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The Spring of the Ram: The House of Noccolo v. 2 (The House of Niccolo) (Paperback)

by Dorothy Dunnett (Author)
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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (27 Jan 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140113592
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140113594
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,854 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, last outpost of Byzantium, and the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas's step-daughter - at the tender age of thirteen - has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas, sowing disaster at every port. And time is of the essence: Trebizond may fall tot he Turks at any moment. Crackling with wit, breathtakingly paced, THE SPRING OF THE RAM is a pyro technic blend of scholarship and narrative shimmering with the scents, sounds, colors and combustible emotions of the 15th century.

About the Author

Dorothy Dunnett is the author of the world famous Lymond Chronicles set during the sixteenth century, as well as the on-going House of Niccolo series. She was awarded the OBE for services to literature in 1992. She lives in Edinburgh.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fifteenth century adventure page turner., 29 May 2001
By philipagnew@aol.com (Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews
This is the second in the series of 'The House of Niccolo'. This time the author takes the central character, Nicholas - an apprentice who has risen through marriage to head a trading company - to an adventure in the last outpost of western culture in the East, Trebizond. The story flows with more twists and turns than one would expect. Through competition from his arch rival Pagano Doria, and mixing with emperors, Nicholas has to use all his growing skills in intrique and busines, to keep on the pathway of survival and profit. This is a great book, as soon as I had finished it, the next in the series was ordered.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another feast, 10 Oct 2007
By Didier (Ghent, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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Volume two of the Niccolo-series sees Niccolo/Nicholas setting out for the Ottoman empire as the head of the Charetty trader-family to outdo all rival merchants with the incomparable gusto he already demonstrated in "Niccolo Rising".

As the first volume, and all the following, this is a historical novel of a breathtaking depth and beauty. Do yourself a favour, buy them all in a single go and then just sit down and enjoy.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The spring of the ram, 21 Aug 2005
By Anne Penfold "nineyrol" (Sarlat, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Spring of the Ram (The House of Niccolo) (Hardcover)
An excellent read, absorbing and full of detail. I never fully understood the relationship between Nicolas and Marion, maybe I shall find out the next time. I will read this again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious history
Dorothy Dunnett has done it again! Another multi coloured gloriously detailed picture of a long gone civilization peopled by complex and believable human beings giving yet another... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing the C15th to life
This is the second volume of Dunnett's second great series built around the enigmatic Nicholas, once a dyer's apprentice in Bruges, and now the leader of a trading company setting... Read more
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