Steve berry had
finally stuck the chord. In all his previous novels which includes almost great
thrillers like ‘THE THIRD SECRET’ and ‘THE TEMPLAR LEGACY’, there lacked a
element of ‘change-the -way-the –world-thinks’ ideas that are always available
in Dan browns.
The central
theme of ‘THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT’ is strong enough for anyone to loose their
blind pride in today’s scientific advancements, creating a realization that
there existed a superior race thousands of years before the last ice age. A stormy
idea like ‘The Holy Grail’ in the ‘Davinci Code’.
To say the
truth, I was completely taken aback by the idea that even 50,000 years ago ,there existed a human race that could
construct advanced cities (not the skyscraper junk of today) that are even advanced
than the cities of relatively more modern
civilizations like the Chinese and the Egyptian. They had practiced
mining, extensive use of metals, conversion of different energy forms and so on.
They even had almost modern moral codes and humane laws, people who traveled
extensively throughout the whole world, even mapping places precisely.
I guess you
have to read this book to know more about this super-human race. further, this
book also has the usual cotton Malone stuffs like the white house ,US president,
American diplomatic shit, some high level villains, CIA-NSA-WHITEHOUSE
deadlock, pursuit of money and positions, professional killers and some regular
characters. Nothing new in the plot. Just the inspiring idea.
It also has
some first hand information on Emperor Charlemagne (enough for a beginner in
history) and the Gothic beauty of Germany. Then the usual riddle solving,
churches and abbeys, exotic women and family conspiracy.
Yet this
book is worth reading for all those who are interested in this genre. It’s even
better than its predecessors. Worth the 400INR.
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