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No cover — Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Shea: Leviathan (Paperback, 1980, Laurel Leaf Books, Del Publish Co., New York)

Paperback, 253 pages

English language

Published October 1980 by Laurel Leaf Books, Del Publish Co., New York.

ISBN:: 978-0-440-34742-2

"WHAT WE HAVE IS A CROSS BETWEEN A LITERARY ACID TRIP AND A POLITICAL TOUR DE FARCE." —Playboy

"...one of the most amusing, most imaginative fantasies to come along in a while...ILLUMINATIUS! horses around with the conspiracy theory of history: through secret sects, political movements, saviors, religion, historical characters, drugs, sex, government and just about every other institution..." —Publishsers Weekly

"Based on the actual incarnations of the mystic Illuminati sects...the novel ties together everything you've ever dreaded about Watergate, the Mafia, UFOs, all the recent political assassinations, Atlan tis, Nazi Germany, giant rock festivals, the CIA, pyramid powers, John Dillinger, LSD, yoga, the FBI and the last words of Dutch Schults—for starters—in a hilariously raunchy style.

"ILLUMINATUS! is the ultimate conspiracy book and will probably become the biggest sci-fi cult novel since DUNE." —Village Voice

"WHAT WE HAVE IS A CROSS BETWEEN A LITERARY ACID TRIP AND A POLITICAL TOUR DE FARCE." —Playboy

"...one of the most amusing, most imaginative fantasies to come along in a while...ILLUMINATIUS! horses around with the conspiracy theory of history: through secret sects, political movements, saviors, religion, historical characters, drugs, sex, government and just about every other institution..." —Publishsers Weekly

"Based on the actual incarnations of the mystic Illuminati sects...the novel ties together everything you've ever dreaded about Watergate, the Mafia, UFOs, all the recent political assassinations, Atlan tis, Nazi Germany, giant rock festivals, the CIA, pyramid powers, John Dillinger, LSD, yoga, the FBI and the last words of Dutch Schults—for starters—in a hilariously raunchy style.

"ILLUMINATUS! is the ultimate conspiracy book and will probably become the biggest sci-fi cult novel since DUNE." —Village Voice

2 editions

Jim Fulner reviewed Leviathan by Robert Anton Wilson

More cooky storytelling were either you or the author is on drugs

3 stars

I finally finished the trilogy, its mostly more of the same, you can't tell up form down, the story make no sense, they try to bring about the end of the world, but Joe Dillenger is busy banging the guys' gf. And the campiest ending I've ever seen. I haven't yet read all of the appendices, I've heard they actually give you legit info, so I might actually.

Jim Fulner

rated it

September 28