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Lunn (Author), Martin (Author)

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Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: DISINFORMATION COMPANY LTD (7 Feb 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0972952977
ISBN-13: 978-0972952972
Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 10.8 x 1.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 462,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.

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Martin Lunn is a recognised expert in the Davidic bloodline and other issues presented in The Da Vinci Code. He has a Masters degree in History and an extensive background in journalism. He is also the Grand master of the Dragon Society, founded in 1408 by King Sigismund of Hungary.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 7 Nov 2004

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While the author clearly knows his stuff, this book is desperately disappointing. Dry, poorly structured and rambling, the "Da Vinci Code Decoded" simply regurgitates the information presented so skillfully in Dan Brown's book and adds to it a mass of only mildy relevant information. It would be great to find a book that does a good job of looking at the truth behind the "Da Vinci Code" - this one certainly doesn't.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting subject.... tatty writing, 18 Oct 2004

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I'd thoroughly enjoyed the Da Vinci Code, and I was interested to know how much of it WAS fact. I hoped this book would give me the answers.

Well... it does, sometimes. However, to get to the answers you have to read possibly the worst-edited book I have had the misfortune to trawl through. The typographical errors and the poor layout remind me of a first year undergraduate's essays - unforgiveable in a book written by such an eminent historian as this. It looks and feels like something thrown together in haste as the bandwagon gathered speed. I don't regret buying it (it's cheap but at least it wasn't too costly) but I'd have been embarrassed to, say, have given it as a gift.

It's also almost as full of questions as the Da Vinci Code itself, and the answers it gives are not vastly more authoritative - full footnotes and references would have inspired more confidence.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Did he even use any source material?, 26 Feb 2005

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This is without doubt the worst "history" book I have ever had the misfortune to read. Whether Lunn actually researched his material or sat and googled it is debatable. An example is the chapter on the supposed marriage of Christ. Lunn contradicts himself in two paragraphs. One saying that Mary Magdalene is often mistake for Mary of Bethany incorrectly and another saying that they are the same person. (Incidentally it is not true that they are the same person.)
His argument for Jesus's marriage to Magdalene rests on the incident of Lazarus's death and Mary of Bethany's behaviour there (having already denied that they are the same person) and the wedding that is mentioned in John. This passage in John makes it very clear that Jesus is merely a guest there and the Mary in question there is his mother. However, since Lunn appears not to have bothered reading the gospel, it is no surprise that this didn't deter him.
In short, he presents a contradictory argument, full of holes and often merely his own opinion with no evidence to back it up. The rest of the book follows a similar pattern.
Do not waste your money on this book unless you are a history student seeking a good example of how not to write an essay.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more

Published on 3 Oct 2005 by Ross Speer

1.0 out of 5 stars No truth to be found
This incredibly rotten book, in addition to sensationally bad writing, offers absolutely nothing in the way of shedding new light to the Da Vinci code. Read more

Published on 5 July 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars A sad unhelpful little book
Having read Dan Brown's gifted piece of writing, and having read "Decoded's" review, I was looking forward to some challenging explanations. I was sadly mistaken. Read more

Published on 30 Jan 2005 by J. Edwin

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After jumping on the band wagon and reading all of Dan Brown's books the one that caught the imagination was the Da Vinci Code. Read more

Published on 4 Dec 2004 by bob fleming

1.0 out of 5 stars Astonishingly bad.
This is one of the worst-written books I've read for a very long time.

I've got a strong interest in the subject matter, but Mr Lunn's writing is almost unreadable. Read more

Published on 4 Dec 2004 by Mrs. J. A. Collins

5.0 out of 5 stars An Informative Guide to the Novel.
I would recommend this book as a cheap and easy guide to the background of Brown's novel. You will never be able to look at the history of Europe in quite the same manner again... Read more

Published on 5 Nov 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, read Holy Blood, Holy Grail and enjoy..
Many facts, which are the book's main strength.

The weakness lies in allusions to e.g. details from the Mona Lisa, and The Last Supper. Read more

Published on 20 Oct 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars A Rather Long Winded List of Criticisms
The first thing I'd say is - don't do as I did and buy this book the same day as finishing the original Da Vinci Code. Read more

Published on 6 Oct 2004 by Jason Hales

1.0 out of 5 stars The Da Vinci Code
This book was a huge disappointment. This reader's impression is that the author wrote out a laundry list chain of events as an outline, and dutifully plodded from one to the next... Read more

Published on 28 Aug 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars More nooks and crannies than your Granny's attic!!
I am a lapsed Catholic, and remember reading The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail about 20 years ago. It fascinated me, and answered a lot of the doubt that had arisen with me and my... Read more

Published on 25 May 2004

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