The Prize in the Game (novel)
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The Prize in the Game is Jo Walton
's third novel, published by Tor Books
in December 2002. The novel is a prequel to Walton's first two novels, The King's Peace
and The King's Name; its main characters appear as minor or off-stage characters in those books. The story was loosely inspired by the Táin Bó Cúailnge
.
Jo Walton
Jo Walton is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002 and the World Fantasy award for her novel Tooth and Claw in 2004. Her novel Ha'penny was a co-winner of the 2008 Prometheus Award...
's third novel, published by Tor Books
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
in December 2002. The novel is a prequel to Walton's first two novels, The King's Peace
The King's Peace (novel)
The King's Peace is a fantasy novel written by Jo Walton and published by Tor Books in October 2000. The first of Walton's published novels, it is also the first of three "Sulien" novels. It was followed in 2001 by a sequel, The King's Name, and in 2002 by a prequel, The Prize in the Game...
and The King's Name; its main characters appear as minor or off-stage characters in those books. The story was loosely inspired by the Táin Bó Cúailnge
Táin Bó Cúailnge
is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, often considered an epic, although it is written primarily in prose rather than verse. It tells of a war against Ulster by the Connacht queen Medb and her husband Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge, opposed only by the teenage...
.
Publication history
- 2002, USA, Tor Books ISBN 0765302632, Pub date 1 December 2002, Hardback
- 2004, USA, Tor Fantasy ISBN 0765346702, Pub date 4 May 2004, Mass Market Paperback
External links
- The King's Peace Page Index Walton's site via the Wayback MachineWayback MachineThe Wayback Machine is a digital time capsule created by the Internet Archive non-profit organization, based in San Francisco, California. It is maintained with content from Alexa Internet. The service enables users to see archived versions of web pages across time, which the Archive calls a "three...
- Full text of the novel (under CCL)