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Katherine Neville

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Tekijän teokset

Kahdeksan (1988) 4,868 kappaletta
Tuli (2008) 1,329 kappaletta
The Magic Circle (1998) 1,177 kappaletta
Calculated Risk (1992) 528 kappaletta
I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (2004) — Avustaja — 145 kappaletta
Musta kuningatar. 1. nide (1989) 11 kappaletta
Musta kuningatar. 2. nide (1989) 10 kappaletta
The Tuesday Club (2017) 3 kappaletta
The Haunted West, Volume 1 (2018) 1 kappale
Oito Volume I 1 kappale

Associated Works

Trilleri (2006) — Avustaja — 756 kappaletta
Sisters in Crime 4 (1991) — Avustaja — 105 kappaletta
The Mystery Box (2013) — Avustaja — 91 kappaletta
Ice Cold: Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War (2014) — Avustaja — 71 kappaletta
Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin' (2010) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset12 kappaletta

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Muut nimet
NEVILLE, Katherine
Syntymäaika
1945-08-04
Sukupuoli
female
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Asuinpaikat
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Warrenton, Virginia, USA
Koulutus
University of Denver
Ammatit
novelist
banker
commercial artist
model
painter
Suhteet
Pribram, Karl H. (husband)
Organisaatiot
Bank of America (VP)
Lyhyt elämäkerta
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?, Historical Mysteries (lokakuuta 2008)

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gutierrezmonge | 135 muuta kirja-arvostelua | 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.
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harishwriter | 135 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 12, 2023 |
 
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archivomorero | 25 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 21, 2023 |
La pobreza puede mover a algunos a cantar blues, pero la riqueza y la codicia parecen exigir una musica a mayor escala: la opera.Bien sabia yo a que alturas elevaba el tema del dinero las almas de los hombres. Era banquero. Aunque, para ser exactos con el genero, deberia decir 'banquera': un cerebro en ordenadores y la ejecutiva mas cotizada del todopoderoso Banco del Mundo.Si no hubiera ganado tanto dinero, no tendria un asiento en un palco de la C"pera de San Francisco, y si no hubiera estado sentada en mi palco aquella aburrida noche de noviembre, nunca se me habria ocurrido la idea. La idea consistia en como hacer mas dinero.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Natt90 | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 30, 2023 |

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8,080
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