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The Eight

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Katherine Neville

By Katherine Neville

By Katherine Neville

By Katherine Neville

By Katherine Neville
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By Katherine Neville
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By Katherine Neville
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By Katherine Neville
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Jun 23, 1997 | ISBN 9780345419088

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    About The Eight

    New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.

    The South of France, 1790—Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life—and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world. . . .

    About The Eight

    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….

    About The Eight

    New York City, 1972–A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.

    The south of France, 1790–Mireille de Rémy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life–and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world….

    About The Eight

    New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward.

    The South of France, 1790—Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life—and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world. . . .

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    About Katherine Neville

    Katherine 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… More about Katherine Neville

    About Katherine Neville

    Katherine 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… More about Katherine Neville

    About Katherine Neville

    Katherine 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… More about Katherine Neville

    About Katherine Neville

    Katherine 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… More about Katherine Neville

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jun 23, 1997 | 624 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780345419088

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Historical Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jan 14, 1990 | 624 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345366238

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $32.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 23, 2007 | 1550 Minutes | ISBN 9781415942734

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 23, 2007 | 450 Minutes | ISBN 9780739354346

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    Praise

    “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.”
    —People

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