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\nI’ve known Jo Walton a long time, from before she became a succesful novelist, when she was “just” one of the most interesting posters in various Usenet groups like rec.arts.sf.written<\/cite> and Rec.arts.sf.fandom<\/cite>. You could therefore say I wanted this novel to be good. Fortunately, having read one of her earlier novels, The King’s Peace<\/cite>, I knew it was very likely going to be. And I was right.\n<\/p>\n \nWhich reminds me that The Prize in the Game<\/cite> is actually set in the same world as The King’s Peace<\/cite> and functions as a sort of prequel to it, showing the background story of some of the secondary characters. You don’t need to have read it to enjoy The Prize in the Game<\/cite> however; it completely stands on its own. The quickest way to describe The Prize in the Game<\/cite> is as a coming of age novel set in a fantasy version of Celtic Ireland, in which some of the viewpoint characters may not actually come of age. Be careful though to assume too much from this; the island of Tir Isarnagiri differs from the real or even mythological Ireland in important ways. No leprechauns here.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Prize in the Game
\nJo Walton
\n341 pages
\npublished in 2002
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