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"Fine plotting."--Los Angeles Times on The Da Vinci Legacy

 

"A very well-written, fast-paced novel of cloak and dagger operations that takes part entirely in Italy with all the local color it deserves."--West Coast Review of Books on The Da Vinci Legacy
 
"A superb thriller!"--The Indianapolis Star on Daughter of God
 
"An edge-of-your seat thriller."--Booklist (starred review) on Daughter of God


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The Lost Mysteries of Leonardo

The Da Vinci Codex is a priceless collection of Leonardo's original work-- or is it? When Da Vinci scholar Vance Erikson discovers that several of the Codex's pages are forgeries, the search is on for the genuine documents, which may hold startling secrets and revelations.

But Erikson is not the only one seeking the missing pages. He soon finds himself the target of a murderous conspiracy that dates back to the dawn of Christianity itself. For the Da Vinci Codex is more than just a precious document. It is also the key to a long-lost discovery of frightening importance. Now, not only Erikson's life but the future itself is at stake. Ultimate power is the prize for whomever seizes ...

The Da Vinci Legacy

First published in 1983, The Da Vinci Legacy is an engrossing international thriller.
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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; 1st THUS edition (December 18, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0765349671
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765349675
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #843,374 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars some confusion...., December 29, 2005
By Berger (Hungary) - See all my reviews
I read this book after reading in papers that serious discussion are going whether Dan Brown had used it as base for his book.

Maybe, - rather for sure - Brown has read this book and found some detail interesting but I cannot find more common in these two books than in any other two spy/war/romance stories.

Apart from this I found the new edition a little bit weird. The original release was in 1983 and the whole story is built on this, but in the new release you found some detail had been updated.
* hero pays in Euro (no Euro till 2002)
* hero's memories about the Iraq war (no such war in the coming 10 years)
* Enron scandal
* terrorist attack on New York (2001)

so I simply don't understand why does Perdue rewrote some part and left all the others in place, like cold war (great fear that Russia will have the secret weapon), communist party in Italy, etc.??????

All togeher the book is an interesting one, but not an exceptional. Above mistakes makes it only for a two star for me. Not as page turner as The Da Vinci Code.



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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Creative, Innovative, Hyper-Paced, January 18, 2004
By Cornelia Casey (Reston, VA) - See all my reviews
This book is filled with moments that made me wonder, "could this be true?" The strange brotherhood (all the bloodline of St. Peter) is reasonably rooted in the battles over the papcy and the dueling Popes that enlivened church history.

I found the brotherhood's graveyard (with the final resting places of some very famous artists and scientists) to be at least as believable as the parallel in Da Vinci Code. Only for my dollar, I think that Perdue makes for more interesting action, but then that is a personal preference of mine and is no slam at the better-selling Da Vinci book which I read and enjoyed.

Quite frankly, I resent the people who have posted vicious reviews here that paint Perdue's writing as the anti-Christ or something just because his style does not appeal to them. I prefer his style, but I think it would just be simply mean and petty to go post reviews trashing Dan Brown just because his style isn't my style.

These reviews should help people select a book book that fits their taste and not be a forum for grudge posts which do not add to that.

With that said, I need to say that I found Da Vinci Legacy well-written although not as well as Perdue's most recent ones, Daughter of God and Slatewiper. On the other hand, Perdue has had 20 years to improve as a writer. Personally, I cannot wait until I can find a new book by him.

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You really shouldn't miss this current bestseller, January 19, 2004
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If you find spiritual thrillers appealing-- those books that mix excitement and suspense with interesting ethical and moral issues, you can't pass this one up. I also read Perdue's Daughter of God and loved that novel. It is obvious both books have been thoroughly researched and that the characters present controversial insights about church history and moral ambiguity. So many mysteries or novels of suspense are just a matter of dead bodies and clues with little that sticks with you, a novel of substance always stands out. There is no question that there are some curious correspondences to Dan Brown's book which I also read-- particularly curious in that these books were published long before his book. Still, this is a great story that needs no comparison to anything. It is fascinating, absorbing, and involving.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Lacking
This book was originally released in 1983, then was tweaked for a re-release in 2004 amongst all the DaVinci Code hubbub. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Julie Merilatt

1.0 out of 5 stars Atrocious
THE DA VINCI LEGACY is one of the worst novels I've read this year. You know a novel is problematic when its own back cover gets the name of the hero wrong. Read more
Published on October 26, 2007 by Thriller Lover

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Da Vince Code!
I have to say that I was very disappointed when I read the Da Vinci Code but the Da Vinci Legacy is whole another story. The book reads fast like a great thriller. Read more
Published on July 17, 2007 by Sylviastel

4.0 out of 5 stars Read and compare for yourself
Read the *original* editions of Perdue's The Da Vinci Legacy (1983) and The Linz Testament (1985 -- re-worked in 2000 as The Daughter of God) because they're genuinely good reads... Read more
Published on April 7, 2006 by edlk

3.0 out of 5 stars A Fast and Enjoyable Read!
I found this book sitting at my hairdresser's desk ~~ she does a book exchange among her customers ~~ and thought, why not? Read more
Published on March 20, 2006 by Busy Mom

3.0 out of 5 stars The author was reportedly upset!
The author was reportedly upset when the Da Vinci Code was published in 2003, and has supposedly accused Dan Brown of ripping off his book. Read more
Published on February 27, 2006 by Prometheus

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Lewis Purdue does a fantastic job of taking the reader on a mysterious treasure hunt for the lost code of God,... Read more
Published on October 21, 2005 by Student

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than "Code"
Lewis Perdue has done a much better job with plotting and character development than any other daVinci novelists I have read, including The DaVinci Code (2 stars) and Hudson Hawk... Read more
Published on August 9, 2005 by William McNeill

1.0 out of 5 stars So Far, So-So....
I read the Da Vinci Code a short time ago and loved it. I'm a Da Vinci fan, so any fun action-adventure based on concepts revolving around Da Vinci would interest me. Read more
Published on June 22, 2005 by Dark Strangers

4.0 out of 5 stars Original DaVinci Thriller
I would have preferred the original character of Curtis Davis been kept but that was an editorial decision. The book is fast-paced with a great number of shoot outs. Read more
Published on May 2, 2005 by Mark A. York

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