The Eight : A Novel Simon & Schuster Export Editions San Francisco in the nearish

San Francisco in the nearish future

Speculation abounds about Cade’s relationship to the woman and his part in the victim’s death

Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past

perhaps even knowing when the other is in trouble or in pain - but for 12-year-old twins

The Eight : A Novel Simon & Schuster Export Editions San Francisco in the nearishComputer expert Cat Velis is heading for a job to Algeria. Before she goes, a mysterious fortune teller warns her of danger, and an antique dealer asks her to search for pieces to a valuable chess set that has been missing for years In the South of France in 1790 two convent girls hide valuable pieces of a chess set all over the world, because the game that can be played with them is too powerful.