The Game of War

- Readers' Favorite Gold Medalist
- Dante Rossetti First Place Winner (CIBA)
- IAN Book of the Year Winner
Never meet your heroes. Especially if they're dead.
One such hero is Dantess' grandfather, a priest of War whose legend was born from a lifetime of glorious battles. Every day, fifteen-year-old Dantess trains to be just like his idol, hoping to join War's temple.
Only, his father sees the temple not as a hero's forge, but a grinder of idealistic souls like his son's. He forbids Dantess entry, but one rebellious act lands his father inside, a prisoner of the very god he despises.
Now Dantess faces a gut-wrenching choice: watch his father rot in War's dungeon, or become the monster his father fears-a priest whose extraordinary powers come from the God of War himself. Using those abilities in the temple's brutal arena, the Game of War, is the only path to freedom.
Dreams of glory curdle into a reality of blood and betrayal. Visions of his dead grandfather whisper dark secrets, twisting the priest's legacy into a web of lies. Can Dantess forge his own path or will his grandfather's hidden darkness claim him too?
If you like your epic young adult fantasy with a real edge, enter the Game of War, where Shadow and Bone meets the Game of Thrones in a heart-pounding battle for survival. Anyone craving action, magic, and a hero pushed to the brink should click "Buy Now" to begin the journey.
Here's what readers are saying:
----- "The Game of War is one hell of an action-packed thrill ride... It's a heartfelt origin story, a gut-wrenching coming of age, and an exceptional character-driven epic fantasy. I loved this book." -Cully Mack, Author of A Voice that Thunders
----- "A superb fantasy novel. Any fantasy reader [will] completely submerge themselves in the pages just to break the surface, addicted, needing more." -Readers' Favorite Review
----- "A brilliantly executed prequel. The Game of War is a mighty tome that builds a solid foundation for the rest of the Chaos universe." -Indies Today Review
----- "[The Game of War] is an exciting and fast-paced story packed with extended sequences that would be right at home in a Steven Spielberg movie. At the end, I was left wanting more, much more." -Josh Mandel, Award-winning designer of Spider Robinson's Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
----- "A dark, immersive, and brand new take on a hero's journey. Dantess' story will keep you reading until the sun comes up!" -Lily Luchesi, USA Today Bestselling Author
----- "Game of War is riveting and compelling. Introducing new, fascinating characters, adventures and relationships, Glen Dahlgren weaves another magical book that is a must-read for any fan of fantasy literature." -Barbara Blackburn, Knights of the Dinner Table

Glen Dahlgren is the award-winning author of the acclaimed book series, the Chronicles of Chaos, dubbed "what fantasy fiction should be" by New York Times bestselling author and fantasy legend Piers Anthony. Books in this now complete series won multiple Readers' Favorite Gold Medals, American Fiction Awards, Independent Author Network Book of the Year awards, and the Dante Rossetti Award.Glen has also written, designed, directed, and produced critically-acclaimed, narrative-driven computer games for the last three decades. What's more, he had the honor of creating original fantasy and science-fiction storylines that took established, world-class literary properties into interactive experiences. He collaborated with celebrated authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (The Death Gate Cycle), Robert Jordan (The Wheel of Time - now a TV series from Amazon), Frederik Pohl (Heechee saga), Terry Brooks (Shannara), and Piers Anthony (Xanth) to bring their creations to the small screens. In addition, he crafted licensor-approved fiction for the Star Trek franchise as well as Stan Sakai's epic graphic novel series, Usagi Yojimbo.