Best Intrigue
House of Cards is an American political thriller television series adapted from Michael Dobbs’ novel and a British adaptation. The initial thirteen-episode season premiered in 2013, marking the first television series produced for Netflix by a studio. It draws upon both a 1989 book and a 1990 Britis...
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' reimagines the life of Thomas Cromwell during the reign of Henry VIII. Mantels prose is masterful, offering a deeply immersive and psychologically complex portrait of a pivotal figure in English history. The novels unique third-person limited perspective, centered on Cro...
Varicella is a 1999 interactive fiction game by Adam Cadre, created with Inform. The player controls Pier d'Varicella, a palace minister in the fictional Royal Palace of Piedmont attempting to become regent for the young prince following the king's death. The game is structured as a political thrill...
After the resolution of the debut, Kate and her Doll Emilico have officially become residents of the Shadows House. However, they are under constant vigilance by the Star Bearers—an elite group in charge of the children's wing. In order to escape from their surveillance and the morbid methods they u...
Noble House is a 1981 novel by James Clavell, part of his Asian Saga series that includes 'Shogun' and 'Tai-Pan.' Set in Hong Kong during the early 1960s, the story spans one week in the high-stakes world of international finance and trade, centered on the struggle of Ian Dunross, the tai-pan (supre...
Among the royal court, there is an individual feared as much as revered: the Raven Consort Ryuu Jusetsu. Residing in her jet-black palace and isolated from the emperor, she is the subject of countless rumors. Claimed to possess mystic abilities, she is said to take on any request—from finding lost i...
It is common knowledge that nobles will do anything for power; lying, manipulation, and extortion are the usual tactics. However, one family is exempt from this generalization: House Grail, whose main tenets are truth and integrity. The youngest daughter, Constance Grail, is just as moral as the res...
Edo-period Japan stands strong and proud, decades after its imminent doom was prophesied. The new shogun, Yoshimune "Nobu" Tokugawa, encounters an array of traditions that, to her modern judgment, make little sense. An epidemic exclusively rages among men, resulting in men making up only one-fifth o...
"A Column of Fire" is a historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett, published in 2017. It serves as the third book in the Kingsbridge series, following "The Pillars of the Earth" and "World Without End," though it is set centuries later. The narrative takes place during the 16th century, focusing...
Murder Plot is a 1979 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen, adapted from Gu Long's Wulin waishi and starring David Chiang, Candice Yu and Ching Li.
