The Gameshouse is an unusual institution. Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost through games of chess, backgammon -- every game under the sun.But a select few, who are picked to compete in the higher league, know that some games are played for higher stakes -- those of politics and empires, of economics and kings . . .In 1930s Bangkok, one higher league player has just been challenged to a game of hide and seek. The board is all of Thailand -- and the seeker may use any means possible to hunt down his quarry -- be it police, government, strangers or even spies . . .
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"One of the things I appreciate with Ms. North's work is that each story is genuinely unique. I was delighted to find this to be true even when the world was the same as introduced in "The Serpent." If you love gloriously written cat and mouse stories, settle in. You will LOVE THIS." — Elizabeth (5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the things I appreciate with Ms. North's work is that each story is genuinely unique. I was delighted to find this to be true even when the world was the same as introduced in "The Serpent." If you love gloriously written cat and mouse stories, settle in. You will LOVE THIS."
An astonishing re-invention of the time travel narrative. Bold, magical and masterful.
" I love all the Gamehouse books, but I think this one might be my favorite, it reads like a travelogue of Asia, and is a fun little story. the idea of the games house in general is so appealing to me as well. Highly recommend. "
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.
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.
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