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A review by solaireastora
The Eight by Katherine Neville
5.0
A decent adventure mystery novel that revolves around a mystical chess set - the ‘Montglane Service’ buried in Charlemagne’s time and unearthed during the French Revolution. There are actually two stories that take place in the book - one follows Mireille de Remy, a French nun caught up the chaos of the French Revolution. The other follows Caterine Velis, an American computer expert who is sent to work in Algiers in the 1970s.
The book blends into the historical fiction category as the author skillfully incorporates many famous people into the story. As the characters figure out the power of the Montglane Service they also discover that they are part of ‘the game’ - a life and death struggle between black and white - where they are represented by actual chess pieces. An enjoyable read, and the more you know about French history and chess the more you will get out of this book.
The book blends into the historical fiction category as the author skillfully incorporates many famous people into the story. As the characters figure out the power of the Montglane Service they also discover that they are part of ‘the game’ - a life and death struggle between black and white - where they are represented by actual chess pieces. An enjoyable read, and the more you know about French history and chess the more you will get out of this book.