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The Gameshouse

3.97 (1,580 ratings by Goodreads)

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By (author): Claire North

Everyone has heard of the Gameshouse. But few know all its secrets . . .

It is the place where fortunes can be made and lost though chess, backgammon - every game under the sun.

But those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league . . . where the games played are of politics and nations, of economics and kings. It is a contest where Capture the Castle involves real castles and where hide and seek takes place on the scale of a continent.

Among those worthy of competing in the higher league, three unusually talented contestants play for the highest stakes of all . . .

From Claire North, author of word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and one of the most original new voices in modern fiction, comes the mesmerising tale of the Gameshouse, where games of chance and skill control the fate of empires.

*Originally published as three digital-only instalments: The Serpent, The Thief and The Master.*


Praise for Claire North:

''One of the fiction highlights of the decade'' Judy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club

''North''s talent shines out'' Sunday Times

''Little short of a masterpiece'' Independent

''Poignant and intensely gripping'' Guardian

''Terrific, smart and entertaining'' Patrick Ness

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Product Details
  • Format: Paperback
  • Weight: 300g
  • Dimensions: 126 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 30 May 2019
  • Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780356513126

About Claire North

Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb a Carnegie Medal-nominated author whose debut novel was written when she was just fourteen years old. She has fast established herself as one of the most powerful and imaginative voices in modern fiction. Her first book published under the Claire North pen name was The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August which became a word-of-mouth bestseller and won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Her follow-up Touch was described by the Independent as ''little short of a masterpiece''. Her next novel The Sudden Appearance of Hope won the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and The End of the Day was shortlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Her 2018 novel 84K received a special citation at the Philip K. Dick Awards and her latest novel The Pursuit of William Abbey has been shortlisted for a Locus award. Claire lives in London.

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