Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Dorothy Dunnett

Born: August 25, 1923
Died: November 9, 2001 (aged 78)
Bio: Dorothy Dunnett was a Scottish historical novelist. She is best known for her six-part series about Francis Crawford of Lymond, The Lymond Chronicles, which she followed with the eight-part prequel The House of Niccolò.
Known for:
- The Game of Kings (1961)
- Niccolo Rising (1986)
- King hereafter (1976)
- Queens' play (1964)
- The disorderly knights (1966)