SUMMARY: Dan Brown's new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 international phenomenon, "The Da Vinci Code," which was the bestselling hardcover adult novel of all time with 81 million copies in print worldwide, will be published in the U.S. and Canada by Doubleday on September 15, 2009.
The lost symbol: a novel
โ Scribed by Brown; Brown, Dan
- Publisher
- Bantam;Vintage
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780593066881
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โฆ Synopsis
What was lost will be found...Harvard professor Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building, Washington DC. But within minutes of his arrival, a gruesome and disturbing discovery is made at the epicentre of the Rotunda. Langdon recognizes it as an ancient invitation, beckoning its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden wisdom. And when Langdon's revered mentor is brutally kidnapped, he realizes his only chance to save his old friend is to accept this sinister summons...All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy, clandestine world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth. As Langdon will discover, there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight...A brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories, arcane icons and enigmatic codes, "The Lost Symbol" is an intelligent, lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn. This exclusive edition features over 250 photographs and illustrations, allowing the reader to explore the rich historical research from which Dan Brown drew his inspiration, and uniquely complementing the reading experience.
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The discovery of a mysterious object in the U.S. Capitol building and a subsequent kidnapping lead Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon into a web of mysterious codes, secret locations, and hidden knowledge.
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the worlds most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen
EDITORIAL REVIEW: In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the worlds most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen
In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon **The Da Vinci Code** _,_ Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer. **The Lost Symbol** is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths