''Queenmagic, Kingmagic'' is a novel by Ian Watson published in 1986.

Plot summary

''Queenmagic, Kingmagic'' is a novel in which the hero and heroines are pawns in a game world involving chess, and travel to worlds of other games.

Reception

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reviewed ''Queenmagic, Kingmagic'' for ''

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'' #83, and stated that "The expected unexpected finale is very Watsonesque."

Reviews

*Review by Faren Miller (1986) in

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, #307 August 1986 *Review by Chris Morgan (1986) in

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, November 1986 *Review by Martyn Taylor (1986) in

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135 *Review by Orson Scott Card (1988) in

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, October 1988 *Review by Baird Searles (1988) in

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, December 1988 *Review by Michael Abbott (2010) in

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References

{{reflist 1986 British novels British science fiction novels Novels about chess Victor Gollancz Ltd books