![]() ![]() But until his latest book, Origin, which had few redeeming factors in my opinion, I still enjoyed Dan Brown’s books because of their ability to successfully play with my expectations and surprise me. That may seem like a nitpick, but I’ve heard it many, many, many times from Renaissance enthusiasts so I figured I’d mention it.ĭan Brown’s books have many factual errors despite giving off the impression that they are well-researched and even educational. Also, “da Vinci” was not Leonardo’s last name but simply meant “from Vinci”, so The Da Vinci Code is a poor title. Afterwards, I looked into the claims the book made. When it came out in 2003 I devoured it same as what seemed like everyone else. ![]() Naturally, such an explosive idea created a lot of buzz. It put forth the controversial idea that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had children, spawning what would eventually become the Merovingean Dynasty of France and inspiring the creation of an influential secret society, whose members include Leonardo da Vinci, to guard the truth. To put that into perspective, that’s more than every Harry Potter book except for the first. ![]() Dan Brown became one of the most famous authors in the world upon publication of The Da Vinci Code, which sold 80 million copies. ![]()
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