Diane Webb

Victory City is an epic story telling of an India long vanished . At a time when Europe was fighting its own religious and renaissance battles so too was the Vijayanagara empire in Southern India . The folly of religious bigotry and monopolies, the power of writing and words, the stupidity and brilliance of human beings and their leaders, blood, family ,life and death are all considered in this scintillating novel

Reading this book was an unexpected treat and shows what a fascinating attractive world the world of gaming is . The title comes from a famous Macbeth quote which in its original context concerns the cruelty and futility of life's battles It is a platonic love relationship story about a creative partnership between two gamers who bond as teenagers and grow up to take the world of gaming by storm with their combined genius. Li,e all fine novels Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow helps us to u derstand love and life,pain and death, our need to escape and the importance of facing reality It is a beautifully written book