Begun in 2011, and not likely to be finished anytime soon.
This book is a work of fiction. Many historical people and events have been incorporated (see notes at the end) but they are used fictitiously and all of the protagonists are fictional. The name John Reid is taken from a teaching rival of Indiana Jones in the computer game of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The name Eliana is taken with permission from a dear friend of mine. Dean Havelock's surname is taken from Indiana Jones' scoutmaster in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The names of Manuel Garcia Hernandez da Rosa and his ancestor Victor Duarte are inspired by Victor Garcia da Rosa, a former anti-Mormon turned into the most devoted Latter-day Saint conceivable, and Eva Duarte Peron for no better reason than that I love the movie Evita with a passion. All other names of fictional characters are completely made up – well, except for one, but I'd like to not get sued for mentioning it.
The Book of Mormon is not a work of fiction, but the author has applied his own interpretations for the sake of storyline which are nothing more than guesswork, as well as the educated interpretations of scholars from the Foundation for Ancient Religion and Mormon Studies, which represent the best archeological and other historical knowledge of our time but are subject to change as is all science and do not represent doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. None of these things, of course, would have been known in 1936 when the story takes place. An anecdote attributed by John Reid to an anonymous BYU professor really did happen to famed Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley, but it was a few years after this story takes place.
Many thanks go to: James Kimball for More J. Golden Kimball Stories, Brett L. Holbrook for "The Sword of Laban as a Symbol of Divine Authority and Kingship", Daniel N. Rolph for "Prophets, Kings and Swords: The Sword of Laban and Its Possible Pre-Laban Origin", Hugh W. Nibley for An Approach to the Book of Mormon, 3rd Edition, John W. Welch for "Legal Perspectives on the Slaying of Laban", and Wikipedia for information on the conquistadors and the Spanish Civil War.
This book is a work of fiction. Many historical people and events have been incorporated (see notes at the end) but they are used fictitiously and all of the protagonists are fictional. The name John Reid is taken from a teaching rival of Indiana Jones in the computer game of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The name Eliana is taken with permission from a dear friend of mine. Dean Havelock's surname is taken from Indiana Jones' scoutmaster in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The names of Manuel Garcia Hernandez da Rosa and his ancestor Victor Duarte are inspired by Victor Garcia da Rosa, a former anti-Mormon turned into the most devoted Latter-day Saint conceivable, and Eva Duarte Peron for no better reason than that I love the movie Evita with a passion. All other names of fictional characters are completely made up – well, except for one, but I'd like to not get sued for mentioning it.
The Book of Mormon is not a work of fiction, but the author has applied his own interpretations for the sake of storyline which are nothing more than guesswork, as well as the educated interpretations of scholars from the Foundation for Ancient Religion and Mormon Studies, which represent the best archeological and other historical knowledge of our time but are subject to change as is all science and do not represent doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. None of these things, of course, would have been known in 1936 when the story takes place. An anecdote attributed by John Reid to an anonymous BYU professor really did happen to famed Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley, but it was a few years after this story takes place.
Many thanks go to: James Kimball for More J. Golden Kimball Stories, Brett L. Holbrook for "The Sword of Laban as a Symbol of Divine Authority and Kingship", Daniel N. Rolph for "Prophets, Kings and Swords: The Sword of Laban and Its Possible Pre-Laban Origin", Hugh W. Nibley for An Approach to the Book of Mormon, 3rd Edition, John W. Welch for "Legal Perspectives on the Slaying of Laban", and Wikipedia for information on the conquistadors and the Spanish Civil War.
