Beliogard and Chorny were locked in a perpetual war, conducted by magic-a war whose battles lasted centuries, a war conducted by the rules of chess.
Each member ot the Courts of the two countries-king, queen, prince, bishop, knight and squire-had their own prescribed magical moves: and when the king was killed the whole world disappeared.
Pedino was the Bellogardian queen's squire, sent on a dangerous mission to uncover a Chornian spy. Little did he know that the woman he'd fallen in love with on his travels was a Chornian bishop's squire.
In an inspired series of moves he managed to kill the other Chornian bishop-but his country's enemies were playing an unfamiliar game, and soon his entire world was threatened with extinction...
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Paperback: 7" x 4½". Etat : Very Good: Light signs of wear. Cover Art: Geoff Taylor (illustrateur). 1988 Edition. © 1986: A stand-alone novel by Ian Watson. 1st printing of 1988 edition:- Synopsis: Bellogard and Chorny were locked in perpetual war, conducted by magic, a war whose battles lasted centuries, a war conducted by the rules of chess. Each member of the Courts of the two countries - king, queen, prince, bishop, knight and squire - had their own prescribed magical moves: and when the king was killed the whole world disappeared. Pedino was the Bellogardian queen's squire, sent on a secret mission to uncover a Chornian spy. Little did he know that the woman he'd fallen in love with on his travels was a Chornian bishop's squire. In an inspired series of moves he managed to kill the other Chornian bishop - but his country's enemies were playing an unfamiliar game, and soon his entire world was threatened with extinction:- Review(s): "For sheer inventiveness and intellectual brilliance, Ian Watson has already established a place in the front rank of contemporary writers" - Sunday Times / "Ian Watson is among the very few writers of any sort of fiction who can genuinely handle the front line of contemporary intellectual work" - The Observer / "He seems to have an inexhaustible curiosity about the possibilities of other ways of living and perceiving life, and has proven his ability to explore these ideas with both humour and seriousness. Fantasy worked out with science-fictional rigour" - City Limits:- (original price £2.95). N° de réf. du vendeur 12.011.00012
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