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The Gameshouse
- The Serpent, The Thief and The Master
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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The Gameshouse
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Publisher's Summary
From the author of the word-of-mouth phenomenon The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August comes a mesmerising tale of a mystical gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate of empires. 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 best-seller 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.
Critic Reviews
"Utterly readable, utterly believable and compelling...one of the fiction highlights of the decade." (Judy Finnigan on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August)
"Beautiful and gripping." (Guardian on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August)
"North's talent shines out." (Sunday Times)
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- Jacob Osborne
- 22-07-2021
Another great listen from Claire
Claire North is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. Her stories are original, her characters are unique. Very glad she was recommended to me.
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- Orla
- 23-04-2017
An interesting trilogy of novellas
I listened to all three over the space of two days and really enjoyed them. The concept of the Gameshouse is interesting and, along with its characters, very well delivered. I love the way Claire North can write about life in very different ages, right up to modern day, without it coming across awkward or clichéd. Highly recommend, even more so if you enjoy her other books.
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