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Renowned for her exceptional historical fiction, Dorothy Dunnett masterfully intertwines scholarship with creativity in her acclaimed series, The Lymond Chronicles and The House of Niccolo, set in 15th and 16th century Europe and the Mediterranean. Her novel King Hereafter explores the life of Earl Thorfinn of Orkney, believed to be King Macbeth. Awarded the OBE in 1992, Dunnett's legacy endures with her character Francis Crawford of Lymond, voted Scotland's favorite literary character in 2014. She passed away in 2001, leaving a lasting impact on literature.