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Cardmaster
1997
First Published
3.71
Average Rating
312
Number of Pages
The demon-haunted cardsmith's apprentice Byron struggles with his limited skills and attacks from mysterious enemies. And when he comes into the possession of some very hot magic-bearing cards, he draws the attention of the cardmaster Cerise. Soon they're off to the Great Game up in the mountains for virtual "war across the table". Gangs of cardplayers will battle with sprawling card decks simulating armies and supplies and terrain. The prize is leadership of three small kingdoms. If Byron and Cerise can stay alive. If the leaders aren't assassinated by a spying traitors. And if the pillaging hordes of the Shinyar don't ravage the valley first!
Avg Rating
3.71
Number of Ratings
24
5 STARS
33%
4 STARS
21%
3 STARS
29%
2 STARS
17%
1 STARS
0%
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Author

Clayton Emery
Clayton Emery
Author · 13 books

Clayton Emery is an umpteen-generations Yankee, Navy brat, and aging hippie who grew up playing Robin Hood in the forests of New England. He's been a blacksmith, dishwasher, schoolteacher in Australia, carpenter, zookeeper, farmhand, land surveyor, volunteer firefighter, and award-winning technical writer. He's a member of the Mystery Writers of America and Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America. Clayton lives with his sweetie in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where his ancestors came ashore in 1635. From: http://www.claytonemery.com/CE\_bio.html

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