The Guide to Dan Brown's the Solomon Key [Paperback]

Greg Taylor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0875168167 | ISBN-13: 978-0875168166 | Publication Date: September 15, 2005

The massive success of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code (25 million copies) has readers eagerly awaiting his next novel The Solomon Key. Now, using hints and clues left by Brown in interviews, on his website, and on the cover of The Da Vinci Code, Greg Taylor takes readers on an unprecedented tour of the new book before it is even released.

The Guide to Dan Brown’s The Solomon Key explores the topics likely to be included in Brown’s upcoming bestseller – including the Founding Fathers, Freemasonry, ‘Skull and Bones’ – to give you a better understanding of the history and facts behind Brown's research. Maps of Washington, D.C. and a discussion of notable landmarks also acquaint the reader with the setting for the next Robert Langdon thriller.

With no plot spoilers, this is an essential primer for anyone planning to read Dan Brown’s next book. Make sure you read this book before you buy The Solomon Key!

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"Greg Taylor is the up-and-coming author in this field, and what he has to say makes fascinating reading." -- Graham Hancock

From the Publisher

"Greg Taylor is the up-and-coming author in this field, and what he has to say makes fascinating reading." -- Bestselling author Graham Hancock.

In 2004, Greg Taylor decoded clues left on the cover of The Da Vinci Code to reveal the topics of the sequel to Dan Brown's bestseller. Five years before publication of The Lost Symbol, he wrote a book (Da Vinci in America, subsequently republished as The Guide to Dan Brown's The Solomon Key), correctly predicting that Freemasonry, Washington, D.C., the House of the Temple, Kryptos and many other locations and historical elements would play a part in the new book.

Now, in his revised and updated The Guide to Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, Taylor gives the ultimate guide to Dan Brown's latest bestseller. From Noetic Science to the influence of Freemasonry and Deism on the Founding Fathers, the Guide fills in all the details so that you have a better understanding of many strange and secret topics that are covered in The Lost Symbol.

Greg Taylor is the perfect tour guide to The Lost Symbol.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: DeVorss & Company (September 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875168167
• ISBN-13: 978-0875168166
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #907,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Taylor is an expert in the topics discussed in Dan Brown's books, from ancient secret societies and hidden history through to modern research into the mysteries of the mind. For the past ten years Greg has been the editor of the online alternative news portal, "The Daily Grail" (www.dailygrail.com), and he is also the editor-in-chief of the Fortean anthology series Darklore.

Greg has a long history of research into the subjects of alternative history and secret societies. He also has a website devoted to news and articles on Dan Brown's books: The Cryptex (www.thecryptex.com)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greg Taylor's Da Vinci in America, February 28, 2005

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B.Pattison - See all my reviews

This review is from: Da Vinci in America: Unlocking the Secrets of Dan Brown's "The Solomon Key" (Paperback)

There is a lot of information to be found in this book of 178 pages.
The first thing I am going to do now I have read it is to re-read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons to look for all the interesting little things that this author pointed out in this book.
The chapter The Masonic Foundation of America is fascinating and readers will be surprised to learn that the Founding Fathers had Masonic involvement, and thus built the city of Washington on it's principles.
The book contains conspiracies, and cryptograms and how to decode them, the Ku Klux Klan and Rosicrucians and the not so tenuous link between the Templars and Freemasonry.
The book does not need any attachment to Dan Brown's The Solomon Key , but will stand alone as a handy item of reference for many years to come.

B.Pattison
Australia

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic companion piece to Dan Brown's next novel!, February 26, 2005

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This review is from: Da Vinci in America: Unlocking the Secrets of Dan Brown's "The Solomon Key" (Paperback)

Being a student of "alternative history", in the same vein as Dan Brown, and being a reader of The Daily Grail, Greg Taylor's alternative news website, I am anxiously awaiting Brown's next edition. After getting Greg Taylor's book, I am even more excited, but much more prepared!

Greg takes us through many possible twists and turns of the next Brown novel. Even if Greg's ideas and possibilities are not included in the novel, I learned so much and found many other books I needed to read, study, and add to my personal library. I feel more prepared for Brown's next book and will not have to stop and look up nearly as much information as I go through the story.

Taylor's book is well written, well noted with a great bibliography! One you will want to use as a "wish list" and study guide. I thoroughly enjoyed it! If you're just a book worm and have enjoyed Brown's books, get this one and see if Greg turns out to be correct in what he believes the story line might be and the history intertwined within.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liked it so much I bought 2!, January 23, 2006

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Regina Shultz (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Guide to Dan Brown's the Solomon Key (Paperback)

Greg Taylor is not a newcomer to these subjects jumping on the Da Vinci Code bandwagon. Greg has many years of scholarly work to back up his views and enough research to fill several books. I look forward to reading them all.

I am a long time reader and fan of his Daily Grail web site and continue to be amazed at the volume of research and facts Greg has access to. His readers had information into the background of the Da Vinci Code long before Dan Brown's book came out. If you want the real inside scoop into the heart pumping, mysterious adventures, look for this name...Greg Taylor.