Cheats never prosper. At least that's what everyone else would have you believe. But Lex Trent knows better. Lex knows that, with a bit of luck, the quickest route to success is to lie, swindle and cheat all the way to the top.
Unfortunately Lex has taken his scams a step too far...
Rather than see his neck in a noose, he's forced to go on the run in a world of irritable Gods, fearsome magicians and strange beasts.
But luck is still on his side, just.
The God's favourite pastime is The Games...
and Lex has just become one of the human playing pieces. With fame, glory and untold wealth at stake, Lex isn't going to lose (especially as that so often involves dying)- in fact he fully intends to beat the Gods at their own game.
This book is quite different from what I usually read but I really enjoyed it. I didn't think that Lex Trent was a particularly likable character but this just adds to the story as he gets himself into one scrape after another.
Alex Bell gives the reader non-stop action and adventure throughout the book. The pace of the story is pretty fast especially when Lex becomes involved in The Games. I loved the vivid descriptions within the book and I think that it would make a brilliant film.
Alex Bell takes quite ordinary objects and situations and gives them a magical twist. I loved the enchanted ship that Lex travels on and the squabbling Gods who use humans for their own gain.
I hope that there will be more Lex Trent books as he is the kind of character that wouldn't stop at one adventure.
