Royal Gambit
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
When the heir to the throne dies suddenly, his sister is forced to step up. Princess Louise is unprepared for the job, and there's so much she doesn't know.
Like the fact that her childhood friend, Alix, is actually a bodyguard positioned in her life by the mysterious Checquy to protect against supernatural threats to the crown.
Or the fact that Alix suspects foul play in the Prince of Wales' death.
With Louise's elevation in rank, Alix goes from operating largely in shadows to standing directly in the spotlight. Her skills are tested to the limit as she tries to hide her powers and the world of the supernatural, while investigating a royal assassination, protecting her friend now she's in the firing line, and all while appearing to be the perfect royal companion.
Not even the Checquy could have trained her for this.
The long-awaited fourth instalment in the acclaimed Checquy Files, Royal Gambit is O'Malley at his brilliant best. Perfect for fans of The Umbrella Academy and The Dresden Files.
'It is extremely difficult to explain just how thrilling, entertaining, witty, and jawdroppingly original the Checquy novels are. O'Malley's world-building is astonishing. . . for anyone who enjoys a good supernatural fantasy, Royal Gambit is required reading' - Booklist
'Daniel O'Malley cannot write a bad book. He's great! Don't miss him' - Charlaine Harris, bestselling author of True Blood
'As always, O'Malley imbues his imagined world with realistic details and finds plentiful humor in the clash of the supernatural and the bureaucratic' - Publishers Weekly
READERS ARE LOVING ROYAL GAMBIT:
'Fast-paced, with a sense of humor and lots of tiaras' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'OMG, I only regret that I have to use words to convey to you how much I love this book and this series, and I can't just beam my thoughts into the universe and make you read it . . . I hope this series never ends' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Drama and action that were intriguing, often hilarious, and full of twists and turns' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'O'Malley's writing is smart and witty. I love this series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Great, fun, fastpaced book with some interesting ideas and fantastic vibes! the ideas are impeccable throughout' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I love this series. It feels like a workplace comedy that happens to be set in an absurdist urban fantasy world . . . I couldn't put it down, and I hope O'Malley keeps writing these' ⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
O'Malley's fourth thriller featuring the Checquy Group, "a covert agency within the British government that dealt with, and was partially staffed by, the supernatural" (after 2022's Blitz), offers an entertaining blend of fantasy and humor. The Group's oddball missions—like botanist Alix's investigation into "a pot of malevolent nasturtiums in Cumbria that had been directing bees to swarm people and also steal their credit card details"—are interrupted when Edmund, the Prince of Wales, dies suddenly of unknown causes. Suspicions that Edmund was assassinated make identifying the cause a Checquy priority. Those fears intensify after Odette Leliefeld, an alchemist and Checquy ally, discovers a small pyramid emerging from the prince's brain during an autopsy, a bizarre symptom also seen eight years earlier in an American college student. Alix and Odette team up to solve the mystery. As always, O'Malley imbues his imagined world with realistic details and finds plentiful humor in the clash of the supernatural and the bureaucratic. ("For all its astounding capabilities, the Checquy was still a government agency, which meant there were never enough funds or staff for a project.") Series fans will be delighted.
