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The Gameshouse

The Serpent, The Thief and The Master

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The Gameshouse

By: Claire North
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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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.

©2015 Claire North (P)2015 Hachette Audio Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Fiction Game Thought-Provoking
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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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I love Claire North's books and I love Peter Kenny's narration. If I was rich I would walk through the world and visit all the places brought out in this book, but as I'm not I feel enriched by the journey these two have taken me on.

An excellent read, excellently read

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Such a big scale! I maybe would have liked some more explanation as to how the higher league debts were paid, otherwise, I really cannot wait for what this author might bring us next time.

Another top listen from claire. .

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Listened to this book to and from work. The narration is excellent and worthy of such a gripping tale. Best book I have listened to in the last 5 years.

What a journey!

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I loved it. I've also loved Claire North's other work. I thought it would be difficult for the same author to do this twice. I was wrong.

Peter Kenny - take a bow! This must be one of the best performances I've heard. Accents on target. Voices distinct. Never detracting - always adding to the experience!

Simply Brilliant!

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Just love Claire North. Her books are so well plotted , crafted and accessible but are almost poetical.They also have so many levels. Peter Kenny is exceptional.

You will not be disappointed

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