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The Unicorn Hunt

The House of Niccolo 5

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The Unicorn Hunt

By: Dorothy Dunnett
Narrated by: John Banks
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.

The fifth title in the "House of Niccolo" sequence, recreating the perilous world of trade, war and banking in Renaissance Europe. Niccolo has returned to Venice from Africa - richer, wiser yet ever unpredictable. He journeys to Scotland, closer at hand to the secrets of his birth.

Action & Adventure Historical Historical Fiction Medieval Fiction Middle Ages Romance Banking Italy

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Praise for Dorothy Dunnett (-)

A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention

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Marvellous, breathtaking (-)
A masterpiece of historical fiction (-)
One of the greatest tale-spinners since Dumas (-)

Lashings of excitement, colour and subtlety

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Vivid, engaging, densely plotted - are almost certainly destined to be counted among the classics of popular fiction (-)
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