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The Serpent: Gameshouse Novella 1 Audiobook
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In this adventure novel set in 17th-century Venice, one brave woman dares to compete in the higher league of a mysterious establishment known as the Gamehouse.
There, fortunes are made and fortunes are broken over games of chess, backgammon and every other game under the sun.
But those whom fortune favours may be invited to compete in the higher league . . . a league where the games played are of politics and empires, of economics and kings. It is a league where Capture the Castle involves real castles, where hide and seek takes place on a scale as big as the British Isles.
Not everyone proves worthy of competing in the higher league. But one woman, who is about to play, may just exceed everyone's expectations.
Though she must always remember: the higher the stakes, the more deadly the rules . . .
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"I am deeply fond of Claire North's work in all of its many faces, but "The Gamehouse" series is some of the best writing in her collection. "The Serpent" is the ideal introduction to the world and the terrifying stakes. "
— Elizabeth (5 out of 5 stars)
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An astonishing re-invention of the time travel narrative. Bold, magical and masterful.
— Mike Carey, on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The Serpent Listener Reviews
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" I love all the Gameshouse books, I think number 2 is my favorite but this one is so close as well. The story and the concept of the games house is so fantastical and fun that it's hard not to love all 3 books. "
— Yogi, 3/26/2018
About Claire North
Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing her first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and was included in the Washington Post's Best Books of the Year list. Her novel, The Sudden Appearance of Hope, won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.
About Peter Kenny
Peter Kenny, an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a talented and experienced actor, voice-over artist, singer, musician, and designer, with over twenty-five years of experience working in theater, film, television, and audio. He has achieved great critical acclaim for multicharacter recordings of audiobooks by authors such as Iain Banks, Christopher Priest, and Edmund St Aubyn.