The Fire
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345517302 (034551730X)
Publish date: January 1st 2009
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Games,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Chess,
Suspense
Series: The Eight (#2)
I picked this book up at a local thrift store that sells as many books as you can fit into a Walmart-esque bag for $4.99 (and I can fit a lot of books into this bag). So far, I have picked up books I have never heard of and have been extremely satisfied with my choices. I did not, until after read...
This is one very hot read! A novel of alchemical proportions -- bringing together in a riveting tale spanning several centuries, the concepts of esotericism in architecture and nature, sacred geometry, etc -- 'as above, so below'.
Synopsis:The Fire is actually a sequel to Katherine Neville’s The Eight published some twenty years ago and reviewed by me last year. The Fire, like The Eight, follows two timelines, one past (in this case 1822) and one present (2003).Alexandra Solarin (Xie) was twelve years old in the autumn of 199...
I gave up! couldn't finish it, boring plot, wrong rythm.
I was very disappointed. I love The Eight, but I honestly couldn't even finish this book. The characters fell flat, the story didn't flow very well. I felt like Neville was trying to be Dan Brown - a terrible aspiration for any writer.
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