Lymond Chronicles - Checkmate (1975)

Checkmate (1975)

Betrayed by his friends and forbidden to return to Russia for a year unless he wants to abandon his hopes for a divorce, Lymond is forced to take on the role of leader of France's armies in the war against the Spanish Empire. But here, in the country where his family roots run deeper than he suspects, Lymond will be forced to acknowledge the truth of his origins, even if that truth destroys everything, including his own mind.