The Final Problem & “The Eight”

jenna221b:

^This book in the centre with the gold lettering on the spine is:

The Eight, published December 27, 1988, is American author Katherine Neville’s debut novel. Compared to the works of Umberto Eco when it first appeared^{[citation needed]}, it is a postmodern thriller in which the heroine, accountant Catherine Velis, must enter into a cryptic world of danger and conspiracy in order to recover the pieces of the Montglane Service, a legendary chess set once owned by Charlemagne. (x)

The story follows two lives- one in 1972 and one in 1790 but both characters’ fates are connected. The most interesting part of the plot summary for me was:

In 1972, Cat Velis faces a similar atmosphere of conspiracy, assassination and betrayal. When she is requested by an antique dealer to recover the chess pieces, she unwittingly enters into a mysterious game that will endanger her life. As she learns the story of the Montglane Service, she begins to realize that players of the Game may plan their moves, but their very existence makes them pawns as well.

The Game is on! 😉

“Chess palls”= The game is dying/over