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The Eight

By Katherine Neville

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| Paperback | 9780345419088

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Book Description

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 piContinue

3 Reviews

I picked this up because it was supposed to appeal to those who enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, and in my case, that was right on - I loved it. If you are a chess fan, then you might particularly enjoy it, though I'm not and still loved the book. Big chase around the planet, with lots of riddles/puzzle ... (continue)

I picked this up because it was supposed to appeal to those who enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, and in my case, that was right on - I loved it. If you are a chess fan, then you might particularly enjoy it, though I'm not and still loved the book. Big chase around the planet, with lots of riddles/puzzles to figure out. If you did *not* like the Da Vinci Code, I would definitely avoid this one.

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― Bashful said on Aug 31, 2008 | Add your feedback

I stumbled on this book via a chess website and it turned out to be pretty decent. Following two parallel story lines, one in the 1970's and one in the 1790's, The Eight tells the story of a legendary chess service that contains a secret that people are willing to kill for.
While similar in n ... (continue)

I stumbled on this book via a chess website and it turned out to be pretty decent. Following two parallel story lines, one in the 1970's and one in the 1790's, The Eight tells the story of a legendary chess service that contains a secret that people are willing to kill for.
While similar in nature to The Davinci Code, The Eight suffers in that it covers an imaginary artifact made prominent in a time period that many people don't know (or care) much about. The result is that unless the reader has some chess background, the hook of the story is less relevant.
The prose is awkward in some places and some of the asides are overly long. I much preferred the 1970's storyline to the older one, but overall the book was fairly compelling.

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― Braydin said on Jul 16, 2008 | Add your feedback

This book was ok. When I was told about it, they said "If you like The DaVinci Code, you'll like this one" so I was expecting this great read, however, it wasn't quite as suspenceful The DaVinci Code. Neville jumped between th 1790s and the 1970s which at first was a little bit confusing, but then I ... (continue)

This book was ok. When I was told about it, they said "If you like The DaVinci Code, you'll like this one" so I was expecting this great read, however, it wasn't quite as suspenceful The DaVinci Code. Neville jumped between th 1790s and the 1970s which at first was a little bit confusing, but then I thought it made the book a lot more interesting. I can't say that I would overwhelmingly recommend this to others, but if people like a little suspence and history then yes. Also if they were interested in chess.

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― SheReads said on Mar 6, 2007 | Add your feedback