BookRix

I didn't know much about chess until I read this story and gained a little knowledge on how the game is played...Power, Control, Sell Out or Trade ...some of the odds of Redemption....A very tantalizing story and very well written! Another great one to add to my great book repertoire. Love your work!! :)

I wish I had money so I could read the rest of this!

I absolutely love this idea!!!

WOW! I only read a little bit, but your writing is astounding!

Loving the cover, epic!

I was hooked from the first page. :) It was a really good read...and the ending was what surprised me the most. The details in the book made it all the more better, it was a really great book. And the way you worded the book was just...wow..it was really good. Great Job!

~Alexis

very beautiful indeed!!
the narration was very impressive and the story was magnificent.no exaggeration at all...it's a work of art! :)

I did NOT see that ending coming. Incredible. I loved it, John! :)

Review - It is rare in the world of literature when I don't see the ending coming. It is a delight when I'm surprised! Great writing as always. Smooth, entertaining, gripping. Again, this would be a great entry for a contest. Awesome job. Robynn

The title intrigued me immediately for obvious reasons, John, and then the blurb above sealed the deal. I had to read it.
It's a great cover, and after the fact I can see its relevance to the story inside. You chose well! Pay attention to those eyes, readers.

It's an old story-well, chess is an old game-with a new twist. I kind of figured out by the 29th move what the stakes might actually be. You didn't disappoint me.

Perhaps one of the most enjoyable things about this short is the fact that you wrote it so well; so clearly, as though you'd been perfecting the craft of storytelling for years. It would have been easy for you, or anyone else, to miss the mark using a game of chess as the centerpiece for a story. You hit a bullseye.