Fantasy

The Eight

by Katherine NevilleBook 1 of 2 in The Montglane Service
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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 pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful....

What it’s like

ThemeHistorical FantasyMystical
ViolenceStandard
HorrorCreepy

Details

First published
January 1989
Pages
608
Reading time
About 12 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
ISBN
9780345419088
Series
The Montglane Service, Book 1

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