<p><b>Discover the compelling and addictive adventure from one of the nation''s favourite historical writers, perfect for fans of<i> Game of Thrones</i></b><br><br><b>''A brilliant storyteller, <i>The Lymond Chronicles </i>will keep you reading late into the night'' </b><i>The Times Literary Supplement</i><br> ________<br><b><br><i>''I despised men who accepted their fate. I shaped mine twenty times and had it broken twenty times in my hands''</i></b><br><br><b>1547.</b> After five years imprisonment and exile far from his homeland, Francis Crawford of Lymond - scholar, soldier, rebel, nobleman, outlaw - returns to Edinburgh.<br><br> But for many in an already divided Scotland, where conspiracies swarm around the infant Queen Mary, he is not welcome.<br><br> Lymond is wanted for treason and murder, and he is accompanied by a band of killers and ruffians who will only bring further violence and strife.<br><i><br> Is he back to foment rebellion?<br> Does he seek revenge on those who bani