An ornate, jeweled chess set given to Charlemagne by the Moors, holds a code which would yield incredible power. Many have schemed to own it. The set is broken up during the French Revolution and a young novice risks her life to guard it. Alternating with her story are the present-day efforts of Catherine, a disgraced accountant, and a Russian chess master to gather the set and solve its mystery. "The Eight" is by Katherine Neville/
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