Narrated By: John Banks
Duration: 1 day, 2 hours and 41 minutes
What to expect
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Caprice and Rondo by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.
January 1474, in the deep cold of an ice-bound Danzig: a man is spending a frivolous winter not facing up to his responsibilities ... It is the merchant Niccolo, diviner, soldier, banker to Kings; shunned by all who know him after revelations of hismurderous mischief-making. But his talents are too great to be squandered, and a subtle political dance ensues as rivals in Poland, Venice, and Persia bid for his services in trade and war and diplomacy. Niccolo has lost his family; but he will discover a new purpose in life...
Genre
Historical fiction, Historical adventure fiction, Historical romance
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Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety
A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention
Marvellous, breathtaking
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas
Vivid, engaging, densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction
Praise for Dorothy Dunnett
A masterpiece of historical fiction