In the early 1990s Bauval had been trying to obtain a translation of Hermetica by Walter Scott. He then came across a new edition printed by Solo Press with a foreword by Adrian Gilbert. Bauval contacted Gilbert after being interested in his foreword concerning a link between an Alexandrine school of Hermes Trismegistus and the pyramid builders of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt. They went on to write
The Orion Mystery together, which became a bestseller in the United Kingdom. BBC2 broadcast a documentary on Bauval's theories around the time of the book's publication. He has also co-authored three books with Graham Hancock, including a very contentious book on possible artificial structures on Mars (The Mars Mystery - 1998).
Works
- The Orion Mystery (with Adrian Gilbert) (1994)
- Keeper Of Genesis (with Graham Hancock) (1995)
- The Mars Mystery (with Graham Hancock) (1998)
- Secret Chamber (1999)
- Talisman (with Graham Hancock) (2004)
- The Egypt Code (Oct 2006)