{"product_id":"spys-mate-hardcover","title":"Spy's Mate - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBuchanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOR FANS OF\u003ci\u003e THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the late Cold War-era Soviet Union, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPY'S MATE: A NOVEL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e follows the coming of age of Yasha Basmajian, a young chess prodigy of Armenian origin who rises through the ranks of the Soviet chess establishment with dizzying rapidity. Along the way, however, he must contend with many pitfalls, including operatives who manipulate him, jealous rivals who try to humiliate him, and high officials who threaten him when he asserts his independence, or takes a principled stance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith help from a renegade coach and a team of anti-establishment grandmasters, Yasha manages to run the gauntlet of two Candidates Tournaments until eventually he faces the sinister, predatory World Chess Champion, Evgeny Volosin, in a match where the stakes are nothing less than life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Buchanan \u003c\/b\u003eholds degrees in English Literature from McGill University, the University of Toronto, and Stanford University. He taught British and Postcolonial Literature, as well as Creative Writing, at Sacramento State University (where he also served as English Department Chair) until his retirement in 2016. His poetry, short fiction, and scholarly articles have appeared in more than 200 journals, and he has published 4 book-length collections of poetry. His medical memoir, \u003cem\u003eLiving with Graft-Versus-Host-Disease\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Armin Lear Press in 2021. Brad Buchanan is a resident of Sacramento, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267253616889,"sku":"9789083488233","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/pLnFFB530f9789083488233.webp?v=1768862561","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/spys-mate-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}