The Eight
by Katherine Neville
In contrast to the previous book--Possession--the Eight is the kind
of book that gets sold in paperback in airports, and could be read in
a single cross-country flight. It's similar, however, in its entwined
time lines: a woman in modern times tries to collect the chess pieces
that hold the clues to eternal life through alchemy, mirroring a similar
quest that occurs during the French Revolution. Good adventure; good
history.
