The Eight by Katherine Neville

The Eight by Katherine Neville

For centuries a secret has been carefully hidden from those who would abuse its power. One daring and enigmatic woman gives her life to defy the rules and protect history from changing course forever. With France aflame in revolution, and the power of her king checked, the nuns of Montglane Abbey are forced to unearth a secret buried for a thousand years within their fortress walls. As the women scatter across the world they take with them the pieces of a mystical chess set given to Charlemagne by eight mysterious Moors. Embedded in each piece of chess service is a code. Whomever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power - a game that will bring about the end of all kings. Centuries later, another young woman is chosen to join those protecting the missing pieces - will she deduce the answer to the greatest riddle of all time?

Katherine Neville was for twenty years an international consultant and computer executive in energy and finance. She numbered among her employers and clients IBM, the Algerian government, the US Department of Energy, OPEC, The New York Stock Exchange and the Bank of America. She completed her post graduate studies in African literature, and was for some years a commercial photographer, professional model and painter. She has worked in seven countries on three coountries and in more than twenty states of the United States. She draws on her diverse experiences to enrich her novels. Ms. Neville's first novel, The Eight, has been translated into more than fifteen languages. She lives in Virginia and Washington DC. Visit the author's website at www.katherineneville.com

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ISBN 13	9780552154673
ISBN 10	0552154679
Title	The Eight
Author	Katherine Neville
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2006-05-03
Number of pages	736
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