The Solomon Key
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| Author | Dan Brown |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Religion |
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| Released | 2007[1] (USA) |
| Preceded by | The Da Vinci Code |
The Solomon Key is the working title of a Dan Brown novel.[1] This will be the third book involving Robert Langdon, a fictional Harvard University professor, and will likely take place after the events of Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.
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[edit] Likely content
There have been a number of educated guesses regarding the content of The Solomon Key. While Dan Brown has offered some hints in interviews, in large part most ideas to the likely content of the upcoming book come from a marketing strategy used by Brown and his publishers. On the original jacket cover of The Da Vinci Code were a number of ciphers and symbols, the meaning of which was made clear when a web quest was posted on Dan Brown's website that referenced these clues. This competition made clear that the ciphers referenced the content of the next book from Dan Brown:
- "Disguised on the jacket of The Da Vinci Code, numerous encrypted messages hint at the subject matter of Dan Brown's next book"
From these clues, it seems that the following will play a part in the novel:
- The fraternity known as Freemasonry[2]
- The Masonic membership of 20 of the 56 Founding Fathers
- The semi-esoteric architecture of Washington, D.C.
- Solomon Kullback, a famous NSA cryptographer
- Robert Langdon as the protagonist
- A look into the history of the USA (since been confirmed by Brown).[3]
It seems likely, based on Brown's track record, that the book will reference controversial subjects such as the deist viewpoints of some of the Founding Fathers (which some would claim makes them non-Christian), and the fact that the most recent U.S. Presidential election was a choice between two members of the Skull and Bones secret society.[4]
KSL-TV in Salt Lake City ran a story that in 2004, Dan Brown visited Salt Lake and seemed very interested in the masonic nature of the symbols carved on the outside of the LDS Temple.[5] This relationship, among others, between freemasonry and Mormonism may play a role in The Solomon Key.
Further research into the ciphers left on the dust jacket of The Da Vinci Code, and also into Brown's previous sources of information, suggest that the following are also possible plot devices in The Solomon Key:
- The Kryptos sculpture in the complex of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia (the web quest mentions it by name)[6]
- The Mona Lisa's "right eye" (oeil droit in the web quest), possibly mixed with esoteric connections to the Eye of Horus (udjat) and the portrayal of George Washington on the U.S. dollar bill.[7]
- The Great Seal of the United States, which some claim contains the Illuminati symbol of an eye above an unfinished pyramid.
- The Information Awareness Office, which has as part of its logo the eye and pyramid mentioned above.[8]
- The House of the Temple, a masonic temple in Washington, D.C.[9]
- The Society of the Cincinnati, a group formed by officers of the American Revolution who idolized Cincinnatus which (to the alarm of Thomas Jefferson) mutated into a hereditary support system for families of the society. At the time, it was widely criticized as a way of setting up a hereditary nobility in America.
[edit] See also
- Ancient mysteries
- Key of Solomon, a book on magic attributed to King Solomon.
- Haym Solomon, close friend of George Washington, member of the Sons of Liberty, and major financier of the American Revolutionary War, may have been involved in the design of The Great Seal of the United States, which contains the Eye of Providence and other symbols mentioned in Brown's books.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Shelton, Chuck. "Just Re-Read 'The Da Vinci Code': Dan Brown's Follow-Up Novel Delayed a Year", The Book Standard, 2006-04-21. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
- ^ "Delays to latest Dan Brown novel", BBC News, 2006-04-21. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
- ^ http://www.danbrown.com/meet_dan/faq.html
- ^ The Guide to Dan Brown's The Solomon Key
- ^ http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/masonicsymbolsandtheldstemple.htm Link to a page about the symbols at the LDS Temple
- ^ UK's The Guardian, June 11, 2005, "Interest grows in solving cryptic CIA puzzle after link to Da Vinci Code"
- ^ http://www.thecryptex.com/node/3
- ^ Secrets of the Widow's Son: The Mysteries Surrounding the Sequel to The Da Vinci Code[1]
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050905/5excerpt.htm
[edit] Sources
- Washington Post, November 1, 2005, "The man who's riding Dan Brown's 'code' tails"
[edit] External links
- The Keys to Dan Brown's The Solomon Key
- SacredFems.com - Have Dan Brown's secret notes for The Solomon Key come to light and been decoded?
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| Digital Fortress | book | |||
| Angels & Demons | book | film | ||
| Deception Point | book | |||
| The Da Vinci Code | book | film | game | soundtrack |
| The Solomon Key | book | |||
