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Origin : a novel / Dan Brown.
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- ISBN: 9780385514231 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 461 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Doubleday, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) |
- Baker & Taylor
After an event at which futurist Edmond Kirsch is to announce a groundbreaking discovery erupts into chaos, Robert Langdon rushes to Barcelona to locate a cryptic password that will reveal Kirsch's secret before it is lost forever. - Baker & Taylor
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever". The evening's host is his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old tech magnate whose dazzling inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. This evening is to be no exception: he claims he will reveal an astonishing scientific breakthrough that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos. Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who workedwith Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret. Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain's Royal Palace itself. - Baker & Taylor
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon navigates a dangerous intersection of humanity's two most enduring questions, interweaving codes, science, religion and other disciplines before making a paradigm-shifting discovery. By the best-selling author ofThe Da Vinci Code . - Random House, Inc.
THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE AND THE NEW ROBERT LANGDON THRILLER, THE SECRET OF SECRETS
âFans of The Da Vinci Code rejoice! Professor Robert Langdon is again solving the mysteries of the universe.â âPeople
âA life-or-death adventure.â âEntertainment Weekly
Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of a discovery that âwill change the face of science forever.â The eveningâs host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist, and one of Langdonâs first students.
But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirschâs precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced to flee. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch. They travel to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirschâs secret.
Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme reÂligion, Langdon and Vidal must evade an enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainâs Royal Palace. They uncover clues that ultimately bring them face-to-face with Kirschâs shocking discovery . . . and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.
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The Da Vinci Code
The Lost Symbol
Inferno
The Secret of Secrets
