MrOtis
May 25th, 2005, 11:47 PM
Author James Rollins was our guest in the bunker this week. Well, he wasn't in the bunker; only our trusty dogs are allowed into that heavily-fortified space. By phone from sunny California, Jim talked about how a veterinarian from Missouri ends up a best-selling fiction author on the left coast.
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James Rollins
He also discussed the amount of research that went into his new novel Map of Bones on Vatican spies, the Royal Dragon Court, and the bones of the Three Wise Men. The research shows; Map of Bones is a tightly written puzzler that is being unfairly compared to The Da Vinci Code, because Bones is much more complex.
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Golden sarcophagus at the Shrine of the Three Kings at the cathedral in Cologne, Germany
The Royal Dragon Court plays a major role in Map of Bones. This is a group we need to study. Some of its' members claim descent all the way back to the ancient Sumerian gods and goddesses, including Enki (the "lord of the Earth"--sound familiar?), Apsu ("abyss"), the primordial waters; and Tiamat, the original Dragon Queen, who was remembered in Hebrew literature as Leviathan (and sometimes Rahab), the beast of chaos slain by Yahweh at the beginning of time (Psalm 74:14; see also Isaiah 27:1; Job 3:8; Amos 9:3).
All in all, James Rollins is an interesting guy with a great sense of humor. Even if he is a White Sox fan.
Show links:
* James Rollins' website (http://jamesrollins.com/)
* The Royal Dragon Court page (http://www.royalhouseofstewart.org.uk/dragon.htm) at "The Royal House of Stewart" website
* The Royal Dragon Court: (http://dragoncourt.org/) Site devoted to open discussion of the history of the Dragon line and the Holy Grail
* Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg: (http://www.nicholasdevere.com/) Author of The Dragon Legacy a purported insider's look at the Dragon Court
* Malachi Martin and Satanism in the Vatican (http://www.theharrowing.com/martin.html)
* Fr. Malachi Martin's homepage (http://www.starharbor.com/fr_martin/index1.html) (as he left it at his death in 1999)
* Windswept House by Fr. Malachi Martin (http://pidstore.spreadtheword.com/store/STWViewItem/asp/ISBN/0385492316/I/I)
* Keys of This Blood by Fr. Malachi Martin (http://pidstore.spreadtheword.com/store/STWViewItem/asp/ISBN/0671747231/I/I)
* Shrine of the Three Kings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings_at_Cologne_Cathedral) in Cologne, Germany[/img]
http://peeringintodarkness.com/radio/images/Jim1.jpg
James Rollins
He also discussed the amount of research that went into his new novel Map of Bones on Vatican spies, the Royal Dragon Court, and the bones of the Three Wise Men. The research shows; Map of Bones is a tightly written puzzler that is being unfairly compared to The Da Vinci Code, because Bones is much more complex.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/300px-Dreik%C3%B6nigsschrein_im_Dom1.JPG
Golden sarcophagus at the Shrine of the Three Kings at the cathedral in Cologne, Germany
The Royal Dragon Court plays a major role in Map of Bones. This is a group we need to study. Some of its' members claim descent all the way back to the ancient Sumerian gods and goddesses, including Enki (the "lord of the Earth"--sound familiar?), Apsu ("abyss"), the primordial waters; and Tiamat, the original Dragon Queen, who was remembered in Hebrew literature as Leviathan (and sometimes Rahab), the beast of chaos slain by Yahweh at the beginning of time (Psalm 74:14; see also Isaiah 27:1; Job 3:8; Amos 9:3).
All in all, James Rollins is an interesting guy with a great sense of humor. Even if he is a White Sox fan.
Show links:
* James Rollins' website (http://jamesrollins.com/)
* The Royal Dragon Court page (http://www.royalhouseofstewart.org.uk/dragon.htm) at "The Royal House of Stewart" website
* The Royal Dragon Court: (http://dragoncourt.org/) Site devoted to open discussion of the history of the Dragon line and the Holy Grail
* Nicholas de Vere von Drakenberg: (http://www.nicholasdevere.com/) Author of The Dragon Legacy a purported insider's look at the Dragon Court
* Malachi Martin and Satanism in the Vatican (http://www.theharrowing.com/martin.html)
* Fr. Malachi Martin's homepage (http://www.starharbor.com/fr_martin/index1.html) (as he left it at his death in 1999)
* Windswept House by Fr. Malachi Martin (http://pidstore.spreadtheword.com/store/STWViewItem/asp/ISBN/0385492316/I/I)
* Keys of This Blood by Fr. Malachi Martin (http://pidstore.spreadtheword.com/store/STWViewItem/asp/ISBN/0671747231/I/I)
* Shrine of the Three Kings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings_at_Cologne_Cathedral) in Cologne, Germany[/img]