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The Tournament
A Historical Fiction Novel by Matthew Reilly
Book 1 of the Tournament Series
Subgenres:
- Tudor Fiction,
- Ottoman Empire,
- Historical Mystery
This book is for you if you're into...
- Historical thrillers set in the Ottoman Empire
- Court intrigue layered with murder and high-stakes chess
- Young Elizabeth Tudor navigating deadly political games
The year is 1546, and Suleiman the Magnificent, the feared Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, issues an invitation to every king in Europe: You are invited to send your finest player to compete in a chess tournament to determine the champion of the known world.
Thousands 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.
Yet 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.
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