The Gameshouse by Claire North
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
Very difficult to put down. . The Gameshouse works beautifully as a highly entertaining thriller . . . intoxicating -- SCIFINOW
A twisty tale of intrigue and games played for the highest possible stakes . . . An unusual, intriguing novel that's both a paranoid fantasy about a world where anyone can be bought and a broody tale about what really matters when anything can be gambled away -- KIRKUS
I just loved this book . . . Strongly recommended. VERY strongly -- BLUE BOOK BALLOON
North expertly melds the personal with the far-reaching. Action never lets up, and at times it even blends with philosophical questions of order and chaos -- LIBRARY JOURNAL
A twisty tale of intrigue and games played for the highest possible stakes . . . An unusual, intriguing novel that's both a paranoid fantasy about a world where anyone can be bought and a broody tale about what really matters when anything can be gambled away -- KIRKUS
I just loved this book . . . Strongly recommended. VERY strongly -- BLUE BOOK BALLOON
North expertly melds the personal with the far-reaching. Action never lets up, and at times it even blends with philosophical questions of order and chaos -- LIBRARY JOURNAL
Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing their first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. They have since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. They live in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780356513126 |
| ISBN 10 | 0356513122 |
| Title | The Gameshouse |
| Author | Claire North |
| Series | The Gameshouse |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2019-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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