Media Reaction

"I´m afraid, Tibet´s religion is no buddhism at all."

TV reports with Tom Kahn

The Dalai Lama in Frankfurt - Focus TV in Sat1 on 08.10.2009 (cut)
A report with Tom Kahn as a Tibet-Expert in an interview.

Live Interview with Tom Kahn - Hessen Journal on 03.10.2009
(The Video can be found here on the home page and on You Tube)

Internet Comments

“The novel is a phenomenon. For quite some time nothing happens except for that some educated and intelligent people are sitting in a high tech office, researching, discussing or contacting experts around the world. But by doing so they take the Tibetan Buddhismus completely apart. To see how they achive that, how they collect the pieces of a puzzle and create a suprising new picture of Tibet, that is most fascinating and just as spellbindung as the action scenes.
Having read this science thriller you can never again hear something about Tibet, the Dalai Lama or the Tibetan Buddhism without asking yourself: is it really as it seams?
You start guessing where exactly does Tom Kahn cross the border from facts to fiction. All that we know from his biography is that he knows what he talks about (…) This science thriller just is something very special.”

Edith Nebel, Raeders Digest
Link to the original recension

„What a discovery! A book about both the dark side of Tibetan Buddhism and the Nazis. That´s not possible? It is. And in an entertaining way too. Tom Kahn is taking the readers breath away by presenting unknown facts sheding a different light on the Dalai Lama. It´s hard to believe that this whole material remained untouched for so long. It´s a book that’s impossible to be put out of hands and you just want to read more of it. Don´t miss it.”

"What an intrigue: the Third Reich, the Buddhism, the Mossad and the Vatican are smartly twisted with each other in one book. Like other bestsellers this book has incredible turn arounds of widely known facts and makes the reader question them once again. Good and Evil – China and Tibet – East and West are opposed to each other in another dimension, in a surprising story that gives both an overview of our spiritual life and the Asian culture. A splendid book that is worth reading together with the facts provided by the author on his website. I’m already looking forward to reading his next novel."

„Unbelievable that nobody picked up this issue before. Besides dealing with an controversal and highly interesting theme this book is a true thriller and easy to read. It´s one of those books that you shouldn´t miss in life because it´s a pageturner and it enriches.”

“A daring but well researched thriller that I imagine can kick of an avalanche and get into the line of fire of a public discussion (…) and when you start looking at the facts again after having read it you really don´t know any more what is real. That´s a subtile horror. An absolute must read!”

“First I just saw the subtitle `thriller´ but then I found one of the most interesting books I ever read. While the story follows the typical pattern of a thriller the new picture of the world of buddhism shows unusual expertise and profound research. This book has the curage to blow away the widespread idea that buddhism is the key to a world full of peace and modesty. Only the Chinese policy in Tibet seems a bit too friendly to me. However, the book is essential for a critical discussion about the whole topic.”

"To me the book was rather educatory and extremely interesting. Most of the plot describes how Dr. Decker sits together with the beautiful Chinese Li Mai in her super equipped jet and makes a research on her insoluble mission. Li Mai organizes teleconferences with historical personalities such as for example the legendary Chinese general, who was witnessing the invasion of Tibet. (It’s a real name by the way, I searched everything in Wiki). So I really liked the book and in future I’m certainly going to watch the world wide adoration of Dalai Lama with different eyes. Outstanding!

“A daring but well researched thriller that I imagine can kick of an avalanche and get into the line of fire of a public discussion (…) and when you start looking at the facts again after having read it you really don´t know any more what is real. That´s a subtile horror. An absolute must read!”

“First I just saw the subtitle `thriller´ but then I found one of the most interesting books I ever read. While the story follows the typical pattern of a thriller the new picture of the world of buddhism shows unusual expertise and profound research. This book has the curage to blow away the widespread idea that buddhism is the key to a world full of peace and modesty. Only the Chinese policy in Tibet seems a bit too friendly to me. However, the book is essential for a critical discussion about the whole topic.”

"To me the book was rather educatory and extremely interesting. Most of the plot describes how Dr. Decker sits together with the beautiful Chinese Li Mai in her super equipped jet and makes a research on her insoluble mission. Li Mai organizes teleconferences with historical personalities such as for example the legendary Chinese general, who was witnessing the invasion of Tibet. (It’s a real name by the way, I searched everything in Wiki). So I really liked the book and in future I’m certainly going to watch the world wide adoration of Dalai Lama with different eyes. Outstanding!"

Unknown authors at amazon
Link to the amazon recensions

"Bravo! One of those books that made me curious right away by its breathless plot and the profound knowledge of the author, not to mention the little-known or totally new facts represented in a very convincing way. Told in a very clear writing style, this story is a MUST for all the curious readers. I ´swallowed´ this book within 3 evenings – just great!"

"Wow, what a genius novel! It’s difficult to figure out the borders between the reality and the fiction. At the same time I was reading the book “Tibet - a story of one land” by Thomas Laird and I experienced everything as if I were there myself. Tom Kahn managed to shake me up and to change my views on certain things. For example Tibet for me isn’t anymore a oh-such-a-poor, occupied country. And the Dalai Lama is in my eyes just a man, who is trying to survive in the contemporary world. I wish everybody to really enjoy reading this novel."

Readers´ comments posted on the website of the editor


"I’ve read, no – gobbled up the book with interest. (…). Is there a sequel of this story? If so, then I wish you to continue in the same way and I’ll be the first one to buy the book!"
Letter to the editor by L.S.