rogue49

I've read them, very interesting...sometimes very confusing,
although I like the symbolism & implications/interconnectivity of them.

I also have a better series based on the Illuminati and by Robert Anton Wilson,
"The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles"
start with Vol. 1 "The Earth Will Shake"

If you do like Umberto Eco
read his book Foucault's Pendulum
It is very much like this trilogy, but much more "realistic", less "cartoonish".

And also try for background reference to both sagas,
Aleister Crowley's "The Book of Thoth"

I also recommend "Two Crowns for America" by Katherine Kurtz
a fictional story about how the Founding Fathers were influenced by the masonic establishment,
and how their teachings influence American principles & symbolism
and the creation of the nation.

Get ready to use every reference and piece of knowledge you have ever seen & heard
to see how everything connects together.

Enjoy.