This is an auction for THE HOLY BLOOD & THE HOLY GRAIL by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln.

"Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them." — Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Like Chariots of the Gods?...the plot has all the elements of an international thriller." — Newsweek

Amazon.com reviews:

“Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete?

• Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross?
• Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists?
• Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom?
• Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail?

"According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possible — they are probably true! So revolutionary, so original, so convincing, that the most faithful Christians will be moved; here is the book that has sparked worldwide controversy."

"FIVE STARS!!! The authors spent over 10 years on their own kind of quest for the Holy Grail, into the secretive history of early France. What they found, researched with the tenacity and attention to detail that befits any great quest, is a tangled and intricate story of politics and faith that reads like a mystery novel. It is the story of the Knights Templar, and a behind-the-scenes society called the Prieure de Sion, and its involvement in reinstating descendants of the Merovingian bloodline into political power."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Paperback 1996.

558 pages + 35 illustrations.

Good condition.

The cost of shipping is $3.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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