Title from disc. Read by Bridget Collins, Sam Woolf, and Sarah Ovens. Compact discs.
Summary:
"At Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society's best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu, the great game, an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Lǒ Martin once excelled at Montverre but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now he has been exiled back to Montverre, his fate uncertain. But this rarified world of learning Lǒ once loved is not the same place he remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre's most prestigious post is now held by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as the Magister Ludi, the head of the great game. At first, Lǒ feels an odd attraction to the magister, a mysterious, eerily familiar connection, though he's sure they've never met before. As the legendary Midsummer Game approaches, the climax of the academy's year, long-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned."--Container.
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