CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest.
The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. In a breathtaking race against time, Harvard professor Robert Langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible - the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years, reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic Church. Origin, the spellbinding new Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, is out now0
In his first book of the Robert Langdon series, Dan Brown introduces the Harvard symbologist and sets him on a wild adventure revolved around the Vatican and across Rome. Robert Langdon must brilliantly navigate through secret societies and ancient mysteries to attempt to solve a murder and prevent a papal disaster as the conclave selects its new pope. With masterful suspense, Dan Brown's plot builds and resolves in ingenious ways that will keep you glued to the page. You can read more about Robert Langdon in Brown's sequels The DaVinci Code, The Lost Symbol, and Inferno and watch Tom Hanks portray him on screen in movie adaptations of Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code.
HPB Staff ReviewAll of Dan Brown's books are awesome!! This is the first book in the Robert Langdon series. If you aren't sure, read "The Da Vinci Code" first, and if you like it, come back to this one. You won't be able to put it down - I know I couldn't 🙂 This is one of the best books I have ever read, and I can't wait for the next one!!
Dan Brown captivated me again after Da Vinci.I didn't think it would be as good,but it was.Being Catholic,I was intrigues by the story of the Popes.It was very suspenseful and I love the Robert Langdon character.Surprise ending with lots of twists.The good guys are bad.#SpringPicks