by Katherine Neville · HarperCollins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007303540
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In New York City, 1972, Catherine Velis, a computer expert, is drawn into a dangerous assignment to retrieve an object of immense value in Algeria. Simultaneously, in 1790 France, Mireille de Remy and her cousin Valentine, young novices at Montglane Abbey, seek to escape convent life. They discover pieces of the Montglane Chess Service, once owned by Charlemagne, with the power to change history. To protect the game's secret, the young women must scatter the pieces throughout the world. This novel intertwines these two stories in a quest filled with mystery and adventure.
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.
