2006, ISBN: 0552154679

[EAN: 9780552154673], [SC: 6.99], [PU: CORGI BOOKS (TWLD)], There is one game which has challenged the most brilliant minds. Played by the famous across the centuries, by artists and poli… More...

[EAN: 9780552154673], [SC: 6.99], [PU: CORGI BOOKS (TWLD)], 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.EAN: 9780552154673 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Título: The EightAutor: Neville, Katherine Editorial: Corgi Books Idioma: EN Páginas: 736, Books<

2006, ISBN: 9780552154673

Softcover book. Published by Transworld Publishers Limited (2006) Media >, [PU: Corgi]