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The Eight: A Novel
 

The Eight

by Katherine Neville

Katherine Neville's debut novel is a postmodern thriller set in 1972 ... and 1790. In the 20th century, Catherine Velis is a computer expert with a flair for music, painting, and chess who, on her way to Algeria at the behest of the accounting firm where she is employed, is invited to take a mysterious moonlighting assignment: recover the pieces of an old chess set missing for... (read more)

Top tags: mystery,  historical fiction,  fiction,  thriller,  chess (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Charlie A
  • Rated 5 stars

“An intriguing double tale of reimagined history. With a playful premise and spunky female protagonists that delight, The Eight's take on historical characters and their "true" motivations is a pleasing journey through time.”

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Betty B
  • Rated 1 stars

“Too long.
Did not keep my interest.
”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.152543 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.777778 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • tara times 43

    tara times 43 said:

    “did anyone else think that the ending was rushed & didn't fit with the rest of the book? i felt this could have easily been in my top 10 until i got to the end, and then i was so disappointed that i could cry.”

    posted Thursday, July 17 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Nicole

    nicole said:

    “this IS my favorite book... i don't usually re-read books but i've read this 3 times (so far)

    by the way there's a katherine neville fan club Group on here (if you click on my name you can find it in my group list) AND i found out on there about a sequal to the eight that is supposed to come out this fall....hopefully it will live up to the first one.”

    posted Tuesday, July 15 2008
  • swtpea.deanna

    swtpea.deanna said:

    “I bought this book a few months ago and was surprised to see that it was written well before the DaVinci Code. It has that whole historical thriller aspect to it. I really liked it.”

    posted Sunday, July 13 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • maia bobba

    maia bobba said:

    “I loved this book when I read it like 3 years ago. My aunt lent it to me and I was fascinated, I would like to have it, but I think I'll ask her to lend it to me again to re-read it because I really like re-reading books, if I've liked a book I can read it over and over and never get bored”

    posted Sunday, July 13 2008
  • Sheila R

    sheila r said:

    “This is one of my all time favorite books. I, too, am a multiple times reader. What an amazing work!”

    posted Friday, April 25 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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