# The Great Game by Dave Duncan

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Great Game by Dave Duncan and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers recommend it enough to revisit it, and one commenter re-read it after a first reading. Few reviews were given beyond that.

## Why people recommend it

- People re-read it (1 comments): "I followed up by re-reading The Great Game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46399314))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran](https://hackerapproved.com/p/prophet.md): 5 recommend
- [Ducks by Kate Beaton](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ducks.md): 5 recommend
- [The Word, The Name, The Fire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/word-the-name-the-fire.md): 2 recommend
- [Untitled by Igor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/untitled-book.md): 2 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568654626?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781568654621) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Great Game by Dave Duncan", https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-game/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).