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Cargando... The Eight (1988 original; edición 1997)por Katherine NevilleThe riveting #1 international bestselling novel about the quest across centuries by two intrepid women in different eras to reunite the pieces of a powerful, ancient chess set A fabulous, bejeweled chess set that belonged to Charlemagne has been buried in a Pyrenees abbey for a thousand years. As the bloody French Revolution rages in Paris, the nuns dig it up and scatter its pieces across the globe because, when united, the set contains a secret power that could topple civilizations. To keep the set from falling into the wrong hands, two novices, Valentine and Mireille, embark on an adventure that begins in the streets of Paris and leads to Russia, Egypt, Corsica, and into the heart of the Algerian Sahara. Two hundred years later, while on assignment in Algeria, computer expert Catherine Velis finds herself drawn unwillingly into the deadly "Game" still swirling around the legendary chess set-a game that will require her to risk her life and match wits with diabolical forces. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Katherine Neville including rare images from her life and travels. Fiction.
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HTML:"A BIG, RICH, TWO-TIERED CONFECTION OF A NOVEL . . . A ROUSING, AMUSING GAME.". "A fascinating piece of entertainment that manages to be both vibrant and cerebral . . . Few will find it resistible.". "With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold.". HTML:New York City, 1972??A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward. The south of France, 1790??Mireille de Rémy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life??and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world.... From the Compact Disc ed 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. Computer expert Cat Velis is hired to recover the chess pieces of the Montglane Chess Service of 1790, they have the ability to endow anyone playing with them unlimited power. Inglés | score: 9 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.... 1 alternativa | Inglés | score: 8 New York City, 1972—A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. Then an antiques dealer approaches Cat with a mysterious offer: He has an anonymous client who is trying to collect the pieces of an ancient chess service, purported to be in Algeria. If Cat can bring the pieces back, there will be a generous reward. The South of France, 1790—Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortresslike Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life—and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the Game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world. . . . Before computer expert Cat Velis can leave for her new job in Algeria, a mysterious fortune-teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for the pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years. Created in the south of France in 1790, the chess set is rumored to contain the secrets behind alchemy, freemasonry, and cosmic forces. But long ago two convent girls hid the valuable chess pieces all over the world because the game played with all of the pieces is dangerously powerful. Inglés | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 6 There is a mystery older than the millennium, a puzzle whose solution has challenged the most brilliant minds humanity has ever known and a game that has been played by the famous and infamous. It is the secret of the Eight. Catherine Velis is a workaholic computer whiz who finds herself manipulated by sinister influences into using her unrivalled problem-solving skills to find and reassemble the legendary chess set. It is a journey that takes Cat throughout time and history, from the bloodshed of revolutionary France to the court of Catherine the Great and, finally, to Algeria, a land of tradition and mystery. It is the greatest treasure hunt of all time. Inglés | score: 4 There is one game which has challenged the most brilliant minds. Played by the famous across the centuries, by artists and politicians, by mathematicians and musicians, and by philosophers and nuns, The Game has brought about the death of kings and changed the course of history.The Game is played for the ultimate power: for the secret of The Eight.With France aflame in revolution, and the power of her king checked, the nuns of Montglane Abbey are forced to unearth a secret buried for a thousand years within their fortress walls. As the women scatter across the world they take with them the pieces of a mystical chess set given to Charlemagne by eight mysterious Moors. Embedded in each piece of chess service is a code. Whomever resassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power - a game that will bring about the end of all kings.A daring and compulsive whiplash race through time where whomever wins the game will hold the answer to the greatest riddle of all time. Inglés | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 3 Follows the attempts of an eighteenth-century nun and her modern-day counterpart, Cat Velis, as they try to trace the invaluable pieces of a very old chess service. The globally bestselling thriller that paved the way for THE DA VINCI CODE and countless copycat conspiracy novels. In the 8th century AD Ibn al'Arabi, the Moorish governor of Barcelona, bestowed a magnificent gift upon Charlemagne, Holy Emperor of half of the known world: a chess set with the power to transform the course of history. New York City, 1970. Catherine 'Cat' Velis, a computer expert working for one of the world's largest accountancy firms, is sent on a dangerous assignment to retrieve an object of immeasurable value from somewhere in the remote reaches of Algeria. Montglane Abbey, France 1790, Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortress-like Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life - and their means of escape is at hand. Buried deep within the abbey are pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne. Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power. But to keep the game a secret from those who would abuse it, the two young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world... Inglés | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 3 In a story that shuttles between 1790 France and 1970 New York, listeners will find adventure and intrigue in Nevilles swashbuckling, postmodern thriller, available for the first time on audio. Abridged. 5 CDs. Inglés | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 3 When two young women in France of 1790 discover the Montglane Chess set in Montglane Abbey, their Abbess recognizes its mystic ability to provide anyone playing it with unlimited power. Seeing the game as too powerful, she desperately scatters its pieces around the world. But in 1972, computer expert Catherine "Cat" Velis is hired to recover the pieces of the inordinately valuable chess set that has been missing for years. She then finds herself caught up in a nefarious, globe-spanning conspiracy. Inglés | score: 2 Follows the attempts of an eighteenth-century nun and her twentieth-century counterpart, Cat Velis, as they try to track down the invaluable pieces of a chess service once owned by Charlemagne, which is rumored to give great power to the owner of the service--but only if it is complete. Inglés | score: 2 In a story spanning from the court of Catherine the Great to modern times, the brutal course of history is played out as Catherine "Cate" Velis attempts to thwart world disaster 1 alternativa | Inglés | score: 2 The riveting #1 international bestselling novel about the quest across centuries by two intrepid women in different eras to reunite the pieces of a powerful, ancient chess set A fabulous, bejeweled chess set that belonged to Charlemagne has been buried in a Pyrenees abbey for a thousand years. As the bloody French Revolution rages in Paris, the nuns dig it up and scatter its pieces across the globe because, when united, the set contains a secret power that could topple civilizations. To keep the set from falling into the wrong hands, two novices, Valentine and Mireille, embark on an adventu. Inglés | score: 1 Readers of the new hardcover The Magic Circle will love the author's nationally bestselling debut -- an extraordinary novel of mystery, mysticism, and adventure in two centuries, starring a remarkable heroine on a dangerous quest. Inglés | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 1 For centuries a secret has been carefully hidden from those who would abuse its power. One daring and enigmatic woman gives her life to defy the rules and protect history from changing course forever. With France aflame in revolution, and the power of her king checked, the nuns of Montglane Abbey are forced to unearth a secret buried for a thousand years within their fortress walls. As the women scatter across the world they take with them the pieces of a mystical chess set given to Charlemagne by eight mysterious Moors. Embedded in each piece of chess service is a code. Whomever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power - a game that will bring about the end of all kings. Centuries later, another young woman is chosen to join those protecting the missing pieces - will she deduce the answer to the greatest riddle of all time? Inglés | score: 1 Cat Velis, a computer expert, learns of a chess set that provides immortality, but the pieces are scattered worldwide. Inglés | score: 1 New York City, 1972 - A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm. Inglés | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 1 New York City, 1972 - A dabbler in mathematics and chess, Catherine Velis is also a computer expert for the Big Eight accounting firm. Before heading off to a new assignment in Algeria, Cat has her palm read by a fortune-teller. The woman warns Cat of danger. The south of France, 1790 - Miereille de Remy and her cousin Valentine are young novices at the fortress-like Montglane Abbey. With France aflame in revolution, the two girls burn to rebel against constricted convent life - and their means of escape is at hand. Inglés | score: 1 Por siglos un secreto se ha ocultado cuidadosamente de los que abusara?n de su energa?. Una mujer atrevida y enigmt?ica le da vida para desafiar las reglas y para proteger historia contra curso cambiante por siempre. Con Francia en llamas en la revolucin?, y la energa? de su rey comprobado, fuerzan a las monjas de la abada? de Montglane a desenterrar un secreto enterrado por mil a?s dentro de sus paredes de la fortaleza. Mientras que las mujeres dispersan a trav del mundo toman con ellas que los pedazos de un sistema de ajedrez ms?tico dado a Charlemagne por ocho misteriosos amarran. Se encaja en cada pedazo de servicio del ajedrez un cd?igo. Quienquiera vuelve a montar los pedazos pueden jugar a un juego de la energa? ilimitada - un juego que cause el extremo de todos los reyes. Los siglos ms? adelante, eligen a otra mujer joven para ensamblar os que protegen los pedazos que falta - ella deducir ?la respuesta a la criba ms? grande de toda la hora?For centuries a secret has been carefully hidden from those who would abuse its power. One daring and enigmatic woman gives her life to defy the rules and protect history from changing course forever. With France aflame in revolution, and the power of her king checked, the nuns of Montglane Abbey are forced to unearth a secret buried for a thousand years within their fortress walls. As the women scatter across the world they take with them the pieces of a mystical chess set given to Charlemagne by eight mysterious Moors. Embedded in each piece of chess service is a code. Whomever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power - a game that will bring about the end of all kings. Centuries later, another young woman is chosen to join those protecting the missing pieces - will she deduce the answer to the greatest riddle of all time? Inglés | score: 1 Spanish translation of "The eight". The Montglane Service, an ornate, jeweled chess set given to Charlemagne by the Moors, is said to hold a code which when deciphered will bring great power. Nations and individuals have schemed to possess all the pieces. As the set is dispersed during the French Revolution, a young novice risks her life to safeguard it. Alternating with her story are the present-day efforts of a U.S. computer expert and a Russian chess master to assemble the set and solve its mystery. Inglés | score: 1 Two novices in 18th-century Revolutionary France get their hands on a chess set once owned by Charlemagne and possessed of great mystic power. To prevent that power from falling into evil hands, the girls hide the pieces in separate locations around the world. The novices' story is told concurrently with the adventures of Catherine "Cat" Velis, an American computer expert seeking the chess set in 1972. Inglés | score: 1 ניו יורק, הלילה האחרון של שנת 1972. קתרין, מתמטיקאית אמריקאית צעירה בעלת קריירה מבטיחה, מסתגרת בספרייה ומבינה שחייה, כפי שהכירה אותם עד כה – תמו. הזמן הוא מעגלי. הכול כבר קרה, וקתרין נרמזת שהיא סומנה עוד בתקופה שבה ההיסטוריה רק החלה. תפקידה קשור לסוד שהיה טמון לבטח במשך אלף שנה בין כותלי טירת מנזר מונגלאן. עם התלקחות המהפכה הצרפתית, כשאיום ממשי מרחף מעל המנזר, מצוות הנזירות להתפזר לארבעה קצות תבל כדי להפריד את חלקיה של מערכת כלי שחמט עתיקת יומין, שכוח רב-עוצמה קודד בה. אם יאוחדו החלקים והמערכת תיפול לידי שוחרי הרע, יקבלו אלו עליונות מוחלטת במשחק המלכים של ההיסטוריה עצמה. דרך עיניהן של גיבורות הסיפור: האחת - אמריקאית בת זמננו, והשנייה - צרפתייה צעירה מתקופת המהפכה, נחשפים מהלכיה של המערכת, שהכתיבה מהלכים לאורך כל ההיסטוריה האנושית, מהעולם הקדום ועד ימינו אלה. שתי הגיבורות, שמאות שנים מפרידות ביניהן, משלימות במהלך "נבחרותן" את הפסיפס, המורכב מקודמיהן בכל דור, ונחשפות לגלגוליה של מזימה על-זמנית המתפרשת על פני הדורות. מורים, דרואידים, כיתות סודיות, שליטים, מלכים וגדודים של חיילי משחק פשוטים משמשים על פני לוח ההיסטוריה. במשחק הזה הפסד פירושו – אבדון מוחלט. Hebreo | Descripción principal para el idioma | score: 3 Die Figuren des Schachspiels von Montglane, einst im Besitz Karls des Grossen, bergen eine geheime Formel, die Macht verleiht. Kein Wunder, da sich viele auf die Suche nach den in alle Winde verstreuten Figuren machen. SW: Abenteuer ; SW: Fantasy Alemán | score: 1 Historisk thriller, der foregår i 1792 og 1972. Catherine Velis udsendes til Algeriet og finder en legende om et magisk skakspil, der forsvandt fra et kloster i 1792. En forbandelse knyttet sig til skakspillet, og Catherine bliver draget ind i spillet om godt og ondt. Danés | Descripción principal para el idioma | score: 1 Tras las míticas piezas de ajedrez de Montglane se oculta un secreto celosamente preservado durante siglos... Un trepidante thriller y best seller internacional. Nueva York, 1972. Catherine Velis, aficionada a las matemáticas y al ajedrez, trabaja en una auditoría como experta en informática. La firma la destina a Argelia, pero, antes de partir, una vidente le lee las líneas de la mano y le advierte de que un grave peligro se cierne sobre ella. Poco después, un marchante de antigüedades hace a Cat una misteriosa oferta: un cliente suyo está intentando reunir las piezas de un antiguo juego de ajedrez que presuntamente se encuentra en Argelia. Si Cat le consigue esas piezas, obtendrá a cambio una generosa recompensa. Sur de Francia, 1790. Mireille de Rémy y su prima Valentine son dos novicias de la abadía de Montglane. Francia arde en las llamas de la revolución que, entre otros proyectos, pretende aniquilar a la Iglesia y hacerse con sus tesoros. Enterradas desde hace mil años bajo el suelo de la abadía se encuentran las piezas de un ajedrez legendario, que perteneció a Carlomagno. Quien consiga reunir dichas piezas adquirirá un poder ilimitado. Y, para mantenerlas fuera del alcance de quienes pudieran abusar de él, Mireille y Valentine deberán repartirlas por todos los confines del mundo. ENGLISH 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.... Español | Descripción principal para el idioma | Descripción proporcionada por Bowker | score: 3 Catherine Velis, una alta ejecutiva experta en ordenadores, se ve atrapada sin quererlo en la bsqueda de un legendario ajedrez que perteneci al emperador Carlomagno. El campen sovitico de este juego, de gira por Nueva York, le advierte que corre un grave riesgo si se empea en encontrar las piezas, pues en ellas reside la clave de una antigua frmula ligada a la alquimia, la masonera y los poderes csmicos. Ese mgico ajedrez, enterrado durante mil aos en una abada francesa, nos conducir (de 1790 a 1970) por la historia de los personajes que poseyeron sus piezas y por la larga serie de crmenes que se cometieron para hacerse con ellas. Los personajes van desde Napolen, Robespierre y Casanova, hasta Voltaire, Newton o Catalina la Grande. Pero los crmenes todava no han terminado. 1 alternativa | Español | score: 2 Nueva York, 1972. Catherine Velis, aficionada a las matemticas y al ajedrez, trabaja en una auditora como experta en informtica. La firma la destina a Argelia, pero, antes de partir, una vidente le lee las lneas de la mano y le advierte de que un grave peligro se cierne sobre ella. Poco despus, un marchante de antigedades hace a Cat una misteriosa oferta: un cliente suyo est intentando reunir las piezas de un antiguo juego de ajedrez que presuntamente se encuentra en Argelia. Si Cat le consigue esas piezas, obtendr a cambio una generosa recompensa. --Back cover. Español | score: 1 Nueva York, 1972. Catherine Velis, aficionada a las matemáticas y al ajedrez, trabaja en una auditoría como experta en informática. La firma la destina a Argelia, pero, antes de partir, una vidente le lee las líneas de la mano y le advierte de que un grave peligro se cierne sobre ella. Poco después, un marchante de antigüedades hace a Cat una misteriosa oferta: un cliente suyo está intentando reunir las piezas de un antiguo juego de ajedrez que presuntamente se encuentra en Argelia. Si Cat le consigue esas piezas, obtendrá a cambio una generosa recompensa. Sur de Francia, 1790. Mireille de Rémy y su prima Valentine son dos novicias de la abadía de Montglane. Francia arde en las llamas de la revolución que, entre otros proyectos, pretende aniquilar a la Iglesia y hacerse con sus tesoros. Enterradas desde hace mil años bajo el suelo de la abadía se encuentran las piezas de un ajedrez legendario, que perteneció a Carlomagno. Quien consiga reunir dichas piezas adquirirá un poder ilimitado. Y para mantenerlas fuera del alcance de quienes pudieran abusar de él, Mireille y Valentine deberán repartirlas por todos los confines del mundo. «Una de las pocas narradoras contemporáneas que supo salpicar sus obras de las dosis justas de esoterismo, historia oculta y misterio, mucho antes de que esos ingredientes fueran mezclados en otros cócteles notables.» Javier Sierra Español | score: 1 I New York anno 1972 arbeider dataeksperten Catherine Velis. Etter en uoverensstemmelse med sjefen sendes hun på oppdrag til Nord-Afrika. Før hun skal reise blir Catherine kontaktet av en lyssky antikvitetshandler: Dersom hun finner brikkene i et eldgammelt sjakkspill som sies å være i Algerie, skal han betale godt. Denne thrilleren ble utgitt første gang i 1988 og oversettes nå til norsk. Alle som likte "Da Vinci-koden" vil ifølge forlaget elske "De åtte". Noruego | Descripción principal para el idioma | score: 1 
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