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The tournament

When the feared sultan of the mid-16th-century Ottoman Empire issues a chess tournament challenge to European royals, a young Elizabeth I accompanies England's champion, only to witness a brutal murder amid dangerous court machinations.

Main Author: Reilly, Matthew (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Gallery Books, 2015.
Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Elizabeth > I, > Queen of England, > 1533-1603 > Fiction.
Murder > Fiction.
Chess > Tournaments > Fiction.
Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 > Fiction.
Historical fiction. > England
Mystery fiction.
Summary: When the feared sultan of the mid-16th-century Ottoman Empire issues a chess tournament challenge to European royals, a young Elizabeth I accompanies England's champion, only to witness a brutal murder amid dangerous court machinations.
Physical Description: 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-310).
ISBN: 9781476749549
147674954X
Author Notes: Matthew Reilly was born in Sydney, Australia on July 2, 1974. He graduated from St. Aloysius' College and studied law at the University of New South Wales. He writes the Hover Car Racer series and the Jack West Junior series. His other works include Ice Station, Temple, Contest, Area 7, Scarecrow, and Hell Island.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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