The Da Vinci code is a modern-day publishing phenomenon. With millions of copies in print, it is the most popular adult novel of the 21st Century. In an introductory note author Dan Brown tells us that ""all descriptions of documents and secret rituals...are accurate"". But are they? Now Martin Lunn, an expert historian, reveals the truth behind Brown's research. Non-dogmatic and not out to discredit Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code for religious reasons, as some critics in the past have been, Lunn delivers the one essential reader's guide to this highly controversial novel.

The Da Vinci Code is a modern-day publishing phenomenon. With millions of copies in print, it is the most popular adult novel of the 21st Century. In an introductory note author Dan Brown tells us that "all descriptions of documents and secret rituals...are accurate". But are they? Many scholars and theologians have attacked the book and the "facts" on which it was based. Some claim Brown was anti-Catholic. Book clubs, dedicated web sites and countless reviews and articles in magazines and newspapers worldwide have fuelled the fire, making The Da Vinci Code not only the most successful book of its kind ever, but also the most controversial. Now Martin Lunn, an expert historian, reveals the truth behind Brown's research. Includes information on: The reality of Catholic offshoot Opus Dei...; The hard facts about the bloodline of Christ and King David...; The origins of the Knights Templar and the infamous Priory of Sion...; The secrets of Temple Church and Rosslyn Cathedral...; The real Sauniere...; The mysteries of Rennes-le-Chateau...; An exhaustive tour of the locations visited by the novel's characters...; And much more

2005-10-03 Great Book must read for an introduction to this topic!

This is a great book, it is very useful and helpful and while it does not discuss things at great length and does not offer a lot of proof for its ideas it is a very good basis for further reading. If you've read the Da Vinci code and want to start unravelling the ideas it presents then this is a very good place to start, it even provides a great further reading list when you want to expand your reading on this subject (and after this you will).