# Race Of Scorpions

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- Book: [Race Of Scorpions](https://www.bookquiver.com/dorothy-dunnett/race-of-scorpions) ([Race Of Scorpions.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/dorothy-dunnett/race-of-scorpions.md))
- Authors: [Dorothy Dunnett](https://www.bookquiver.com/dorothy-dunnett)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4194-656-6
- Published: 2000-01-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

This is the third book in the " House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's apprentice, as he plays for the highest stakes with the greatest super-powers in Europe.