Táto séria vás zavedie na napínavú cestu históriou a intrigami, kde legendárne šachové figúrky skrývajú mocné tajomstvo, strážené stáročia. Príbeh pretkáva osudy postáv z rôznych časových období, od revolučného Francúzska po moderný New York. Hľadanie týchto artefaktov spustí preteky s časom, kde sa stretáva dobro so zlom a odhaľujú sa prastaré mystériá. Ide o strhujúce dobrodružstvo pre milovníkov histórie, záhad a napínavých thrillerov.
Computer 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....
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.