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韦慰 蟿蟻委蟿慰 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈
1917: 畏 螤伪谓伪纬委伪 蔚渭蠁伪谓委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 蟽蔚 蟿蟻委伪 渭喂魏蟻维 蟺伪喂未喂维 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻喂慰蠂萎 桅伪蟿委渭伪 蟿畏蟼 螤慰蟻蟿慰纬伪位委伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀蟼 蔚渭蟺喂蟽蟿蔚蠉蟿畏魏蔚 蟿蟻委伪 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏维. 韦伪 未蠉慰 未蠈胃畏魏伪谓 蟽蟿畏 未畏渭慰蟽喂蠈蟿畏蟿伪, 伪位位维 蟿慰 胃蟻蠀位喂魏蠈 韦蟻委蟿慰 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈 苇渭蔚喂谓蔚 蟽蟿伪 伪蟺蠈蟻蟻畏蟿伪 蟿慰蠀 螔伪蟿喂魏伪谓慰蠉 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟿慰 2000.
螔伪蟿喂魏伪谓蠈, 危萎渭蔚蟻伪: 螆谓伪蟼 魏伪蟻未喂谓维位喂慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺喂尾慰蠀位蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰谓 蟺伪蟺喂魏蠈 胃蟻蠈谓慰, 纬谓蠅蟻委味蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂伪委伪 蟽蠀谓蟿伪蟻伪魏蟿喂魏萎 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰 韦蟻委蟿慰 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈. 螠喂伪 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 慰 委未喂慰蟼 蠁蟻蠈谓蟿喂蟽蔚 谓伪 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 魏蟻蠀蠁萎, 魏伪喂 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟿慰喂渭慰蟼 谓伪 魏维谓蔚喂蟼 蟿伪 蟺维谓蟿伪 纬喂伪 谓伪 渭畏谓 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠀蠁胃蔚委 蟺慰蟿苇.
螘魏蟻畏魏蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蔚 蟻蠀胃渭蠈 魏伪喂 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂蟼, "韦慰 韦蟻委蟿慰 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈", 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蔚谓蟿蠀蟺蠅蟽喂伪魏蠈 未喂蔚胃谓苇蟼 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 尾维胃慰蟼. 螣 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 渭蟺蔚蟽蟿-蟽苇位位蔚蟻, Steve Berry, 魏伪蟿伪蟺喂维谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚 渭蔚蟻喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺喂慰 伪渭蠁喂位蔚纬蠈渭蔚谓蔚蟼 喂未苇蔚蟼 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 渭伪蟼 蟽蔚 渭委伪 蟽蠀谓伪蟻蟺伪蟽蟿喂魏萎 未喂伪未蟻慰渭萎 渭苇蟽伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿畏蟼 螘魏魏位畏蟽委伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭苇位位慰谓 蟿畏蟼 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪蟼.
(伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 慰蟺喂蟽胃蠈蠁蠀位位慰 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀)
"螣喂 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽蟿畏 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 螝蠋未喂魏伪 螡蟿伪 螔委谓蟿蟽喂 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 螜位位慰蠀渭喂谓维蟿喂 蟿慰蠀 Dan Brown 蠅蠂蟻喂慰蠉谓 渭蟺蟻慰蟽蟿维 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 韦蟻委蟿慰蠀 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏慰蠉. 螆谓伪 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 蟿伪蟻维味蔚喂 蟿伪 谓蔚蟻维, 纬蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蔚魏位慰纬萎 蔚谓蠈蟼 谓苇慰蠀 蟺维蟺伪... 渭蔚 伪谓蔚位苇畏蟿蔚蟼 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭苇蟻蔚喂蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏 蠁喂位慰未慰尉委伪 魏伪喂 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟽魏萎谓喂伪 蟽蟿慰 螔伪蟿喂魏伪谓蠈 魏伪喂 蔚渭蠁伪谓委蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 螤伪蟻胃苇谓慰蠀 螠伪蟻委伪蟼... 螣 Steve Berry 伪谓蔚尾维味蔚喂 蟿慰谓 蟺萎蠂畏..."
(韦螒为螠危 韦螚危 螡螘螒危 违螣巍螝螚危)
"螣蟻维渭伪蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 螤伪蟻胃苇谓慰蠀 螠伪蟻委伪蟼, 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏维 苇纬纬蟻伪蠁伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏萎 蟽蟿伪 蠀蠄畏位蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 魏位喂渭维魏喂伪 蟿畏蟼 螝伪胃慰位喂魏萎蟼 螘魏魏位畏蟽委伪蟼. 螣 Berry 蟽蠀谓未蠀维味蔚喂 蔚魏蟻畏魏蟿喂魏维 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位维 渭蔚位蔚蟿畏渭苇谓慰 胃蟻委位蔚蟻. 螣喂 胃伪蠀渭伪蟽蟿苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝蠋未喂魏伪 螡蟿伪 螔委谓蟿蟽喂 蟺慰蠀 未喂蠄维谓蔚 纬喂伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻伪, 胃伪 胃苇位慰蠀谓 谓伪 未慰魏喂渭维蟽慰蠀谓"
(PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY)
螔伪蟿喂魏伪谓蠈, 危萎渭蔚蟻伪: 螆谓伪蟼 魏伪蟻未喂谓维位喂慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 蔚蟺喂尾慰蠀位蔚蠉蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰谓 蟺伪蟺喂魏蠈 胃蟻蠈谓慰, 纬谓蠅蟻委味蔚喂 蟿畏谓 伪蟻蠂伪委伪 蟽蠀谓蟿伪蟻伪魏蟿喂魏萎 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰 韦蟻委蟿慰 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈. 螠喂伪 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蟺慰蠀 慰 委未喂慰蟼 蠁蟻蠈谓蟿喂蟽蔚 谓伪 渭蔚委谓蔚喂 魏蟻蠀蠁萎, 魏伪喂 谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 苇蟿慰喂渭慰蟼 谓伪 魏维谓蔚喂蟼 蟿伪 蟺维谓蟿伪 纬喂伪 谓伪 渭畏谓 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠀蠁胃蔚委 蟺慰蟿苇.
螘魏蟻畏魏蟿喂魏蠈 蟽蔚 蟻蠀胃渭蠈 魏伪喂 伪蟺慰魏伪位蠉蠄蔚喂蟼, "韦慰 韦蟻委蟿慰 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏蠈", 蔚委谓伪喂 苇谓伪 蔚谓蟿蠀蟺蠅蟽喂伪魏蠈 未喂蔚胃谓苇蟼 胃蟻委位蔚蟻 渭蔚 尾维胃慰蟼. 螣 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼 渭蟺蔚蟽蟿-蟽苇位位蔚蟻, Steve Berry, 魏伪蟿伪蟺喂维谓蔚蟿伪喂 渭蔚 渭蔚蟻喂魏苇蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺喂慰 伪渭蠁喂位蔚纬蠈渭蔚谓蔚蟼 喂未苇蔚蟼 蟿畏蟼 蔚蟺慰蠂萎蟼 渭伪蟼 蟽蔚 渭委伪 蟽蠀谓伪蟻蟺伪蟽蟿喂魏萎 未喂伪未蟻慰渭萎 渭苇蟽伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟿畏蟼 螘魏魏位畏蟽委伪蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰 渭苇位位慰谓 蟿畏蟼 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪蟼.
(伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 慰蟺喂蟽胃蠈蠁蠀位位慰 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀)
"螣喂 伪谓伪蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽蟿畏 胃蟻畏蟽魏蔚委伪 蟿慰蠀 螝蠋未喂魏伪 螡蟿伪 螔委谓蟿蟽喂 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 螜位位慰蠀渭喂谓维蟿喂 蟿慰蠀 Dan Brown 蠅蠂蟻喂慰蠉谓 渭蟺蟻慰蟽蟿维 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 韦蟻委蟿慰蠀 螠蠀蟽蟿喂魏慰蠉. 螆谓伪 渭蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟺慰蠀 蟿伪蟻维味蔚喂 蟿伪 谓蔚蟻维, 纬蠉蟻蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蔚魏位慰纬萎 蔚谓蠈蟼 谓苇慰蠀 蟺维蟺伪... 渭蔚 伪谓蔚位苇畏蟿蔚蟼 位蔚蟺蟿慰渭苇蟻蔚喂蔚蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏 蠁喂位慰未慰尉委伪 魏伪喂 蟿伪 蟺伪蟻伪蟽魏萎谓喂伪 蟽蟿慰 螔伪蟿喂魏伪谓蠈 魏伪喂 蔚渭蠁伪谓委蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 螤伪蟻胃苇谓慰蠀 螠伪蟻委伪蟼... 螣 Steve Berry 伪谓蔚尾维味蔚喂 蟿慰谓 蟺萎蠂畏..."
(韦螒为螠危 韦螚危 螡螘螒危 违螣巍螝螚危)
"螣蟻维渭伪蟿伪 蟿畏蟼 螤伪蟻胃苇谓慰蠀 螠伪蟻委伪蟼, 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏维 苇纬纬蟻伪蠁伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰位喂蟿喂魏萎 蟽蟿伪 蠀蠄畏位蠈蟿蔚蟻伪 魏位喂渭维魏喂伪 蟿畏蟼 螝伪胃慰位喂魏萎蟼 螘魏魏位畏蟽委伪蟼. 螣 Berry 蟽蠀谓未蠀维味蔚喂 蔚魏蟻畏魏蟿喂魏维 蟽蟿慰喂蠂蔚委伪 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位维 渭蔚位蔚蟿畏渭苇谓慰 胃蟻委位蔚蟻. 螣喂 胃伪蠀渭伪蟽蟿苇蟼 蟿慰蠀 螝蠋未喂魏伪 螡蟿伪 螔委谓蟿蟽喂 蟺慰蠀 未喂蠄维谓蔚 纬喂伪 蟺蔚蟻喂蟽蟽蠈蟿蔚蟻伪, 胃伪 胃苇位慰蠀谓 谓伪 未慰魏喂渭维蟽慰蠀谓"
(PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY)
498 pages, Paperback
First published May 17, 2005
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Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty-two novels, which include: , , and Steve has also co-written a novel with Grant Blackwood,听 听(a Luke Daniels Adventure), and four novellas with M. J. Rose:听 听 听 听and听 听all Cassiopeia Vitt tales. His books have been translated into 41 languages with over 25,000,000 copies in 52 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of听The New York Times,听USA Today,听and Indie bestseller lists. Somewhere in the world, every thirty seconds, one of his novels is sold.
Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty-two novels, which include: , , and Steve has also co-written a novel with Grant Blackwood,听 听(a Luke Daniels Adventure), and four novellas with M. J. Rose:听 听 听 听and听 听all Cassiopeia Vitt tales. His books have been translated into 41 languages with over 25,000,000 copies in 52 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of听The New York Times,听USA Today,听and Indie bestseller lists. Somewhere in the world, every thirty seconds, one of his novels is sold.
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May 1, 2013
Odli膷an autor, Knjige mu se 膷itaju u dahu... Za one koji vole Sidnija 艩eldona, D啪ejmsa Patersona, Skota Marijanija i sli膷ne autore... :)
November 17, 2015
WOW what a faboulas novel. It is a story of the 112 Pope told to be the last Pope and judger of the masses. The third Secret is revealed from the Lady Mary of Fatima. It reveals some very troublesome things for the Church. It condems the Church for being way off base on a lot of doctrine. There are a lot of twists and turns and it is a real page turner. I give this book top marks. Five Holy Stars! Enjoy and Be Blessed. Diamond
March 5, 2025
Clar o carte de 5 stele, un subiect complex 葯i complicat, un thriller plasat 卯n inima Vaticanului care prezint膬 lupta pentru putere 葯i intrigile din jurul papalit膬葲i. Cum trebuie s膬 fie Biserica modern膬, constr芒ns de vechile dogme, adaptat膬 spre realitate sau s膬 se apropie c芒t mai mult de Dumnezeu? Un thriller care 卯ncearc膬 s膬 r膬spund膬 acestor controverse 葯i o ac葲iune plin膬 de tradi葲ii specifice Vaticanului.
P.S. Ac葲iunea este plasat膬 葯i 卯n Rom芒nia, un episod nu prea pl膬cut mo葯tenit din comunism 葯i o sc膬pare a autorului, dar putem s膬 o trecem cu vederea pentru a nu fi c芒rcota葯i.
P.S. Ac葲iunea este plasat膬 葯i 卯n Rom芒nia, un episod nu prea pl膬cut mo葯tenit din comunism 葯i o sc膬pare a autorului, dar putem s膬 o trecem cu vederea pentru a nu fi c芒rcota葯i.
July 15, 2010
I loved Steve Berry's first two books, but was very disappointed by this one. So much so, that I haven't read any of his books that have come out since then. It's your normal Da Vinci Code style of suspense and mystery, and it isn't as if most of the book itself is bad. It's the end that made me angry. When we finally discover the third secret of the Virgin Mary, it is stupid, and obviously written to fit his own personal agenda. The Virgin Mary wouldn't have said that. Maybe my little Catholic self is sensitive, but I don't think so, because I haven't been offended by any of the other Vatican conspiracy type books that I've read. I just think the secret was stupid and unrealistic.
April 19, 2021
Viata la Vatican nu e usoara: intrigi, secrete de nu mai incap in Vatican si nu in ultimul rand aventuri amoroase. Astfel,ajunge monseniorul Colin Michener in Romania, unde va cauta traducerea celui de-al treilea secret, unul dintre mesajele lasate de fecioara Maria.
July 29, 2008
Yikes. Forbidden romances with priests, Catholic end-times (but not really), megalomania, divine righteousness, and the war between reform and tradition all crash pell-mell into each other in this wannabe political thriller (with an all-priest cast) that can't quite shake the conspiracy craze started by The DaVinci Code. At first, it was kind of trite. Formerly errant priest struggles with his unconquerable passion for a (rather annoying) hard-nosed, independent journalist while doing his best to serve his friend, the pope. Meanwhile, not just one but two megalomaniacs face off: The charismatic priest, proponent of clerical marriage but mostly a fraud, against the man who becomes pope later, a man with an amazing dual personality, on one hand taking the preservation of his Church so seriously he'll do absolutely anything for it, and on the other being so shallow and power-hungry that he plans on becoming the best-dressed pope in history, that he might just be insane. The third secret: a heavy-handed message from Mary about the Church's backward ways that seemed more hilarious than relieving to me despite the true sense of it (I blame a bad story and bad writing for its failure to impress.) In the end, we are left with a pissing contest over which mere mortal really knows the divine will of god before our hero runs off to be with his love in the wilds of Romania. Given the cast to choose from, I couldn't help but enjoy the bad pope, mostly out of sheer perversity since the author was obviously so deadbent on making him the pawn of satan.
March 18, 2016
Mr. Berry acknowledges that he was raised Catholic and has done considerable research on the secrets surrounding the visions at Fatima as well as the politics and inner machinations of the Vatican. He has crafted an exciting, albeiit wildly improbable, novel containing all sorts of intrigue including scandalous conduct by priests, blackmail and murder.
Like Mr. Berry, I was raised Catholic and graduated from an all-boys high school in 1952. If I鈥檇 picked up a novel like this in the early fifties, I may not have even finished it. If I did read it to the end, I would have judged it too outlandish to be even credible. However, some sixty plus years later, it seems much less bizarre. The world鈥檚 knowledge of the Catholic church鈥檚 scandals and its slow progress to become more liberal and forgiving make the book鈥檚 story much closer to being possible.
The book raises important questions about significant changes to the Catholic religion: Should priests be allowed to marry? Should we have women priests? Should abortion be permitted ? Should homosexual relationships be allowed? These are all issues that the current as well as future popes will have to deal with and provide much food for thought for all members of the faith.
Like Mr. Berry, I was raised Catholic and graduated from an all-boys high school in 1952. If I鈥檇 picked up a novel like this in the early fifties, I may not have even finished it. If I did read it to the end, I would have judged it too outlandish to be even credible. However, some sixty plus years later, it seems much less bizarre. The world鈥檚 knowledge of the Catholic church鈥檚 scandals and its slow progress to become more liberal and forgiving make the book鈥檚 story much closer to being possible.
The book raises important questions about significant changes to the Catholic religion: Should priests be allowed to marry? Should we have women priests? Should abortion be permitted ? Should homosexual relationships be allowed? These are all issues that the current as well as future popes will have to deal with and provide much food for thought for all members of the faith.
February 23, 2012
This is exactly what I am looking for in a novel! Good pacing, a compelling story about concepts that are mysterious and bigger than any one person, with interesting characters that do not get too bogged down in their own psychology. It will no doubt be hated by anyone who subscribes to organized religion, but for me, the intrinsic intrigue of all things Papal, (Vatican Politics), combined with the ever present pull of the supernatural makes this a winning combination.
The writing is descriptive without being overwrought and too literary. The themes are clear without being wallowed in, and the frailties of the characters are explored without them feeling either like demons or angels. Just people. Believeable people caught up in some pretty amazing circumstances.
The supernatural is enjoyable because it doesn't get cheesy, and the embrace of grey areas in the plot means that it never becomes a sermon.
Highly recommended for its unique ability, (rare among novels these days) to not commit the sin of overkill with any one of its aspects...story, characters, themes, conflict, plot, and descriptions.
The writing is descriptive without being overwrought and too literary. The themes are clear without being wallowed in, and the frailties of the characters are explored without them feeling either like demons or angels. Just people. Believeable people caught up in some pretty amazing circumstances.
The supernatural is enjoyable because it doesn't get cheesy, and the embrace of grey areas in the plot means that it never becomes a sermon.
Highly recommended for its unique ability, (rare among novels these days) to not commit the sin of overkill with any one of its aspects...story, characters, themes, conflict, plot, and descriptions.
May 30, 2022
5 sterren - Nederlandse paperback
Steve Berry heeft veel geschiedkundige kennis. Daarnaast kon hij voor dit boek ook putten uit kennis van het katoliek geloof door zijn jeugdjaren.
Drie jonge schaapherder zien in Fatima, Portugal, de heilige maagd Maria meerdere malen in visioenen. Een van hen Lucia (10), schrijft nauwkeurig de voorspellingen op. Priester Tibor krijgt van de paus de opdracht om de voorspellingen in het Italiaans te vertalen. Een visioen wordt opgeborgen in het Vaticaan. Het is te explosief om het wereldkundig te maken.
Decennia later raakt de nieuwe paus in de ban van deze visioenen en geeft zij secretaris Colin Michener op een geheime missie nar de oude vertaler van de visioenen. Maar de tijd dringt. Als een priester wordt vermoord en de paus onverwacht overlijdt, begint Michener een zoektocht naar het derde geheim. En de toekomst van de katholieke kerk balanceert op de afgrond en dan is er nog de oude relatie van Michener met een vrouw.
Het is een goed uitgediept verhaal met een duidelijke verhaallijn en het vervolgt de ontwikkelingen in een constant tempo. Daarom lezen de boeken van Steve Berry ook zo fijn.
Steve Berry heeft veel geschiedkundige kennis. Daarnaast kon hij voor dit boek ook putten uit kennis van het katoliek geloof door zijn jeugdjaren.
Drie jonge schaapherder zien in Fatima, Portugal, de heilige maagd Maria meerdere malen in visioenen. Een van hen Lucia (10), schrijft nauwkeurig de voorspellingen op. Priester Tibor krijgt van de paus de opdracht om de voorspellingen in het Italiaans te vertalen. Een visioen wordt opgeborgen in het Vaticaan. Het is te explosief om het wereldkundig te maken.
Decennia later raakt de nieuwe paus in de ban van deze visioenen en geeft zij secretaris Colin Michener op een geheime missie nar de oude vertaler van de visioenen. Maar de tijd dringt. Als een priester wordt vermoord en de paus onverwacht overlijdt, begint Michener een zoektocht naar het derde geheim. En de toekomst van de katholieke kerk balanceert op de afgrond en dan is er nog de oude relatie van Michener met een vrouw.
Het is een goed uitgediept verhaal met een duidelijke verhaallijn en het vervolgt de ontwikkelingen in een constant tempo. Daarom lezen de boeken van Steve Berry ook zo fijn.
July 8, 2024
A very entertaining read. Well written and though provoking.
March 28, 2009
I enjoy sweeping thrillers that involve a lot of characters and locations. Steve Berry has, for the past four or five years, been kind of in the middle of my list of liked authors for this type of book. The Third Secret jumped him up a couple of notches.
I'm not entirely sure why, but this book seemed much better to me than the others of his that I've read like The Amber Room and The Charlemagne Pursuit. (Of which, I liked the latter quite a bit and the former not so much.) I think it was that this book seemed better thought out from beginning to end. There were many more threads that started from the very beginning of the book and finally tied together into a single piece of cloth by the end. That's what keeps me excited and presses me to finish a book.
This book is similar to Dan Brown's Angels and Demons in content. It surrounds secrets in the Vatican and a power hungry pope wannabe. I don't belong to an organized religion and I don't usually care to spend my free time studying/learning/whatevering one. It says a lot about a book about organized religion when I can get completely sucked in.
That being said...like the Dan Brown books, The Third Order is critical of the Catholic Church. So if you're sensitive about such topics, I'd pass on this one. Otherwise, I found it to be a great story that was well-developed and well-told.
I'm not entirely sure why, but this book seemed much better to me than the others of his that I've read like The Amber Room and The Charlemagne Pursuit. (Of which, I liked the latter quite a bit and the former not so much.) I think it was that this book seemed better thought out from beginning to end. There were many more threads that started from the very beginning of the book and finally tied together into a single piece of cloth by the end. That's what keeps me excited and presses me to finish a book.
This book is similar to Dan Brown's Angels and Demons in content. It surrounds secrets in the Vatican and a power hungry pope wannabe. I don't belong to an organized religion and I don't usually care to spend my free time studying/learning/whatevering one. It says a lot about a book about organized religion when I can get completely sucked in.
That being said...like the Dan Brown books, The Third Order is critical of the Catholic Church. So if you're sensitive about such topics, I'd pass on this one. Otherwise, I found it to be a great story that was well-developed and well-told.
March 6, 2012
So, I'm a Christian and this book was sort of "out there" like the DaVinci Code. I did not think this challenged my faith in any way. The Scriptures are clear about Jesus and the Virgin Mary and when the story diverged from that I knew I was reading a work of fiction. I was able to assert supension of disbelief and enjoy the story.
It was not my favorite Steve Berry novel however. He does such a wonderful job of weaving in history with fiction in his novels, and although the "sighting" portions may have been factual, many other assertions were warped when it concerned Christianity (especially concerning priestly or pastoral conduct).
What I really liked about this book was how he fleshed out the characters, especially Pope Clement and Colin. Loved that relationship. Best part of the book for me. The book also had really good pacing which kept me engrossed.
It was not my favorite Steve Berry novel however. He does such a wonderful job of weaving in history with fiction in his novels, and although the "sighting" portions may have been factual, many other assertions were warped when it concerned Christianity (especially concerning priestly or pastoral conduct).
What I really liked about this book was how he fleshed out the characters, especially Pope Clement and Colin. Loved that relationship. Best part of the book for me. The book also had really good pacing which kept me engrossed.
February 13, 2017
For an adventure novel this one was somewhat short on adventure. No real investment in characters because the author didn't really give us a character to care about. Also the stories final message came off as forced and heavy handed. Disappointing.
August 13, 2014
I am a fan of the mystery/thriller genre, so the chances of me liking this book was really high. While it was well written and interesting, I think it lacked the quick pace needed for five stars. Best Description: A Sedated Dan Brown book. Good but no edge. I wasn't dying to discover the secret. Further, once I found out, I didn't get that "Ahhh" feeling. Worth a read but not the best.
April 26, 2018
螘尉伪喂蚁蔚蟿喂魏蠈!!!
May 11, 2014
The three prophecies that three children received from the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal in 19171 is regarded as one of the intriguing mysteries of modern Catholicism.
Two of the secrets were revealed by Lucia Santos in 1941 鈥� the first was a vision of Hell on earth, the second predicted a 2nd World War and the problems that Russia would encounter unless people prayed and dedicated themselves to the Virgin Mary. The 3rd and final secret was kept in a sealed envelope by the Vatican and only made public in May 2000, by the Vatican that revealed calamitous times ahead for the Catholic Church, which created a lot of interest and controversy. How could it do to something like the Fatima occurrence, which is so important to devout Catholics, should it come out that could mean the end of the Catholic Church??
The Third Secret is Steve Berry鈥檚 take on 鈥淲HAT IF THERE WAS MORE TO WHAT WAS REVEALED BY THE VATICAN? And as we come to expect from this author, the subject is incredibly well researched 鈥� so much so, that after a while, I was asking myself鈥�.what is fiction or not!!!
The Vatican and it鈥檚 politics, intrigue, secrets, deceit, power hungry men who will stop at nothing to gain power, going as far as committing murder and destruction to ensure their goals.
The ailing Pope鈥檚 Secretary, a priest that is doubts his beliefs and struggling with the deep feelings he has for a woman is soon entangled with a power plot inside the Vatican that takes him on a journey filled with danger and treachery.
A fast-paced thriller filled with twists and turns, with some really bad and good guys and priests鈥︹€︹€︹€ total 鈥渟pinning鈥� journey that kept me turning page after page wanting to discover more about this Fatima phenomena.
Great read.
Two of the secrets were revealed by Lucia Santos in 1941 鈥� the first was a vision of Hell on earth, the second predicted a 2nd World War and the problems that Russia would encounter unless people prayed and dedicated themselves to the Virgin Mary. The 3rd and final secret was kept in a sealed envelope by the Vatican and only made public in May 2000, by the Vatican that revealed calamitous times ahead for the Catholic Church, which created a lot of interest and controversy. How could it do to something like the Fatima occurrence, which is so important to devout Catholics, should it come out that could mean the end of the Catholic Church??
The Third Secret is Steve Berry鈥檚 take on 鈥淲HAT IF THERE WAS MORE TO WHAT WAS REVEALED BY THE VATICAN? And as we come to expect from this author, the subject is incredibly well researched 鈥� so much so, that after a while, I was asking myself鈥�.what is fiction or not!!!
The Vatican and it鈥檚 politics, intrigue, secrets, deceit, power hungry men who will stop at nothing to gain power, going as far as committing murder and destruction to ensure their goals.
The ailing Pope鈥檚 Secretary, a priest that is doubts his beliefs and struggling with the deep feelings he has for a woman is soon entangled with a power plot inside the Vatican that takes him on a journey filled with danger and treachery.
A fast-paced thriller filled with twists and turns, with some really bad and good guys and priests鈥︹€︹€︹€ total 鈥渟pinning鈥� journey that kept me turning page after page wanting to discover more about this Fatima phenomena.
Great read.
May 8, 2015
As a catholic myself I had great expectation from this one. I might have a sadic part deep inside my soul which enjoys priest-gone-rogue stories, but this one touched me on levels I cannot describe.
The story reaches into secrets and not so secret doings of the church, the inherited dogma we are still teaching our children after two thousand years.
My father is the kind of guy who believes feverishly in the teachings of the theology he so loves. And I'm his opposite. I like to question every scrap of text and meaning they try to fed us. The WHY bothers me a lot on a spiritual level and since I'm an advocate of science as well as of the church's teachings, sometimes answers tend to mix up.
Colin is an exceptional character. He doubts, he questions. Even though he repents he feels the guilt eating him inside, like a tainted man who cannot bear the sainthood. I don't blame his decisions, he learned so much, experienced and his eyes has been opened.
The story reaches into secrets and not so secret doings of the church, the inherited dogma we are still teaching our children after two thousand years.
My father is the kind of guy who believes feverishly in the teachings of the theology he so loves. And I'm his opposite. I like to question every scrap of text and meaning they try to fed us. The WHY bothers me a lot on a spiritual level and since I'm an advocate of science as well as of the church's teachings, sometimes answers tend to mix up.
Colin is an exceptional character. He doubts, he questions. Even though he repents he feels the guilt eating him inside, like a tainted man who cannot bear the sainthood. I don't blame his decisions, he learned so much, experienced and his eyes has been opened.
April 24, 2015
I enjoy a good conspiracy book, but only if they are well done. Fortunately this one falls into that category, and carefully blends what is known with plausible fiction. Set against the background of the Vatican and various reported Marian appearances, the story skilfully leads the reader in a gripping tale.
The characters were well thought out, and the pace of the story didn't falter at all. My main disappointment though was that the ending seemed such an anti-climax. Just how much is real, and how much is fiction is for the reader to decide. For me one sign of a good book is does it make me think, and there was plenty to mull over with this offering.
Those who enjoyed something like the DaVinci Code will probably also like this. Whereas those who don't like such works will give this a wide berth.
The characters were well thought out, and the pace of the story didn't falter at all. My main disappointment though was that the ending seemed such an anti-climax. Just how much is real, and how much is fiction is for the reader to decide. For me one sign of a good book is does it make me think, and there was plenty to mull over with this offering.
Those who enjoyed something like the DaVinci Code will probably also like this. Whereas those who don't like such works will give this a wide berth.
June 30, 2013
Great book, took me awhile to read but really well written and thought provoking. His books are fantastic mysteries with lots of real information mixed in. It gave a different kind of insight into Vatican politics and the life of those involved.
October 16, 2018
This started slow getting to know the players etc. It took over 75% of the book to get the ball rolling and from then on, I had a hard time to put it down. It doesn't matter what religion you are, this is a worth while read.
February 2, 2021
This is story of hope, intrigue, desperation and redemption. On top of that it is a well researched, incredibly entertaining religious thriller. If you liked Dan Brown's religious thrillers, you should enjoy this.
January 28, 2008
Typical potboiler stuff - missing any sense of true and genuine suspense and capped by a totally implausible ending.
January 14, 2009
DiVinci Code knock off.Kept me reading and thinking.Steve Berry's work very interesting and easy to read
July 14, 2018
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December 3, 2021
3.5 stars
A very interesting and thought provoking book which makes a clear distinction between the church and faith. Now and again the pace dropped significantly, hence I rounded my rating down to 3 stars.
Characters 7
Atmosphere 8
Writing Style 7
Setup 7
Plot 8
Intrigue 7
Logic 7
Enjoyment 7
A very interesting and thought provoking book which makes a clear distinction between the church and faith. Now and again the pace dropped significantly, hence I rounded my rating down to 3 stars.
Characters 7
Atmosphere 8
Writing Style 7
Setup 7
Plot 8
Intrigue 7
Logic 7
Enjoyment 7
December 13, 2015
Spoilers ahead!!
*Heavy sigh* This one was a bit of a bummer for me. I think it's because I'm Catholic. Please note I'm not offended by anything that was presented in this book. Personally, I think it would be really convenient if Mary the Virgin appeared and said "Okay guys. Priests can marry, birth control is wonderful and the big guy upstairs is completely okay with gay people." Without getting too preachy, I have found that many Catholics would welcome these changes. In fact, we seem to be working towards these things (albeit MUCH slower) with Pope Francis. So the "secret" was pretty lackluster and had a "is that it?" sort of feel too it. The characters are also pretty bland and it's a little tiresome to see that Catholic priests are always portrayed as scheming power hungry monsters who want to keep society in the dark ages. I also really HATED the way the book handled suicide largely because it goes against the beliefs of devoted Catholic followers (like the priest characters would be). The Catholic church has an extremely bleak view on suicide. Diehard believers claim that committing suicide is a one-way ticket to hell because it is in essence murder and shows a complete lack of trust in God. The idea that a priest would commit suicide because Mary the Virgin of all people told him to is pretty ridiculous. The idea that two priests would persuade another priest to commit suicide (which is pretty much murder) instead of facing social disgrace and that the priest would actually go along with it, is pretty unbelievable because he would more than likely believe that he was in for a fate worse than death.
This book didn't have especially originally material. A lot of it reminded me of the concepts in Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. It felt like the author was trying to replicate Brown's novel but with worse pacing, flat characters writing and not nearly enough suspense.
*Heavy sigh* This one was a bit of a bummer for me. I think it's because I'm Catholic. Please note I'm not offended by anything that was presented in this book. Personally, I think it would be really convenient if Mary the Virgin appeared and said "Okay guys. Priests can marry, birth control is wonderful and the big guy upstairs is completely okay with gay people." Without getting too preachy, I have found that many Catholics would welcome these changes. In fact, we seem to be working towards these things (albeit MUCH slower) with Pope Francis. So the "secret" was pretty lackluster and had a "is that it?" sort of feel too it. The characters are also pretty bland and it's a little tiresome to see that Catholic priests are always portrayed as scheming power hungry monsters who want to keep society in the dark ages. I also really HATED the way the book handled suicide largely because it goes against the beliefs of devoted Catholic followers (like the priest characters would be). The Catholic church has an extremely bleak view on suicide. Diehard believers claim that committing suicide is a one-way ticket to hell because it is in essence murder and shows a complete lack of trust in God. The idea that a priest would commit suicide because Mary the Virgin of all people told him to is pretty ridiculous. The idea that two priests would persuade another priest to commit suicide (which is pretty much murder) instead of facing social disgrace and that the priest would actually go along with it, is pretty unbelievable because he would more than likely believe that he was in for a fate worse than death.
This book didn't have especially originally material. A lot of it reminded me of the concepts in Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. It felt like the author was trying to replicate Brown's novel but with worse pacing, flat characters writing and not nearly enough suspense.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 8, 2018
Due to the massive material of information surrounding the Catholic Church, the prestige positions of the priesthood, and the electoral function of the papacies, I am going to forgo a summary. I urge you to read the other reviews, or the excerpt from the book itself, to explain the plot and characters. There were just too many.
I had picked up and started on 3 books before I sunk my teeth into this one and the process was frustrating. In my old age, I'm feeling much more fickle about what I'm reading these days and find myself having to be in-the-mood-for a particular story or plot. The writing style seems to have some part in it too. Some days I can handle a complex read much like this one or I might need something easy on the eyes and brain such as the young adult fantasies I've chosen as of late. See? Fickle!!
I really enjoyed this read, however complex because it gripped me from the beginning. Words to describe this story would be extreme shock, appalling, and alarming and yet, not. Men of the church are not always infallible, but to read about corrupt men in the papacy is just something that is hard to wrap my head around. I cringe when I hear words like - politics, elections and ballots. Something happens to people who have ambitions that are far too obsessive. Quite a while ago, I read Conclave by Robert Harris and saw the inside of the election of the new Pope (A favorite, hands down). This novel allowed me to enjoy the inner workings of the catholic church itself. I come away learning a bit of something new in just about every novel and this one did not disappoint. It had the action, the edge of your seat suspense and there was even a slow burn at times. Sometimes too much information will bore the reader to death and it did for some, but I found it conducive for this type of story and plot. The third secret isn't revealed until the very end so your patience may wane, but don't give up. I almost did but well worth the wait. *chuckle*
I had picked up and started on 3 books before I sunk my teeth into this one and the process was frustrating. In my old age, I'm feeling much more fickle about what I'm reading these days and find myself having to be in-the-mood-for a particular story or plot. The writing style seems to have some part in it too. Some days I can handle a complex read much like this one or I might need something easy on the eyes and brain such as the young adult fantasies I've chosen as of late. See? Fickle!!
I really enjoyed this read, however complex because it gripped me from the beginning. Words to describe this story would be extreme shock, appalling, and alarming and yet, not. Men of the church are not always infallible, but to read about corrupt men in the papacy is just something that is hard to wrap my head around. I cringe when I hear words like - politics, elections and ballots. Something happens to people who have ambitions that are far too obsessive. Quite a while ago, I read Conclave by Robert Harris and saw the inside of the election of the new Pope (A favorite, hands down). This novel allowed me to enjoy the inner workings of the catholic church itself. I come away learning a bit of something new in just about every novel and this one did not disappoint. It had the action, the edge of your seat suspense and there was even a slow burn at times. Sometimes too much information will bore the reader to death and it did for some, but I found it conducive for this type of story and plot. The third secret isn't revealed until the very end so your patience may wane, but don't give up. I almost did but well worth the wait. *chuckle*
February 6, 2019
To say that I was surprised to so thoroughly enjoy this papal thriller (yes, you read that right - a book about the pope that qualifies in the suspense thriller genere) is an understatement. I was interested but didn't think it would take me on the whirlwind of Virgin Mary visions going back centuries, multiple popes meeting their maker and a cloak and dagger, traveling across Europe mystery over documents and legacies to rival any John Le Carre story.
This was both a pure "church and faith" story with some mystery ala Dan Brown, and a really great "how the politics of becoming pope works" historic novel that was really interesting. Then, the big secret reveal at the end was pretty terrific, particularly in this day and age of the church covering up abuses and continuing to prop up intolerance and bigotry in the name of religion - Berry definitely does not subscribe to that type of church leadership and paints a great, if fantastical, way of showing neither does his god.
Definitely recommend to most any reader as even an atheist like me highly appreciated the whole story.
This was both a pure "church and faith" story with some mystery ala Dan Brown, and a really great "how the politics of becoming pope works" historic novel that was really interesting. Then, the big secret reveal at the end was pretty terrific, particularly in this day and age of the church covering up abuses and continuing to prop up intolerance and bigotry in the name of religion - Berry definitely does not subscribe to that type of church leadership and paints a great, if fantastical, way of showing neither does his god.
Definitely recommend to most any reader as even an atheist like me highly appreciated the whole story.
March 23, 2020
3.5 stars.
This was advertised as very much like the Da Vinci Code. While I haven鈥檛 read that book, I have watched the movie. And I think, based on that, that statement holds true. It鈥檚 also very reflective of the early 2000鈥檚 in the style it was written in. I love story with intrigue and especially those that play around the concept of religion. I think it adds another dimension of mystery that can never be definitely solved with regards to questions of faith. Was this the most exciting story? Not really but I loved reading an almost behind the scene glimpses of the Vatican world. The secret was a little bit of a let down though.
Overall, I think it was a good read. Not the most exciting thing. But a nice departure from my usual fare.
This was advertised as very much like the Da Vinci Code. While I haven鈥檛 read that book, I have watched the movie. And I think, based on that, that statement holds true. It鈥檚 also very reflective of the early 2000鈥檚 in the style it was written in. I love story with intrigue and especially those that play around the concept of religion. I think it adds another dimension of mystery that can never be definitely solved with regards to questions of faith. Was this the most exciting story? Not really but I loved reading an almost behind the scene glimpses of the Vatican world. The secret was a little bit of a let down though.
Overall, I think it was a good read. Not the most exciting thing. But a nice departure from my usual fare.
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