Dan Brown: a legend“History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is destroyed and the victor writes history books – books that glorify their own cause and denigrate the vanquished enemy. As Napoleon said: “What is history if not an agreed-upon fable? » -Dan Brown. Dan Brown is an American author who has numerous award-winning and acclaimed science fiction novels based on history. He is also my favorite author. Several of his novels include The Da Vinci Code, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, Digital Fortress, Inferno and The Lost Symbol. Brown's novels are treasure hunts set over a 24-hour period and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes and conspiracy theories. By 2012, his books were recorded to have sold over 200,000,000 copies. (Dan Brown) The Da Vinci Code alone sold over 20,000,000 copies in the first month of its release. (Dan Brown) Two of them; Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code have been adapted into successful films. Dan has lived through extremely interesting stages of life; including his childhood which inspired many of his books. (Pelt) Many of Dan's ideas were radical and managed to blend unique ideas with modern and ancient conspiracies; and collected his personal experiences into his books to express himself. (Ford) Dan Brown had a very unique childhood. Dan was the oldest of three siblings. (Collman) He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire on June 22, 1964. (Collman) His parents were singer-songwriters. (Ford) His father taught at Phillips Exeter Academy, teaching mathematics and writing textbooks. (Bush) Dan had always followed his parents, and he often admired them, doing many of the things they did and using their ideas in his life. (Dagostino) Dan's parents always gave him puzzles to solve and codes to break. (Ford) His childhood was