The Master, Claire North
The Master, Claire North
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The Master
Gameshouse Novella 3

Author: Claire North

Narrator: Peter Kenny

Unabridged: 3 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 11/03/2015

Synopsis

The Gameshouse is an unusual institution.

Many know it as the place where fortunes can be made and lost though 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 . . .

And now, the ultimate player is about to step forward.

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 becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. She has 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. She lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alissa on January 05, 2018

Thought-provoking themes, a brilliant story and a masterful execution! Finally the narrator takes the stage. I had my idea, there were cues, but nothing is at it seems, much to my delight and continued entertainment. In modern-day New York the board is set, the pieces are in place, the players are re......more

Goodreads review by L'encre de la magie on January 30, 2023

4,5 Avis Lecture 🧐 📖 "Le Maître", La Maison des Jeux tome 3, Claire North ♟️@lebelial "Le jeu n'est pas miséricordieux" Le tome 1 avait été un coup de cœur, le tome 2 avait jusque là ma préférence... Mais ce tome 3 les dépasse !!! 😱💖 Ce tome 3 nous montre le génie de l'autrice qui libère le pouvoir de L......more

Goodreads review by Lark on May 01, 2016

The finale to the Gameshouse series. Where Silver plays the Great Game and finally decides to challenge the Gamemaster herself. I literally laughed aloud when I realized that this book was set in the modern day as we know it right now. From old Venice to war torn Bangkok, we now move to this technol......more

Quotes

"An astonishing re-invention of the time travel narrative. Bold, magical and masterful."—Mike Carey, on The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

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