Foster was a pale blond in his twenties; he made his moves with a prissy carefulness that was maddening. ... Benny Watts couldn't beat her, and some prissy graduate student from Louisville wasn't about to drive her.
Engineering a living chess game consisting of members of the royal court for Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, Leonardo da Vinci's triumph is marred by the murder of one of the chess "pieces," and he is caught up in court intrigue when he ...
But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing. 'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis' The Telegraph
The writing about addiction is just fantastic. I underlined so many bits of it... I didn't want it to end' Bryony Gordon on BBC Radio 4 'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis' Telegraph
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four.
When the Quint Confederacy and the Kos Empire went to war—again—Queen Samara wisely kept her Rogue Coalition out of the conflict.
"THE RULES OF WAR HAD BEEN CHANGED.
. . Vivid.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Readers can expect plenty of intrigue and danger in this refreshing new series.”—Mystery Scene Magazine
... flashing on its chain. At long last the cardinal permitted himself a small, satisfied curve of his lips and indicated a nearby chair. “Will you not sit, my lord?” “Thank you.” Lervan seated himself and accepted the cup of wine a servant ...
With her future uncertain after the loss of her husband, Mandria's heir, to the forces of dark magic, Princess Pheresa is named Princess Royal if she will accept Lervan as her new husband, but when the old king dies and Pheresa succeeds to ...