The Eight
by Katherine Neville
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Pub Date Jul 21 2015 | Archive Date Jun 20 2016
Open Road Integrated Media | Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Description
The riveting #1 international bestselling novel about the quest across centuries by two intrepid women in different eras to reunite the pieces of a powerful, ancient chess set
A fabulous, bejeweled chess set that belonged to Charlemagne has been buried in a Pyrenees abbey for a thousand years. As the bloody French Revolution rages in Paris, the nuns dig it up and scatter its pieces across the globe because, when united, the set contains a secret power that could topple civilizations. To keep the set from falling into the wrong hands, two novices, Valentine and Mireille, embark on an adventure that begins in the streets of Paris and leads to Russia, Egypt, Corsica, and into the heart of the Algerian Sahara.
Two hundred years later, while on assignment in Algeria, computer expert Catherine Velis finds herself drawn unwillingly into the deadly “Game” still swirling around the legendary chess set—a game that will require her to risk her life and match wits with diabolical forces.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Katherine Neville including rare images from her life and travels.
A fabulous, bejeweled chess set that belonged to Charlemagne has been buried in a Pyrenees abbey for a thousand years. As the bloody French Revolution rages in Paris, the nuns dig it up and scatter its pieces across the globe because, when united, the set contains a secret power that could topple civilizations. To keep the set from falling into the wrong hands, two novices, Valentine and Mireille, embark on an adventure that begins in the streets of Paris and leads to Russia, Egypt, Corsica, and into the heart of the Algerian Sahara.
Two hundred years later, while on assignment in Algeria, computer expert Catherine Velis finds herself drawn unwillingly into the deadly “Game” still swirling around the legendary chess set—a game that will require her to risk her life and match wits with diabolical forces.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Katherine Neville including rare images from her life and travels.
Advance Praise
“A feminist answer to Raiders of the Lost Ark.” —The Washington Post Book World
“With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold.” —People, critics’ choice review
“Daring, original, and moving . . . With two believable heroines, nonstop suspense, espionage, murder, and a puzzle that seems the key to the whole Western mystical tradition, this spellbinder soars above the level of first-rate escapist entertainment. . . . It seems destined to become a cult classic.” —Publishers Weekly
“A fascinating piece of entertainment that manages to be both vibrant and cerebral . . . Few will find it resistible.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“The female counterpart to Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose . . . Impossible to put down.” —Boston Herald
“Brimming over with magical formulas, mystical quests, Russian spies, resolute heroes, plucky heroines . . . and all that adventure, romance and intrigue are moves in the cosmic game of chess that is the novel’s plot.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Part Ludlum-esque thriller, part Borges-inspired historico-fantasy . . . Look forward to hours and hours of pure reading pleasure.” —Le Figaro
“With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold.” —People, critics’ choice review
“Daring, original, and moving . . . With two believable heroines, nonstop suspense, espionage, murder, and a puzzle that seems the key to the whole Western mystical tradition, this spellbinder soars above the level of first-rate escapist entertainment. . . . It seems destined to become a cult classic.” —Publishers Weekly
“A fascinating piece of entertainment that manages to be both vibrant and cerebral . . . Few will find it resistible.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“The female counterpart to Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose . . . Impossible to put down.” —Boston Herald
“Brimming over with magical formulas, mystical quests, Russian spies, resolute heroes, plucky heroines . . . and all that adventure, romance and intrigue are moves in the cosmic game of chess that is the novel’s plot.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Part Ludlum-esque thriller, part Borges-inspired historico-fantasy . . . Look forward to hours and hours of pure reading pleasure.” —Le Figaro
Available Editions
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| ISBN | 9781504013673 |
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