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The Spanish Helmet : ウィキペディア英語版 | The Spanish Helmet
''The Spanish Helmet'' is a thriller/historical fiction novel by Swiss/New Zealand author Greg Scowen. Published in 2011, it is the first book featuring Scowen's character Dr. Matthew Cameron. The novel received mixed reviews in New Zealand newspapers due to its handling of controversial theories relating to New Zealand's accepted history. While one book reviewer praised the novel for a thought-provoking story-line, another labelled sub-plots of the debut work as laughable. Most agree that despite the sometimes 'clunky' writing, ''The Spanish Helmet'' is a fun, easy and quick read. The peer reviewed journal of the Australian and New Zealand Map Society (The Globe: ISSN: 0311-3930) included a review of ''The Spanish Helmet'' in their first bi-annual issue of 2013. The reviewer was John Dancy of Ordinance Survey, UK. In summary, the reviewer had some issues with the book which he suggests may come about from his distance from the setting, however he concluded that the story-lines are believable and there is something there to keep you interested until the end. Dancy also commented on the fine use of maps and thorough knowledge of New Zealand presented.〔Dancy, John. The Spanish helmet (Review ) (). Globe, The, No. 72, Jun 2013: 35-36. Availability: ISSN: 0311-3930. (26 Mar 14 ).〕 ==Link to conspiracy theories== The plot of ''The Spanish Helmet'' revolves around a theory that New Zealand was discovered by the crew of a Spanish ship lost at sea in 1525. This theory was originally proposed by Australian writer Robert Langdon in his 1975 work ''The Lost Caravel''. Scowen acknowledges the work of Langdon as the basis for the novel and has intertwined the story of the crew of the San Lesmes beyond their last sighting with the story of a modern-day archaeologist/historian who investigates the suggested New Zealand discovery. Another possible settlement of New Zealand by Celts is also lightly skirted around.
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