{"product_id":"the-tournament-paperback","title":"The Tournament - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"must-read\" (\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e) historical thriller from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Temple\u003c\/i\u003e follows a young Queen Elizabeth I thrust into a gripping game of deception and lust at the height of the Ottoman Empire. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1546, and Suleiman the Magnificent, the feared Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, issues an invitation to every king in Europe: \u003ci\u003eYou are invited to send your finest player to compete in a chess tournament to determine the champion of the known world.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thousands converge on Constantinople, including the English court's champion and his guide, the esteemed scholar Roger Ascham. Seeing a chance to enlighten the mind of a student, Ascham brings along Elizabeth Tudor, a brilliant young woman not yet consumed by royal duties in Henry VIII's court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet on the opening night of the tournament, a powerful guest of the Sultan is murdered. Soon, barbaric deaths, diplomatic corruption, and unimaginable depravity--sexual and otherwise--unfold before Elizabeth's and Ascham's eyes. The pair soon realizes that the real chess game is being played within the court itself and its most treacherous element is that a stranger in a strange land is only as safe as her host is gracious.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Reilly is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and #1 international bestselling author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Four Legendary Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tournament\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Zoo of China\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Five Greatest Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Six Sacred Stones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven Deadly Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIce Station\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTemple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArea 7\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScarecrow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eScarecrow Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the children's book \u003ci\u003eHover Car Racer\u003c\/i\u003e and the novella \u003ci\u003eHell Island.\u003c\/i\u003e His books have been published in more than twenty languages in twenty countries, and he has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide. Visit him at MatthewReilly.com and at Facebook.com\/OfficialMatthewReilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477906022765,"sku":"9781476749563","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/zxsB0xwgZ19781476749563.webp?v=1782183177","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tournament-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}