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In the midst of the French Revolution, a young novice discovers that her abbey is the hiding place of a chess set, once owned by the great Charlemagne, which allows those who play it to tap into incredible powers beyond the imagination. She eventually comes into contact with the major historical figures of the day, from Robespierre to Napoleon, each of whom has an agenda.
The Eight is a non-stop ride that recalls the swashbuckling adventures of Indiana Jones as well as the historical puzzles of Umberto Eco which, since its first publication in 1988, has gone on to acquire a substantial cult following.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Computer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years.In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide valuable pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful. Seller Inventory # DADAX0345366239
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Book Description mass_market. Condition: New. Reprint. Review"Readers thrilled by The Da Vinci Code will relish the multi-layered secrets of The Eight."-MATTHEW PEARL, author of The Dante Club"A BIG, RICH, TWO-TIERED CONFECTION OF A NOVEL . . .A ROUSING, AMUSING GAME."-San Francisco Chronicle"A fascinating piece of entertainment that manages to be both vibrant and cerebral . . . Few will find it resistible."-Los Angeles Times Book Review"With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold."-PeopleProduct DescriptionComputer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years.In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide valuable pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful.From Publishers WeeklyIn this "astonishing fantasy-adventure," Catherine Velis, a computer expert banished to Algeria by her accounting firm, gets caught up in a search for a legendary chess set once owned by Charlemagne. "A thoroughly accomplished first novel," praised PW , "daring, original and moving, it seems destined to become a cult classic."Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.From the Inside FlapComputer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years.In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide valuable pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful.From the Back CoverComputer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years.In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide valuable pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful.About the AuthorKatherine Neville is the author of The Eight, The Magic Circle (a USA Today bestseller), and A Calculated Risk (a New York Times Notable Book). The Eight has been translated into more than thirty languages. In a national poll in Spain by the noted journal El País, The Eight was voted one of the top ten books of all time. Neville lives in Virginia and Washington, D.C.Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.THE DEFENSECharacters tend to be either for or against the quest. If they assist it, they are idealized as simply gallant or pure; if they obstruct it, they are characterized as simply villainous or cowardly. Hence every typical character . . . tends to have his moral opposite confronting him, like black and white pieces in a chess game.-Anatomy of Criticism, Northrop FryeMontglane Abbey, FranceSpring 1790A FLOCK OF NUNS CROSSED THE ROAD, THEIR CRISP WIMPLESfluttering about their heads like the wings of large sea birds.As they floated through the large stone gates of the town,chickens and geese scurried out of their path, flapping andsplashing through the mud puddles. The nuns moved throughthe darkening mist that enveloped the valley each morningand, in silent pairs, headed toward the sound of the deep bellthat rang out from the hills above them.They called that spring le Printemps Sanglant, the BloodySpring. The cherry trees had bloomed early that year, longbefore the snows had melted from the high mountain peaks.Their fragile branches bent down to earth with the weightof the wet red blossoms. Some said it was a good omen thatthey had bloomed so soon, a symbol of rebirth after the longand brutal winter. But then the cold rains had come andfrozen the blossoms on the bough, leaving the va. Seller Inventory # BKZN9780345366238
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