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The Game of Kings
Book 1 in the The Lymond Chronicles series.
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In 1547, Francis Crawford of Lymond returns secretly to a Scotland that regards him as a traitor, outlaw and possible English agent. Operating through a band of border fighters and elaborate deceptions, he tries to expose the conspiracy behind his disgrace while the Rough Wooing threatens the child queen and the Scottish state. His methods make him appear most dangerous precisely when he is working to prevent a greater betrayal.