The Gameshouse

Paperback, 448 pages

Published May 28, 2019 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-316-49156-3
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Governments fall and economies decline. Banks shatter, computers fail, militaries rebel, borders close, deals collapse, pipelines run dry, satellites burn, men die, the world turns and the game goes on.

I wouldn't say it was a perfect conclusion to this wonderful mini-trilogy -- of the three novellas, this is probably the weakest, maybe because North promised so much it's practically impossible to deliver -- but it's certainly a satisfying one.

The Great Game - a game for the gameshouse itself, finally unfolds, bringing together characters from the previous books in a game of chess that spans the entire world. As pawns are moved and lives are lost, we gain a peak into the history of the gameshouse, and its very nature. But only a peak. Many questions are left unanswered. Which is part of the wonder of this book series.

I can't help but compare this trilogy to …

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