num_pages: 367
description: This first edition of the cult classic of the chess world in the 1990s, following the descent of a chess master into madness, is now released in a new reprint. Chess aficionados will appreciate the use of technical chess notation throughout the novel.The year is 1992 and Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, has come out of retirement to play a return match against Russian challenger Boris Spassky. Martin Fairchild, a promising new talent, also arrives on the chess scene while pursuing his formal education. He works as a copy editor for "Caissa Times," a chess magazine published in La Jolla, California, and his future looks very promising. But despite good results in local and international chess tournaments, Martin's life begins to unravel as he becomes obsessed with violent ideas and discovers that he is being stalked by a female vampire.
language: English
title: Under the Black Sun
titlecomplete: Under the Black Sun
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Axiom Books