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The Eight Series

This series plunges readers into a thrilling historical adventure centered around a legendary chess set with secrets spanning centuries. It masterfully weaves together narratives from different eras, from the French Revolution to modern-day New York, as characters race against time to uncover its power. The quest for these mythical pieces ignites a dangerous game of cat and mouse, filled with ancient mysteries and formidable adversaries. It's an exhilarating saga for anyone who loves history, puzzles, and suspenseful storytelling.

The fire
The Eight

Recommended Reading Order

  1. The Eight

    • 704 pages
    • 25 hours of reading

    There is a mystery older than the millennium, a puzzle whose solution has challenged the most brilliant minds humanity has ever known and a game that has been played by the famous and infamous. It is the secret of the Eight. Catherine Velis is a workaholic computer whiz who finds herself manipulated by sinister influences into using her unrivalled problem-solving skills to find and reassemble the legendary chess set. It is a journey that takes Cat throughout time and history, from the bloodshed of revolutionary France to the court of Catherine the Great and, finally, to Algeria, a land of tradition and mystery. It is the greatest treasure hunt of all time.

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    4.0

  2. The fire

    In this sequel to 'The Eight', Alexandra Solarin, a chess-wizard and the only daughter of Cat Velis, the heroine of 'The Eight', arrives at her mother's Colorado lodge, only to discover that her mother has disappeared. Finding string of clues, Alexandra is soon joined by a group of people called there by her mother, including her aunt Lily, who explains the truth of Cat's past.

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    3.4