{"product_id":"gameshouse","title":"Gameshouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone has heard of the Gameshouse. But few know all its secrets . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the place where fortunes can be made and lost though chess, backgammon - every game under the sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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 \u003ci\u003eCapture the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e involves real castles and where hide and seek takes place on the scale of a continent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong those worthy of competing in the higher league, three unusually talented contestants play for the highest stakes of all . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Claire North, author of word-of-mouth bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Originally published as three digital-only instalments: \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Thief \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Master.*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Claire North:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the fiction highlights of the decade'' \u003c\/b\u003eJudy Finnigan, Richard and Judy Book Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''North''s talent shines out''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Little short of a masterpiece''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Poignant and intensely gripping''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Terrific, smart and entertaining'' \u003c\/b\u003ePatrick Ness\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319008633214,"sku":"NW9780356513126","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780356513126.jpg?v=1778699617","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/gameshouse","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}