Cover Page
Title Page
Dedication
Prologues
End Game
PART ONE Albedo
The White Land
The Black Land
The Pit
Black and White
The Charcoal Burners
The King’s Indian Defense
The Vessel
A Closed Position
The Veil
The Hearth
PART TWO Nigredo
The Return
The Chef
Tactics and Strategy
The Pyramid
The Queen Advances
The Middle Game
Two Women
Recalled to Life
The Key
Too Many Queens
The Four Seasons
PART THREE Rubedo
Fire in the Head
Jihad
The Question
The Original Instructions
The Ashes
The Flag
The Flight
The Cauldron
Ring of Fire
Shock and Awe
Return of the Eight
City of Fire
The Book of Balance
Publishing Note
Acknowledgments
The Fire
Also by Katherine Neville
Copyright
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