The Devil's Game

By Poul Anderson

Book Overview

Seven people--including a porno star, a mercenary soldier, and a woman who cannot afford the treatment to save her child--come to Havener's Island to play a deadly game with a million tax-free dollars as the prize. But they are unaware their host is following the instructions of an inhuman creature--and even Havener doesn't know the real purpose of his demonic master's game.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671836897
• ISBN13: 9780671836894
• Release Date: October 1980
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Devil's Game

I have to disagree with the other reviews on this book. To be fair, the cover of the book and the back cover description is a little misleading, because the main focus doesn't really fall on the creature Samuel but on Sunderland Haverner; however, as a story in itself and the way Poul composes the tale I found that the book was well written and somewhat disturbing. We can all make our interpretations on to who or what Samuel is, but it's very possible Samuel never really existed, except in Sunderland's mind. The characters are far from being stereo-typed, unless you are stereo-typing their lives and their background. Each character had their own personalities, and as the days wore on they all started to change, and all for the worst. I give this book 4 stars, because it was well written and Poul mastered the art of different views real well. However, I think parts of it did drag on to the point of confusing or turning off the attention of the reader.