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ⓘ About Dorothy Dunnett
Dorothy Dunnett was one of the most popular Scottish authors who used to write her novels based on the mystery and historical fiction genres. She was particularly famous for writing down The Lymond Chronicles, which is based on Francis Crawford hailing from Lymond. This series is a 6 volume series, which was followed by an 8 part prequel series known as The House of Nicolo. Other than her successful historical novel series, author Dunnett also wrote a book based on Macbeth, which is called as King Hereafter. In the mystery genre, she wrote a series called Johnson Johnson, which is based on the life of a spy/portrait painter of the same name.
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Who is Dorothy Dunnett?
Dorothy Dunnett was one of the most popular Scottish authors who used to write her novels based on the mystery and historical fiction genres. She was particularly famous for writing down The Lymond Chronicles, which is based on Francis Crawford hailing from Lymond. This series is a 6 volume series, which was followed by an 8 part prequel series known as The House of Nicolo.
Which Dorothy Dunnett series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Lymond Chronicles series, the earliest of Dorothy Dunnett's multi-book series: it opens with The Game of Kings (1961) and runs to 6 books across 1961–1975, ending with Checkmate (1975). Dorothy Dunnett's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Dorothy Dunnett written?
Dorothy Dunnett has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1961 and 2012. 25 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being The House of Niccolò series with 8 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Dorothy Dunnett's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dorothy Dunnett's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Lymond Chronicles (1961–1975, 6 books), Johnson Johnson (1968–1991, 7 books) and The House of Niccolò (1986–2000, 8 books), plus 1 more.
How are Dorothy Dunnett's books organised into series?
This guide splits Dorothy Dunnett's 28 books into 4 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The House of Niccolò (8 books, 1986–2000); Johnson Johnson (7 books, 1968–1991); The Lymond Chronicles (6 books, 1961–1975); Johnson Johnson Mystery (4 books, 1991–2012).