The Gameshouse Audiolibro Por Claire North arte de portada

The Gameshouse

The Serpent, The Thief and The Master

 Vista previa
OFERTA POR TIEMPO LIMITADO

3 meses gratis
Prueba por $0.00
La oferta termina el 31 de julio, 2025 a las 11:59PM PT.
Elige 1 audiolibro al mes de nuestra colección inigualable.
Escucha todo lo que quieras de entre miles de audiolibros, Originals y podcasts incluidos.
Accede a ofertas y descuentos exclusivos.
Premium Plus se renueva automáticamente por $14.95/mes después de 3 meses. Cancela en cualquier momento.

The Gameshouse

De: Claire North
Narrado por: Peter Kenny
Prueba por $0.00

$0.00/mes despues de 3 meses. La oferta termina el 31 de julio, 2025 a las 11:59PM PT. Cancela en cualquier momento.

Compra ahora por $24.19

Compra ahora por $24.19

Confirma la compra
la tarjeta con terminación
Cambiar método de pago
Al confirmar tu compra, aceptas las Condiciones de Uso de Audible y el Aviso de Privacidad de Amazon. Impuestos a cobrar según aplique.
Cancelar

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 Ficción Ficción Contemporánea Género Ficción Juegos Destino

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)
Engaging Storyline • Stunning Prose • Outstanding Narration • Political Machinations • Compelling Mystery
Con calificación alta para:
Todas las estrellas
Más relevante  
it's really worth listening or reading, the final part is so rewarding. Very unique narrative. And the reader is great, specially for accents !

Slow at the beginning, almost annoying but then

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
I became a fan of Claire North after reading The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August. The Gameshouse is my second experience with her writing. I enjoyed the story, while I feel like I would have had a better time with it if didn't go all-in with the three books contained in this trilogy in one go. I was drawn into The Serpent and when it ended, my motivation to learn about a new protagonist in a different setting was flagging. After a short delay, I got back on board and enjoyed the second book as much as the first.

Peter Kenny carries every character with respect and, in giving each a unique voice, presents an experience akin to a full-cast dramatization. I found no slips or anything worth complaining about in his performance. It was exceptional.

The Gameshouse itself is the big mystery. As we gain more knowledge of the rules and systems that define it, more questions roll in. There aren't any threads left untied by the end of the third book. The wrap-up and the ending were fitting while not wholly predictable, even with a hefty amount of foreshadowing and tells dropped from the very start.

Time for the complaint section: As I mentioned previously, swapping protagonists and settings was a kind of a bust, but worth pushing past to encounter a second story as good as the first. At times during the story, our omniscient narrator directly tells the reader how to feel or think about a character or action. I was jolted out of my immersion when I vehemently disagreed with one of those directives. By the time I reached book three, The Master, I would probably have enjoyed a few more stand-alone stories about individual players. Perhaps one of the late additions to the story that is rather pivotal while having a very limited amount of time on the page would have provided more thrill to the series as a whole if they'd had a more developed hand in play.

I'll rate this one, "A mystery about the ultimate game of chance with solid development and great characters."

A serialized trilogy released simultaneously

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
My favorite author after Iain Banks and Paolo Bacigalupi. Engaging story, excellent narration, just a wonderful book to listen to. Now I'm out of Claire North novels... frustrating!

Excellent! North and Kenny are perfect.

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Even reading the book would not be as enjoyable since Peter Kenny’s narration is so outstanding. Absolute class and really adds to what is a very well crafted tale.

Sterling narration

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Takes you on 3 amazing journeys! I think this book is highly underrated! Just read it!

Best Book Ever

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
I found this book completely mesmerizing. Wonderfully performed and so well written. Clair North is a writer I will continue to follow, I have enjoyed all her books so far

Wonderful

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
This should be a compelling story. Maybe it doesn’t work as an audiobook. Maybe it is too many insufficiently developed, too similar characters. But I just couldn’t get through it.

Uninspired

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
this is a very long chase scene, already perfect for a Hollywood adaptation. it is the mother of all conspiracy theories. the audio is superb but far outclasses the story.

conspiracy theory anyone?

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
I could not have enjoyed this more :) listened to it in it's entirety on a single car trip, which turned the experience from a chore to a delight. The entire book is modeled around the players of the game of kings and empires. It has all the fun of the political machinations of the great fantasy series, with some absolutely stunning prose to boot. This narrator and writer both have quickly become some of my absolute favorites.

Simple Premise, Brilliant Execution

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
this book had me hooked the entire time. i would recomend this to anyone. read this

what a great story

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Ver más opiniones