{"product_id":"the-gameshouse-paperback","title":"The Gameshouse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire North\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe World Fantasy Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e presents a mesmerizing tale of a gambling house whose deadly games of chance and skill control the fate of empires.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone has heard of the Gameshouse. But few know all its secrets. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the place where fortunes can be made and lost through chess, backgammon -- every game under the sun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut those whom fortune favors 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 the scale of a continent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong those worthy of competing in the higher league, three unusually talented contestants play for the highest stakes of all. . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire North\u003c\/b\u003e is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, a Carnegie Medal-nominated author whose first book was written when she was just fourteen years old. She went on to write several other novels in various genres, before publishing her first major work as Claire North, \u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2014. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and an Audie nomination, and was included in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year list. Her next novel, \u003ci\u003eTouch\u003c\/i\u003e, was also in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year, in 2015. Catherine currently works as a theatre lighting designer and is a fan of big cities, urban magic, Thai food and graffiti-spotting. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156137082943,"sku":"9780316491563","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/QqNVMQOCNd9780316491563.webp?v=1776969595","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gameshouse-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}