Gagner la guerre
core novel 2009 Le Vieux Royaume
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  FR |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.47 (2,541 ratings, collected 2026-10-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9782915793642 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The galleys of the Republic of Ciudalia have just crushed the fleets of the Sublime Sovereign of Ressine, and Benvenuto Gesufal, an efficient and unscrupulous swordsman in the service of the Podestat Leonide Ducatore, believes the worst of the storm has passed. He could not be more wrong. Winning a war is all very well, but when the spoils have to be shared among the victors new quarrels awaken, the criminal arrangements Benvenuto made among Ressine's enemies and the Podestat's opponents begin to surface, and the knives come out, which happen to be very much his line.
Where it sits
- Universe: Le Vieux Royaume
- Series: Récits du Vieux Royaume core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jean-Philippe Jaworski
Awards (verified)
- Prix Imaginales (Meilleur roman francophone), 2009: won
Notes
- Jaworski's first novel.
- From the series record (Récits du Vieux Royaume): Two story collections and a novel set in the Old Kingdom.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Récits du Vieux Royaume: position 2 of 3: previous Janua Vera (2007) · next Le Sentiment du fer (2015)
Sources
- Bibliothèques de Paris: Le Sentiment du fer (Electre summary)
- Livraddict: Gagner la guerre (Les Moutons électriques, La bibliothèque voltaïque, 5 March 2009, ISBN 978-2-915793-64-2)
- Bibliothèques de Paris: Gagner la guerre (Folio, 2015; Electre summary, Prix Imaginales 2009)
- Critiques Libres: Gagner la guerre (review)
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