The Prize in the Game

The wrath of a goddess tests alliances between kingdoms and tears apart the lives of four friends in this epic fantasy. Jo Walton’s first two novels, The King's Peace and The King's Name , earned her widespread praise and moved her to the front rank of contemporary fantasists. Now she returns with a powerful epic set in the same world . . . The Prize in the Game is the tale of the intertwined fates of four friends, destined for kingship but riven by rivalry and war. Gods stalk the island of Tir