Ah, the Templars. So much mystery, so much legend, so many trashy adventure novels written about them. And I mean trashy in a good way, because I bought those adventure novels. God help me, I bought them. But who were the Templars really? There are actually a lot books written about them, so which... Continue Reading →
The Lost Treasure of the Templars (a book review)
I’m trying to decide if I wanted to like this more than I did, or if a liked it more than I wanted to. It’s confusing. Since Dan Brown’s success years ago with The Da Vinci Code, publishers across the world have realize that there’s money on the table for a writer to have their... Continue Reading →
Labyrinth (a book review)
Labyrinth, by author Kate Mosse, came out way back in 2005 (for you young people, that's Y2K+5). There had already been quite the rain of books about quests for the Holy Grail or Templar treasure and whatever "shocking" revelation about religion or history was about to be revealed. That probably wouldn't have been a big... Continue Reading →