world travelers

INDEX

Some characters just won't hold still. We have mostly included these novels, such as novels about the Crusades, in the country where most of the action takes place. But occasionally that is a hard call to make. Below we have the peripatetics and reference to some series that take place over many regions.

Marco Polo - Christopher Columbus

The Walking Drum
Author: Louis L'Amour; Buy New: $5.99

Don't let the author's name stop you... you MUST read this book. It is as good as or better than any other medieval novel you've read. I don't know why the blurbs say it's about a French merchant traveling to China.. It's about a Breton druid and scholar traveling to Moorish Spain and the Near East with all the astounding adventure you could hope for. NH

House of Niccolo
Author: Dorothy Dunnett

A dyer's apprentice rises to become a wealthy banker and adventurer in the mid-15th century. Let me say right now.. I adore this series. Nicholas de Gleury is one of the most engaging and complicated protagonists I have found. These are all available from NLS and BKS. NH

Niccolo Rising
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $11.16

Bruges' local troublemaker rises from dyer's apprentice to husband of a rich widow twice his age.

The Spring of the Ram
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $10.85

Nicholas goes to the last outpost of the Byzantine Empire to enrich his wife and her diversifying dying business.

Race Of Scorpions
Author: Dorothy Dunnett;

A concubine, the Queen of Cyprus and her bastard brother Zaco all chase Nicholas all around the Mediterranean.

Scales of Gold
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $10.85

Nicholas finds tragedy and love in Africa.

The Unicorn Hunt
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $11.16

Nicholas travels to Scotland, Egypt and Sinai in search for gold.. or his son?

To Lie with Lions
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $11.25

Caprice and Rondo
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $10.85

Gemini
Author: Dorothy Dunnett; Buy New: $11.55

The Lymond Chronicles
Author: Dorothy Dunnett

Francis Lymond is a nasty piece of Scottish work who finds adventure during the 16th century. These are not for the intellectually weak of heart. All available on NLS and BKS.