Review: Great Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2011
The Metz brothers have created a wonderful novel entailing family hardships, mystery, suspense, friendship and, of course, chess.  It is extremely well written and held me  captivate from the very first page.  I especially enjoyed the way in which the chapters are set up.  Each chapter title tells the place and time and, as there are multiple stories taking place at once, all leading up to the same event, the narrative jumps back and forth between the early 1960s and 1965.  This tactic keeps the reader on his/her toes and is written in such a way as to promote suspense, especially as not all events are explained between past and present until exactly the right time.The characters within the story, especially Durriken, are extremely real and well written.  I enjoyed them all, especially Durriken and Dilia, as they embarked on their adventures and grew throughout the story.  This novel is action packed and will captivate those of all ages, especially lovers of chess--though those not familiar with the game will also find it extremely interesting.  Four stars.