To Lie with Lions

The House of Niccolo 6

By: Dorothy Dunnett

Narrated by: John Banks

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of To Lie with Lions by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks.

Merchant-banker Nicholas de Fleury, having wrested his infant son from the boy's formidable mother, pauses en route to the land of golden light to set in train a deception that will ensnare nations in the triumphant ruin of his enemies. This is volume six in the "House of Niccolo".

Critic reviews

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

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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 (-)

Poor quality audio spoilt an excellent book

I have been loving this series, but intermittently throughout the listening of this and the previous book, the audio disappears entirely for seconds at a time, and stutters in similar fashion for a good chunk of the story. Losing ANY moments in this complex and well-written drama remove some of the important elements so cleverly woven by the author. I am very disappointed it was not picked up by AUDIBLE, and repaired.