At the dawn of the french revolution, when soldiers are looting the abbeys and monasteries, the set is dug up from an abbey in the pyrenees and scattered around the world. Susan denaker a woman who enjoys chess for a hobby is offered the chance to collect the pieces of a very old chess service, which when all of the. I took the eight home that night and became an avid katherine neville. The author katherine neville, apparently has an insatiable appetite for research because this novel is full of very complicated and varied information. Written by katherine neville, audiobook narrated by susan denaker. Katherine neville s groundbreaking novel, the eight, dazzled audiences more than twenty years ago and set the literary stage for the epic thriller. The washington post called her groundbreaking first novel. The eight has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This particular abbey hides a very special chess set. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. A quest for a mystical chess service that once belonged to.
The eight audiobook by katherine neville 9780739354346. The eight was katherine nevilles debut novel and was published in 1988. Before she leaves, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer. It is an adventurequest novel in which the heroine, computer whiz catherine velis, must enter into a cryptic world of danger. Shes never come close to the magic of this book since, but most writers never hit this level of amazing story telling after many years so even 25 years after its debut, i am still in awe of the eight and nevilles ability to write it. The eight the eight audiobook, by katherine neville. Free download or read online the eight pdf epub book. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right. The eight has been translated into more than thirty languages. Buy a cheap copy of the eight book by katherine neville. Louis, missouri, and she previously worked as a photographer, a model, a.
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The author katherine neville, apparently has an insatiable appetite for research because this novel is full of very complicated and varied information from chess to mathematics to science. The fire the free library of philadelphia overdrive. Before heading off to a new assignment in algeria, cat has her palm read by a fortuneteller. Eight a novel by katherine neville available from rakuten kobo. New york city, 1972a dabbler in mathematics and chess, catherine velis is also a computer expert for a big eight accounting firm. Back in 1988 a customer came into book passage and told me about the eight. The eight, an intellectually and structurally complex novel, follows two narrative. In the eight, katherine neville introduced us to the montglane service, a chess set which once belonged to.
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The eight book by katherine neville 9 available editions. Katherine neville author katherine neville is the author of the eight, the magic circle a usa today bestseller, and a calculated risk a. Katherine neville is an american author who writes adventure quest novels. 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.
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