The Game (Jones novel) explained

The Game
Cover Artist:Rick Berry[1]
Author:Diana Wynne Jones
Country:United States, United Kingdom
Language:English
Genre:Children's, Fantasy, High Fantasy
Publisher:Firebird Books (US)
HarperCollins (UK)
Release Date:2007 (US)
2008 (UK)
Media Type:Print (Hardback, (US) Paperback, UK)
Pages:192
Isbn:0-14-240718-6
Congress:PZ7.J684 Gam 2007
Oclc:71126883

The Game is a children's fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones.[2] [3] [4] It explores a young girl's life and her relation to the "Mythosphere." This book pulls heavily from Greek and even some Russian mythology.

Plot

Hayley's parents disappeared when she was a baby. Since then, she has been raised and homeschooled by her grandparents. Grandad is overworked and travels a lot; Grandma is much too strict and never lets her meet any children her own age. When Hayley does something wrong—she is not quite sure what—they pack her off to her aunts in Ireland. To Hayley's shock, the number of people in her family is much larger than she thought; to her delight, the children all play what they call “the game,” where they visit a place called “the mythosphere.” And while she plays the game, Hayley learns more about her own place in the world than she had ever expected.

Hayley encounters various mythological figures during the course of her adventures in the mythosphere, including Actaeon and Baba Yaga.

Characters

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Publication: The Game. isfdb. 2024-08-18. 16 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416105009/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?89508. live.
  2. Web site: 2007-03-05 . The Game by Diana Wynne Jones . 2024-08-18 . . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019195726/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-14-240718-9 . live .
  3. Web site: 2007-04-01 . The Game . 2024-08-18 . . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240818192158/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/diana-wynne-jones/the-game-3/ . live .
  4. Web site: Horton . Rich . 2007 . The SF Site Featured Review: The Game . 2024-08-18 . SF Site . 18 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240818192118/https://www.sfsite.com/07a/ga251.htm . live .