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| Original Title: | The Eight |
| ISBN: | 0345366239 (ISBN13: 9780345366238) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Eight #1 |
| Characters: | Catherine "Cat" Velis, Alexander Solarin, Mireille |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) Paris,1792(France) Algiers(Algeria) |
Katherine Neville
Paperback | Pages: 598 pages Rating: 3.91 | 32894 Users | 2569 Reviews
Identify Of Books The Eight (The Eight #1)
| Title | : | The Eight (The Eight #1) |
| Author | : | Katherine Neville |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 598 pages |
| Published | : | January 14th 1990 by Ballantine Books (first published December 27th 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Thriller. Fantasy |
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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....Rating Of Books The Eight (The Eight #1)
Ratings: 3.91 From 32894 Users | 2569 ReviewsRate Of Books The Eight (The Eight #1)
The absolute worst. Intolerable. The kind of endless, deluded, humorless, self-satisfied, tone-deaf, utterly witless manuscript that I'm sure publishers find in the mail all the time but must NEVER EVER PUBLISH. Picked it up hoping for approximately the literary equivalent of "National Treasure," instead got the literary equivalent of diarrhea. That this is beloved by anyone anywhere, and that it ever elicited the press quotes inside the front cover, absolutely boggles my mind. There is NOI was given this novel to read, as a similar level of enjoyment as The DaVinci Code.I'm here to say, not even close.It has all the hallmarks that lead to an enjoyable read for me - historical figures, layered storylines, small details that add to great importance as the story develops, and zzzzzz.....Let me state that I enjoy playing chess. However, reading about it is something of a completely different nature. Figures, playing methodologies, inside references, et al just made my eyes glaze
I don't even know what to say about his book.It had so much potential but failed to deliver it the right way.There are two female leads-Mireille,who lives in the 18th century,and is actually a really cool character,and Catherine Velis,who lives in the 70s,and is a really irritating character.I just didn't like her,my biggest problem with her is that she's a freaking know-it-all-''Oh I don't know anything about Algeria but I know that...'' or ''Oh I don't know anything about chess but I know
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 series!It's all about a chess match. In theory. But in reality. Russian history. Clever moves and alliances. Family connections. Politics. Strong motivation. Good, thought provoking suspense.
"The Eight" reads like a student attempting to wow her professor by using as many similies as she can (irony intended). I think Neville chose the name "The Eight," because there are roughly eight sentences per chapter that don't contain a forced, awkward similie.At least that was true for the first 90% of the novel, which was almost Dickensien in its detail. For the last 10%, it is writen more like a short story, with months of time being skiped and important, climactic scenes being rushed into
The Eight - ExKathleen NevilleThe Montglane Service, an ornate, jeweled chess set given to Charlemagne by the Moors, is said to hold a code which when deciphered will bring great power. Nations and individuals have schemed to possess all the pieces. As the set is dispersed during the French Revolution, a young novice risks her life to safeguard it. Alternating with her story are the present-day efforts of a U.S. computer expert and a Russian chess master to assemble the set and solve its
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