The ringmaster’s gambit
by Yannis Karatsioris
First of all, I want to say I’m in love with The Game Series. I enjoyed
The Book of the Forsaken (Book #1) and looked forward to reading The Ringmaster’s
Gambit (Book #2) ever since. After I finished the second book I want more. Yannis Karatsioris is a gifted writer. No wonder both books get raving reviews on Amazon. Check out
this series and you won’t be disappointed.
My review of The
Ringmaster’s Gambit:
So Mr. Karatsioris did manage to create an even greater book than The
Book of the Forsaken (TBotF)! The Ringmaster’s Gambit is Book 2 in The Game
Series, and it’s a really well-written book. I really enjoy Yannis’ manner of
writing. The author is great at creating original, memorable characters. I was
hoping to see more of the characters from TBotF, after I’ve built a connection
with Daniel, Cassidy and Igor, but in TRG Yannis decided to focus his attention
on the Game and introduced a new cast of bright characters.
The ceremonies before for the Game and the performances were really
entertaining to read (well, here I feel Bulgakov’s influence the most, but I
also see it in Mr. Karatsioris’ characters, which is really cool IMHO). I was
really intrigued by the Moon’s Favorite and wished to know who it would be. I’m
not going to spoil the fun revealing his (or her) identity as that would be
unfair to the future readers of this book.
What I loved more about The Ringmaster’s Gambit than about TBotF is the
sarcastic storyteller’s voice (I mean, I loved it in Book 1, but it was even
greater in Book 2). It seemed to me that he’d become more mature than in the
first book. If in TBotF it has been overdone in a few places, here the
storyteller’s voice worked great.
The author introduces a thread about relics here, which IMO is a great
hook, although it’s unfinished in this book and I’m intrigued how it’s going to
be dealt with in the final book of the series. Can’t say much yet except that I
enjoyed reading about the memories of those historical figures.
Overall, The Ringmaster’s Gambit is a book that deserves to get into the
top lists of Urban/Contemporary Fantasy books. Watch out for that series. You
won’t regret it if you grab of copy of TRG.
About the author
Yannis Karatsioris, Greek born and raised, is 30 years old and lives in Athens, Greece. He has already staged a play, published a fantasy novel in Greek and, after winning with The Book of the Forsaken the gold medal on HarperCollins’ competition on Authonomy.com, is now making his first steps in the publishing world out of Greece.
His tastes, dark and sarcastic, guide him to a style reminiscent of Neil Gaiman, Douglas Adams, Jonathan Stroud and Mikhail Bulgakov.
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