[TomB]

Quality aside, it is a NOVEL. Might as well distribute the cards outside a screening of Star Wars asking whether the viewers believe that Darth Vader is really Luke's father.

One major difference. George Lucas didn't give interview after interview suggesting that Star Wars was, in fact, real.

Dan Brown wrote a work of fiction, sold it to publishers as fiction but then began stating that the information in the book was true.

BIG difference.

[Buck W.]

"BIG difference."

I understand your point, but I disagree on the impact and motivation. It's just marketing at its sleaziest, no different than Alex Haley (sp?) claiming that Roots was actually based on his ancestors' experiences.