Christopher Knight (author)

Christopher Knight is an author who has written several books dealing with pseudohistoric^[1]^[2] conspiracy theories such as 366-degree geometry and the origins of Freemasonry.

Knight's book Who Built the Moon?, co-written with Alan Butler, was the inspiration for the 2022 sci-fi film Moonfall.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Books

Co-authored with Robert Lomas:

The Hiram Key. 1996, Century. ISBN 978-0712685795
The Second Messiah. 1997, Century. ISBN 978-0712677196
The Holy Grail (Mysteries of the Ancient World). 1997, Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 978-0297823186
Uriel's Machine. 1999, Century. ISBN 978-0712680073
The Book Of Hiram. 2003, Century. ISBN 978-0712694384

Co-authored with Alan Butler

Civilization One. 1999, Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1842930953
Who Built the Moon?. 2005, Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1842931639
Solomon's Power Brokers. 2007, Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1842931684
Before the Pyramids. 2009, Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1906787387
The Hiram Key Revisited. 2010, Watkins Publishing. ISBN 978-1907486135

References

^ Thompson, Damian (2008). Counterknowledge: How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History. Atlantic. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84354-676-4.
^ Schadla-Hall, Tim (2004). "The comforts of unreason: The importance and relevance of alternative archaeology". In Merriman, Nick (ed.). Public archaeology. London: Routledge. p. 260–261. ISBN 978-1-134-51342-0.
^ CAPTURING A COLOSSAL CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE LUNAR KIND IN MOONFALL Archived February 4, 2022, at the Wayback Machine - VFX Voice Magazine
^ Weinstein, Molly Jae (6 January 2022). "Moonfall Director Reveals Origins Behind Fake Moon In New Disaster Movie". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
^ "'Moonfall' Mission to fix the moon". Retrieved 2025-08-25.

[Thompson_2008-1] Thompson, Damian (2008). Counterknowledge: How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History. Atlantic. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84354-676-4.

[2] Schadla-Hall, Tim (2004). "The comforts of unreason: The importance and relevance of alternative archaeology". In Merriman, Nick (ed.). Public archaeology. London: Routledge. p. 260–261. ISBN 978-1-134-51342-0.

[voice-3] CAPTURING A COLOSSAL CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE LUNAR KIND IN MOONFALL Archived February 4, 2022, at the Wayback Machine - VFX Voice Magazine

[4] Weinstein, Molly Jae (6 January 2022). "Moonfall Director Reveals Origins Behind Fake Moon In New Disaster Movie". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-08-25.

[5] "'Moonfall' Mission to fix the moon". Retrieved 2025-08-25.

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