, he leaves a characteristic trail of hue and cry, vanished contraband, and a drunken sow.Infamous for his ingenuity, Lymond has his own plan, starting with setting fire to his brother's castle and purloining his mother's silver. Stories about him abound, agreeing only that he's not a man to sit idle. With Europe recently unbalanced by royal deaths, he'll take a hand in The Game Of Kings.
Members Reviews:
At Last, the best in historical fiction!
I'm a fan of the Game of Thrones series (assuming it will one day be finished). But Dunnett's "Lymond Chronicles" has everything GoT has, squared. To begin this book is to step into another universe. The first time I read the series--this is my third time through--when I closed the cover at the end of Book 6 I felt like Adam or Eve, unwillingly leaving Eden behind.
Francis Crawford of Lymond is a hero you will never, ever forget.
The story begins in Scotland in 1547. The series takes you across Europe and Asia and back. The characters become a part of your world. The settings are exquisite, or barren, or squalid, or magnificent. The research is impeccable. The humor can be dry, droll, or outrageously slapstick. The danger is breath-taking. The background story--of the little girl, Mary Queen of Scots--is a compelling scaffold for the drama of the Crawford family.
Disappointing
I've loved the Lymond Chronicles since I discovered them in the 80s and have reread them so many times my books are literally falling apart. I just couldn't take this production and gave up on it after about an hour. Samuel Gillies read this as if it were a stage play with an almost vaudeville cadence; it was painful to hear. Definitely wish Andrew Napier had done the narration.
The rest of the recorded books in the series are SO much better.
Best historical series ever! But awful narration!
Would you listen to The Game of Kings again? Why?
I can't bring myself to listen to the narration again. If I didn't want to have the entire series in my library I would return it. I'll have to just read the ebook when I want to enjoy this wonderful series again and again.
What other book might you compare The Game of Kings to and why?
It can only compare to the other five books in the series. It's so rich, complex, mature, and also frequently hysterically funny!
What didnt you like about Samuel Gilliess performance?
He's way too mature for the main characters, especially Francis Crawford of Lymond. This is supposed to be a young man with a voice that's described as light, mellow, extremely witty and clever, sometimes cutting and sarcastic. Mr. Gillies sounds like an over-aged and over-dramatic stage actor, and is completely wrong for this series. My dearest hope is that someday Andrew Napier, the narrator of the rest of the series, will redo this volume.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I frequently laughed and cried when reading this book multiple times.
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Title: The Game of Kings
Author: Dorothy Dunnett
Narrator: Samuel Gillies
Format: Unabridged
Length: 24 hrs and 47 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-07-13
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 166 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The Game of Kings: First in The Lymond Saga. It's August 1547, and unrest in Europe is rife. Scotland, nominally ruled by 4 year old Queen Mary, is heaving with intrigue - and hot gossip. The notorious rebel, Crawford of Lymond, is rumoured to be back in Edinburgh.
The city is sealed, but such things never worry 'Lymond'. As usual, he leaves a characteristic trail of hue and cry, vanished contraband, and a drunken sow.Infamous for his ingenuity, Lymond has his own plan, starting with setting fire to his brother's castle and purloining his mother's silver. Stories about him abound, agreeing only that he's not a man to sit idle. With Europe recently unbalanced by royal deaths, he'll take a hand in The Game Of Kings.
Members Reviews:
At Last, the best in historical fiction!
I'm a fan of the Game of Thrones series (assuming it will one day be finished). But Dunnett's "Lymond Chronicles" has everything GoT has, squared. To begin this book is to step into another universe. The first time I read the series--this is my third time through--when I closed the cover at the end of Book 6 I felt like Adam or Eve, unwillingly leaving Eden behind.
Francis Crawford of Lymond is a hero you will never, ever forget.
The story begins in Scotland in 1547. The series takes you across Europe and Asia and back. The characters become a part of your world. The settings are exquisite, or barren, or squalid, or magnificent. The research is impeccable. The humor can be dry, droll, or outrageously slapstick. The danger is breath-taking. The background story--of the little girl, Mary Queen of Scots--is a compelling scaffold for the drama of the Crawford family.
Disappointing
I've loved the Lymond Chronicles since I discovered them in the 80s and have reread them so many times my books are literally falling apart. I just couldn't take this production and gave up on it after about an hour. Samuel Gillies read this as if it were a stage play with an almost vaudeville cadence; it was painful to hear. Definitely wish Andrew Napier had done the narration.
The rest of the recorded books in the series are SO much better.
Best historical series ever! But awful narration!
Would you listen to The Game of Kings again? Why?
I can't bring myself to listen to the narration again. If I didn't want to have the entire series in my library I would return it. I'll have to just read the ebook when I want to enjoy this wonderful series again and again.
What other book might you compare The Game of Kings to and why?
It can only compare to the other five books in the series. It's so rich, complex, mature, and also frequently hysterically funny!
What didnt you like about Samuel Gilliess performance?
He's way too mature for the main characters, especially Francis Crawford of Lymond. This is supposed to be a young man with a voice that's described as light, mellow, extremely witty and clever, sometimes cutting and sarcastic. Mr. Gillies sounds like an over-aged and over-dramatic stage actor, and is completely wrong for this series. My dearest hope is that someday Andrew Napier, the narrator of the rest of the series, will redo this volume.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I frequently laughed and cried when reading this book multiple times.