The Game (Jones novel)

The Game
	First edition (US)
Author	Diana Wynne Jones
Cover artist	Rick Berry
Language	English
Genre	Children's, Fantasy, High Fantasy
Publisher	Firebird Books (US); HarperCollins (UK)
Publication date	2007 (US); 2008 (UK)
Publication place	United States, United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback, (US) Paperback, UK)
Pages	192
ISBN	0-14-240718-6
OCLC	71126883
LC Class	PZ7.J684 Gam 2007

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

Hayley
Grandpa
Grandma
Flute
Fiddle
Uncle Jolyon
Uncle Mercer
7 Aunts
Troy
Harmony
Tollie
More cousins
5 other Aunts
Hayley's dad Sisyphus
Hayley's mum Merope
Martya

References

^ "Publication: The Game". isfdb. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "The Game by Diana Wynne Jones". Publishers Weekly. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ "The Game". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ Horton, Rich (2007). "The SF Site Featured Review: The Game". SF Site. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

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[1] "Publication: The Game". isfdb. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[2] "The Game by Diana Wynne Jones". Publishers Weekly. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[3] "The Game". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[4] Horton, Rich (2007). "The SF Site Featured Review: The Game". SF Site. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

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v t e Works by Diana Wynne Jones
Chrestomanci	Charmed Life (1977) The Magicians of Caprona (1980) Witch Week (1982) The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988) Mixed Magics (2000) Conrad's Fate (2005) The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
Dalemark Quartet	Cart and Cwidder (1975) Drowned Ammet (1977) The Spellcoats (1979) Crown of Dalemark (1993)
Derkholm	Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) Year of the Griffin (2000)
Howl's Moving Castle	Howl's Moving Castle (1986) Castle in the Air (1990) House of Many Ways (2008)
Magids	Deep Secret (1997) The Merlin Conspiracy (2003)
Standalone works	The Ogre Downstairs (1974) Dogsbody (1975) Eight Days of Luke (1975) Power of Three (1977) The Time of the Ghost (1981) The Homeward Bounders (1981) Archer's Goon (1984) Fire and Hemlock (1984) A Tale of Time City (1987) Hexwood (1993) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (1997) The Game (2007) Enchanted Glass (2010)
Adaptations	Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Earwig and the Witch (2020)