The eight : a novel / Katherine Neville.
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TextPublication details: New York : Ballantine Books, 2008, c1988.Edition: Ballentine Books mass market edDescription: 614 p. ; 18 cmISBN: - 0345366239 (pbk.)
- 9780345366238 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Fiction | Neville Kat | Available | 33111006690693 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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....
"Includes an exclusive excerpt from the thrilling sequel"--Cover.
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 pieces are reassembled, gives the players a game of unlimited power.