An occasional review of whatever books I've finished reading. Mainly interested in recent science fiction, but have occasional forays into mysteries and urban fantasy. I'll also touch on TV and movies from time to time.
We’ve had conspiracy stories based on the Illuminati (Angels & Demons), Freemasons(From Hell) and Priory of Scion (The Da Vinci Code), so now it’s time for the Pythagoreans. The legend goes that Pythagoras set up a religious/mathematical cult in Croton before being chased out of the city and killed. His followers divided into two groups, the mathēmatikoi and theakousmatikoi. The mathēmatikoi were the more mathematical or scientific group and the akousmatikoi were more religious. The differences between these groups form the basis of Kevin Guilfoile’s The Thousand. The book is a combination of The Eight by Katherine Neville and Dan Brown’s multiple conspiracy novels. So what are the Pythagoreans up to?
