The Ringed Castle

from antiquary

To my mind, the best of the Lymond series after Game of Kings. It left me with a profound respect for John Chancellor of the Muscovy Company and even a sense of pity for Ivan the Terible.

from SeriousGrace

When we left Francis Crawford of Lymond he had just married Philippa Somerville and sent her home to England with his two year old son, Kuzum. Meanwhile, he hooked up with harem head, Kiaya Khatien...

from

It took me a little while to settle into this 5th volume of the Lymond Chronicles, the story arc that had done most to drive the last two volumes had come to a devastating conclusion. I knew that t...

from ValLloyd

At first this book seems to disconnect the 4th book from the final book Checkmate. My first reading was disappointing but on rereads I found it has a beauty all it's own. Now the book splits the ac...

from Misfit

"Not to every young girl is it given to enter the harem of the Sultan of Turkey and return to her homeland a virgin." Now that's what I call an attention getting opening! The Ringed Castle begins b...