Codex 632

Dos Santos, Jose Rodrigues

ISBN 10: 0061173185 / ISBN 13: 9780061173189

Published by William Morrow, NY, 2005

About this Item

6.25"x9.25". 321 pp. First printing. Creamy cload boards w/"WM" blindstamped. Brown spine w/copper letters. Designed by Gretchen Achilles. Jacket design by Laura Klynstra. Jacket painting of Departure of the Three Caravels by Antonio Cabral-Bejarano. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped & unmarked. Minor edge wear to DJ. Black remainder mark. When Thomas Noronha, a professor of history and an expert cryptographer, is called upon to finish an unresolved investigation involving an aged scholar who is found mysteriously dead in his hotel room, his life takes several unexpected and dramatic turns. As Thomas slowly begins to unravel the cryptograms and enigmas that shroud the old professor's work, he finds a code that could possibly change the course of historical scholarship: Moloc Ninundia Omastoos In his quest to decipher this mysterious code, Thomas travels around the world from Lisbon to Rio, New York, and Jerusalem. He quickly immerses himself in the fascinating history of the discovery of the Americas, and the one enigma that no historian has ever been able to solve: the true identity of Christopher Columbus. Mesmerizing in the way in which it reinterprets history most have come to regard as fact, Codex 632 reveals what could be one of the greatest historical misinterpretations of all time. Source: Publisher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Codex 632
• Publisher: William Morrow, NY
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061173185
• ISBN 13: 9780061173189
• Binding: Hardcover_paper spine
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Enlisted to research the origins and identity of Christopher Columbus, Lisbon history professor Tomás discovers a mysterious code with the potential for changing the course of history and embarks on a worldwide quest to decipher its meaning.

Review

International Praise for Codex 632 -- .

"[A] relentless quest for the truth." -- Forward

"A most newsworthy novel on Columbus . Based on historical documents, it narrates the story of a clever expert cryptanalyst who unravels a conspiracy to keep the true identity of the great navigator forever hidden from history." -- Que Leer, Spain

"In the world of historical scholarship, the mystery surrounding the discoverer of America and his true roots remains unsolved. Codex 632 reminds us all of the historical investigation which has yet to be conducted."--Adelaide Advertiser

"Readers more intrigued by academic detection than global conspiracies should eat this one up. A fresh-thinking historical thriller buoyed by its hero, a man with a spinning moral compass trying to find his truth North. "--A Folha de S?o Paulo, Brazil

"A fresh-thinking historical thriller buoyed by its hero, a man with a spinning moral compass trying to find his truth North."--Kirkus Reviews

"A most newsworthy novel on Columbus ... Based on historical documents, it narrates the story of a clever expert cryptanalyst who unravels a conspiracy to keep the true identity of the great navigator forever hidden from history."--Que Leer, Spain

"[A] relentless quest for the truth."--Forward

International Praise for Codex 632--.

"It was supposed to be like The Da Vinci Code, but in fact it's better and more interesting, as it presents readers with more proof than speculation. The historical part of the novel is amazing and accessible. Impressive."----Jornal do Brasil, Brazil