{"product_id":"the-tournament-9781476749563","title":"The Tournament","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A complete success...action fans and PBS types can share their enthusiasm\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review) when a young Queen Elizabeth I is thrust into a gripping game of deception and lust at the height of the Ottoman Empire in this edge-of-your-seat historical thriller from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Zoo of China\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTemple\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\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\u003eThousands 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\u003eYet 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReilly, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Matthew 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.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515344851218,"sku":"9781476749563","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9fd5ce6e-2a9e-433e-96bb-65980bdf2e8e.jpg?v=1731003243","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tournament-9781476749563","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}