by Katherine Neville · DEBOLSILLO · tapa dura · ISBN 9788483468692
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«El vuit» is Katherine Neville's historical intrigue novel, published by Debolsillo in hardback (752 pages, in Catalan).
In 1972, in New York, Catherine Velis, an expert in computing and chess enthusiast, is tasked with recovering the pieces of an ancient game in Algeria. In 1790, two novices from Montglane Abbey hide Charlemagne's legendary chess set to protect it from the Revolution. Two eras intertwine in a plot of secrets and power.
First part of Katherine Neville's The Eight series, originally published in English as The Eight in 1988. This special Catalan edition includes an appendix on the role of chess in the work.
For fans of historical mystery novels and plots revolving around chess.
Katherine Neville is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling American author who writes adventure/quest novels. Her novels include The Eight (1988), A Calculated Risk (1992), The Magic Circle (1998) and The Fire (2008), which is a sequel to The Eight.
