title: Decoding The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Expert Guide to the Facts Behind the Fiction
author:  Simon Cox 
description: Simon Cox was the founding editor-in-chief of Phenomena magazine, a U.S. based newstand publication launched in 2003. Having studied Egyptology at University College London, he went on to work as a research assistant for some of the biggest names in the alternative history game, including Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, and David Rohl. He lives in England.
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Severance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## N. N. Britt
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![N. N. Britt Author](../images/00002.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Copyright © 2019 by N. N. Britt_
  
  
  
  
  
  _All rights reserved._
  
  
  
  
  
  _No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review._
  
  
  __
  
  
  _This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events,
  locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or
  used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or
  dead, or actual events is purely coincidental._
  
  
  __
  
  
  _The author acknowledges the trademark status and trademark owners of various
  products referenced in this work of fiction. The publication/use of these
  trademarks is not associated with or sponsored by the trademark owners._
  
  
  __
  
  
  _C