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GRANDMASTER Justtn Gilead – magnificent athlete, American, genius, spy Alexander Zharkhov – determined, ambitious, master strategist, head of the feared Soviet secret agency, Nichevo Two men, born on opposite sides of the world on the same day, destined to oppose each other throughout their lives, driven by powerful forces – forces they can neither understand nor deny. As 10 year old chess prodigies they first meet – both lonely, both meaning to win, both wearing the symbol of the gold coiled serpent. They know the uses of pleasure, the secrets of pain, the impact of evil turned upon itself. They understand the deadly forces that grip the world in swift violence, sudden death. But only one man may be the GRANDMASTER. As compelling as Shibumi, GRANDMASTER is an extraordinary tale of spymasters and assassins, murder and intrigue played against a background of Far Eastern mysticism, from Moscow to Washington, from Havana to Tibet, until one man stands alone the GRANDMASTER. Paperback 427 pages In good to very good preloved condition