The Eight, Katherine Neville
The Eight, Katherine Neville
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The Eight

Author: Katherine Neville

Narrator: Susan Denaker

Unabridged: 25 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/23/2007

Synopsis

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 Author

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 Eight was voted one of the top ten books of all time. Neville lives in Virginia and Washington, D.C.Susan Denaker’s extensive theatre credits include numerous plays in the West End of London, national tours, and many English Rep companies, including a season with Alan Ayckbourn’s company in Scarborough. More recently in the United States, Susan has appeared in Our Town and Sweet Bird of Youth, both at the La Jolla Playhouse, and Breaking Legs at the Westport Playhouse.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Kelly on 2008-12-02 03:30:38

I found this book dull. It felt as if she tried too hard add historical figures into to what could have been a fairly good story. It helped my insomnia by putting me to sleep a few times.

Goodreads review by Jamal on July 16, 2008

Three weeks ago I held a yard sale. To pass the time I picked up this book I'd never seen from a box of books none of which I'd ever read and none of which I remember buying. Of the many surreal happenings of that day one of the most strange was when, immediately after reading the first page, a well-......more

Goodreads review by James on September 01, 2017

4 stars to Katherine Neville's The Eight. I stumbled upon this one by hearing about book #2's release and had to start first from the beginning. I'm so glad I did. Characters are well developed. Plot is intricate. Suspense is on target. Story-telling and narration are rich. I want a third book in the......more

Goodreads review by Robert on January 23, 2008

Katherine Neville, The Eight (Ballantine, 1988) This novel has achieved almost cult status in some circles, and many people consider it one of the best adventure novels ever written. It's a useful way to separate folks you know into two categories: those who are more interested in plot, and those who......more

Goodreads review by Maria on September 25, 2017

Sinceramente, me ha encantado!......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on April 20, 2021

Leído por primera vez en 2004. Le puse un ocho (no es coña) Leído por segunda vez en 2013. Se quedó en 6/10. Pues eso, que recordaba que me había gustado mucho por el rollo de misterio & ajedrez, salió en un Club de Lectura y lo re-leí. Otro fracaso en relecturas (¡Y luego me decís que por qué no re-l......more

Quotes

“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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