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| Author | Michael Dobbs |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | House of Cards trilogy |
| Genre | Political thriller |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | July 1989 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 1492606618 |
| OCLC | 880303283 |
| Followed by | To Play the King |
| Website | www |
House of Cards is a political thriller novel by British author Michael Dobbs. Published in 1989, it tells the story of Francis Urquhart, a fictional Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, and his amoral and manipulative scheme to become leader of the governing party and, thus, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
A television adaptation, written by Andrew Davies and produced by the BBC was aired in 1990. A six-part radio adaptation of the first novel, written by Neville Teller aired on BBC Radio 4 in 1996.[1] In 2013, the serial and the Dobbs novel were the basis for an American television adaptation set in Washington, D.C., commissioned and released by Netflix.
The novel was followed by two sequels: To Play the King and The Final Cut. Both were adapted for television by the BBC and aired in 1993 and 1995 respectively.