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Katherine Neville

Autore di The Eight - Il segreto del millennio

11+ opere 8,120 membri 373 recensioni 28 preferito

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Opere di Katherine Neville

The Fire (2008) 1,342 copie
The Magic Circle (1998) 1,184 copie
Calculated Risk (1992) 533 copie
I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (2004) — Collaboratore — 143 copie
Musta kuningatar. 1. nide (1989) 11 copie
Musta kuningatar. 2. nide (1989) 10 copie
The Tuesday Club (2017) 3 copie
Oito Volume I 1 copia

Opere correlate

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night (2006) — Collaboratore — 761 copie
Sisters in Crime 4 (1991) — Collaboratore — 105 copie
The Mystery Box (2013) — Collaboratore — 92 copie
Ice Cold: Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War (2014) — Collaboratore — 71 copie
Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin' (2010) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni12 copie

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Informazioni generali

Altri nomi
NEVILLE, Katherine
Data di nascita
1945-08-04
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Luogo di residenza
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Warrenton, Virginia, USA
Istruzione
University of Denver
Attività lavorative
novelist
banker
commercial artist
model
painter
Relazioni
Pribram, Karl H. (husband)
Organizzazioni
Bank of America (VP)
Breve biografia
Katherine Neville (born April 4, 1945) is an American author who writes adventure novels. Her novels include The Eight, A Calculated Risk, and The Magic Circle. In 2008, she released The Fire, the sequel to The Eight.

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Has anyone ever read [Katherine Neville] The Eight? in Historical Mysteries (Ottobre 2008)

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El fuego
Katherine Neville
Publicado: 2008 | 470 páginas
Novela Aventuras Intriga

Hace veinte años comenzó la partida. Ha llegado el momento de realizar la siguiente jugada. El juego vuelve a empezar. Colorado, 2003: Alexandra Solarin recibe una inesperada invitación a la fiesta de cumpleaños de su madre, Catherine Velis, quien nunca antes había celebrado este día. Años atrás, la propia Cat, junto a su marido, había repartido por diferentes países del mundo las fabulosas piezas del ajedrez de Montglane para que nadie nunca pudiera reunirlas y hacerse con el secreto poder que contienen. Cuando Alexandra llega a la casa familiar en las Rocosas, la vivienda está vacía. Su madre no aparece pero sí una serie de invitados igualmente inesperados. Algo sumamente importante está ocurriendo y Alexandra acepta el reto de seguir las misteriosas pistas que ha preparado su madre. La búsqueda la llevará desde Colorado hasta las lejanas tierras de Rusia y el mismo corazón de Washington, ciudad donde reside, y se encontrará en medio de un juego ancestral cuya existencia ni sospechaba. Los invitados a la fiesta serán sus compañeros de viaje; sin embargo, no todos jugarán de su lado. Porque, si bien todos persiguen las piezas del ajedrez, no todos lo hacen con las mismas intenciones. Una novela que te marcará la vida igual que lo hizo «El ocho». El juego vuelve a empezar.… (altro)
 
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libreriarofer | 202 altre recensioni | Mar 20, 2024 |
 
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gutierrezmonge | 135 altre recensioni | Oct 27, 2023 |
Enjoyed reading this book.
The plot is intricate, or should I say labyrinthine? It has plot within a plot. Story within a story. Flashback with in a flashback. This novel though enchanting (like the Arabian Nights), it is by no means an easy read - it demands ample time and concentration.

What makes the novel interesting as well as complicated is the timelines. The novel has two timelines 1) late 1700s during the time of the French revolution 2) 1970s. This timeline is narrated in the first person.

I love history, especially the medieval history. The plot revolves around a horde of historical personalities - Napolean, Catherine of Russia, Volatire, Rosseau, William Blake, Wordsworth, Marat, Czar Peter, Alexander, Isaac Newton, Fourier, etc.,Every character has a story to tell!

The plot centers on alchemy, elixir and Philosopher's stone. Cryptograms and symbology kept me really hooked. In these aspects, the book scores better than Da Vinci Code.

However, a few portions of the novel are painfully stretched, repetitive and confusing. But this novel was published way back in 1988. I assume people had a lot more time back then.
… (altro)
 
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harishwriter | 135 altre recensioni | Oct 12, 2023 |
 
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archivomorero | 25 altre recensioni | May 21, 2023 |

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Statistiche

Opere
11
Opere correlate
6
Utenti
8,120
Popolarità
#2,980
Voto
½ 3.5
Recensioni
373
ISBN
207
Lingue
18
Preferito da
28

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