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Incredibly imaginative, November 26, 2008
This review is from: A Song in Stone (Wizards of the Coast Discovery Novels) (Hardcover)
Ian Graham, an unemployed television interviewer, gets a job offer to do a documentary on the mystery of Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland. Ian takes the tour to get a feel for the location. As the guide is talking about the mysterious stone carvings during the tour, Ian starts to hear a humming noise that intensifies as he goes farther. The guide explains that the stones have a meaning but that it has been lost to history.
Not only does Ian hear a humming noise as the guide speaks, he thinks he is hearing his agent and another man talking in the crypts area. He then begins to hear music that no one else seems to hear. As the music swells, he hears the words " truth conquers all" in his head. Fade to black as Ian falls into nothingness.
When Ian awakens, he is but he isn't Ian. If this seems like an enigma, it is. He is Ian in body but not Ian of the 21st century. It seems he has been transported back to the year 1307 as an initiate of the Knights Templar making his way on a pilgrimage. The final destination is a location not to be built for another century or more. He has memory of his other self in the 21st century but also can function in the 14th , just as if he had lived there for years. Because Ian has the sole ability to hear the "healing music" he is a target for those who have it in for the Knights Templar. Ian knows that in approximately 6 weeks the King will give an order to rout out all the Knights Templar and arrest them. In order to save the music for the world, Ian must finish his pilgrimage and return to his own time. Will he be able to finish this dangerous but very important mission? Will it be in time ?
What an absolutely incredible imagination Mr. Hunt has! I was pulled into this story from the outset and did not want to put it down until the very last page. Although Hunt writes with a simplistic clarity, the reader feels as if he or she is actually in the scene eagerly anticipating the next stage of the journey. The ways of the pilgrims and their faith in God are vividly portrayed. There is a tremendous amount of history woven into this amazing tale bringing the whole story to life. If you like symbolic mysteries with a little fantasy and history woven into the story, then this book is for you. After greatly enjoying books such as The Da Vinci Code, I was predisposed to like this book and it certainly did not disappoint. Indeed, a highly recommended read. 5*****
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For fans of Dan Brown, August 2, 2011
I happened across this book at our library, and I plan to be buying myself a copy! It had the same fantastic feel that Dan Brown's books, or the movies National Treasure have, historical fiction filled with so much truth, it's just an imposible to put down read, and something I plan to suggest to all of my friends to read.
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Best Masonic Fiction I Have Read, June 22, 2011
This is hands down the best Masonic fiction I have had the pleasure to read. The story is accurate historically in many ways, lots of truth and a dash of fiction to make it an excellent and fantastic web. Paul Di Fillipo wrote to me once that "Life is Fantasy" and I agree. When we allow ourselves to imagine we can often manifest the best parts of ourselves in life.
I recommend this book to all Masons and profane alike. It is just one heck of a fun ride and it opens and enlightens the mind.
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